’Women who win’: a profile of Professor Ruth Morgan

In an interview with Marie Claire, Professor Ruth Morgan (UCL Security & Crime Science) talks about the challenges facing forensic science and efforts to make the interpretation of science in court more robust. Ruth Morgan is the first Professor of Crime and Forensic Science at UCL. She is passionate about promoting women in STEM careers, and was named one of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 21 Young Scientists of 2019. 'Don't let failure stop you' - Funding is a huge challenge for forensic science. It was clear to me that the traditional routes to secure this for research wouldn't work, so I raised money to set up a lab by crowdfunding. 'The way science is used impacts on people's lives' - While I was a PhD student, I did research on a murder trial appeal. We discovered the forensic evidence that led to the guilty verdict hadn't been properly test, and the real culprit was eventually convicted.
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