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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Forensic science centre that inspired BBC show Traces at risk of closure

Sue Black in a lab with by human skeletons
The Leverhulme was set up in 2016 by Dame Sue Black, best known for her work on war crimes investigations in Kosovo. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian

Dundee University’s world-leading forensic science research centre, which inspired the hit BBC drama Traces, is under threat of closure as the institution attempts to plug a £30m budget deficit.

It is feared all 24 jobs will be axed at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, the largest interdisciplinary team in the UK dedicated to improving the science used to investigate crimes and prosecute those responsible.

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