One-day seminar

King’s Forensics, King’s College London
April 14, 2026, 09:00–17:00

Registration: Book your place at the seminar
Registration fee: £50.00 professional, King's Staff and PhD students free

Organisors

Gillian Tully CBE and Matteo D. Gallidabino, King’s Forensics, King's College London,

Alex Biedermann, Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration, School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne.

Aims

This one-day seminar is aimed at forensic scientists (scientific leads/qualityleads), academics (forensic science and legal scholars), regulatory and inspecting bodies (Forensic Science Regulator and UKAS), professional bodies and interested legal professionals.

The first part of the seminar will consist of introductory talks on the development of standards and guidance on forensic evaluative reporting, including an introduction to the recent ISO 21043 Part 4 “Interpretation” Standard and the Forensic Science Regulator’s new interpretation/reporting guidance. Further topics are the public understanding of likelihood ratios and practitioner experiences with current evaluative reporting standards across domains ranging from DNA analysis to digital evidence. 

The second part of the seminar will consist of a panel discussion, aiming atimproving the understanding across the sector, covering practitioner, legal,regulatory and academic standpoints.

Agenda

Forthcoming.

Confirmed speakers and panellists include:

Professor Charles E. H. Berger, Lord Hughes of Ombersley, Professor Geoffrey, S. Morrison, Paul Olden, Professor Paul Roberts, Dr Matt Tart, Dr Sheila Willis.

This event is jointly organised by King’s Forensics (King’s College London) and the School of Criminal Justice (University of Lausanne, Switzerland).