There’s been a murder! Amateur sleuths invited to forensic course…
STV
5 June 2015 15:43 BST
Amateur detectives from around the world are being given the chance to help solve a murder mystery alongside one of the world’s leading forensic centres.
A new free, online course at Dundee University’s Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID), has been launched which takes its inspiration from a fictional crime novel.
Scenes and scenarios from author Val McDermid’s latest story will be recreated with students being asked to solve the mystery as the case unfolds over six weeks.
The new course, which is known as a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), is open to anyone, free to take part in and is accessed online.
Jun 13, 2015 @ 19:17:18
This sounds brilliant!
Nov 26, 2015 @ 18:25:31
Dana, yes, of course a wetrir from a comfortable background can have a good ear. I doubt Denise Mina or anyone would else would disagree. I suspect she and Val McDermid would suggest that the difference lies in the author’s attitude rather than his or her prose style. The subject was just one of several in an hour-long interview. Perhaps four wetrirs and a moderator on the subject would make a good convention panel.