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Forensic research groups map
Use the map below to view forensic research groups around the UK.
- Bold text indicates UK forensic mental health research groups.
- Italic text indicate other UK-based research groups with a forensic component.
All groups displayed on the map, as well as UK-wide groups with no geographical 'base', are listed below the map in more detail, including where they're based, their group leads, and a link to their website.
You can also click/tap on the map to open it in a larger format.
| Group | Base | Group Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Justice Research Network | University of Manchester | Dr Charlotte Lennox, Dr Sarah Leonard |
| Forensic Psychiatry Research Group | University of Oxford | Professor Seena Fazel |
| Forensic Psychiatry at Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences | University of Edinburgh | Professor Lindsay Thomson |
| Forensic Research Group | Kings College London | Professor Nigel Blackwood |
| Forensic Research Nottingham | University of Nottingham/Institute of Mental Health | Dr John Tully, Dr Danny Whiting |
| Offender Health Research Network (Wales) | Cardiff University | Professor Pamela Taylor, Professor Andrew Forrester |
| Ashworth Research Centre | Liverpool John Moores University/Ashworth Hospital | Professor Jane Ireland |
| Group | Group Lead |
|---|---|
| Crime in Mind | Professor Pamela Taylor/Professor John Gunn |
| Forensic Network (Scotland) | Professor Lindsay Thomson |
| Forensic Psychiatry Research Society | Professor Seena Fazel, Dr Tim Amos |
| Policing Academic Centres of Excellence (P-ACEs) | N/A |
| Prison and Offender Research in Social Care and Health Network | Professor Graham Towl |
| Health, Crime and Justice | Iain McKinnon |
| Group | Base | Group Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Memory Lab | University of Birmingham | Professor Heather Flowe, Dr Melissa Colloff |
| Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology | Unversity of Nottingham | Dr Elizabeth Paddock, Dr Martin Lewis |
| Centre for Health and Justice | University of Nottingham/Institute of Mental Health | Professor Eddie Kane |
| Child Mental Health and Development (CMHD) group | University of Bath | Professor Graeme Fairchild |
| Criminal Investigative and Forensic Research Group | University of Westminster | Professor Coral Dando |
| Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit | University College London | Professor Essi Viding, Professor Eamon McCrory |
| Forensic Psychology Group | Birimingham City University | Dr Silvia Fraga Dominguez, Dr Rebecca Wheeler-Mundy |
| Forensic and Crime Research Group | University of Lincoln | Dr Phil Wilmott |
| Forensic, Investigative and Conflict Psychology | University of Liverpool | Professor Laurence Alison |
| International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology | University of Portsmouth | Professor Lorraine Hope, Professor Aldert Vrij |
| Lincoln Centre for Crime and Justice | University of Lincoln | Professor Karen Harrison |
| Northumbria University Forensic Research Group | Northumbria University, Newcastle | Dr Laura Dominique |
| Social Cognitive, Affective & Neuroscience (SCAN) lab | University of Birmingham | Professor Stephane De Brito |
| Violence Research Group | University of Cardiff | Professor Simon Moore |
| Counter Terrorism Research Group | University of Central London | Professor Paul Gill |
| Cambridge Institute of Criminology Prisons Research Centre | University of Cambridge | Professor Alison Liebling |
| Cambridge Violence Research Centre | University of Cambridge | Professor Manuel Eisner |