News & Events

Interpol Publication of Global Guidelines

FSR Open Consultation – Regulation of drug testing devices

Call for Participants – Research Study: Experiences of Forensic Practitioners During Pregnancy, Maternity Leave, and Return to Work

An Evidence-Based Resource on Spiking for Higher Education and Beyond

Regulator’s notification 01-2026: changes to compliance requirements for FSA-INC 100

Crime and Policing Act 2026

IAFS Awards 2026

Government Response to The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee recent report into forensic science

CSFS Positional Statement on Self-Swabbing Kits in Cases of Sexual Assault

International Risk Assessment Implementation Survey (iRaise)

Educational Blog – Teaching inclusive forensic image processing using open-source software (with the added challenge of being a physicist!)

Science & Technology Ethics Advisory Committee (STEAC) Member Vacancies

Investigating EDI in the UK forensic science workforce – survey invitation

Research invitation: participate in testing the world’s first standardized classification system for forensic quality issues

Science & Justice on track to receive a CiteScore of 5.1

Call for Participants: Assessing Current Bloodstain Pattern Classification Methods – Surveys

Scottish Biometrics Commissioner: Review of Functions – Consultation

Forensic science activities: interpretation and communication (FSR-GUI-0004)

Contamination detection: DNA elimination samples (FSR-GUI-0019)

Autosomal DNA relationship testing (FSR-GUI-0014)

Lords Science and Technology Committee report “Rebuilding forensic science for criminal justice: an urgent need.”

Applications open for CSFS Research Grants

A forensic view of Legal Aid – report from CSFS

Forensic science follow-up inquiry Lords Science and Technology Committee – next session 7 January 2026

Open consultation Legal framework for using facial recognition in law enforcement

Forensic medical examination of sexual offence complainants (FSR-GUI-0020)

Forensic science follow-up inquiry launched by Lords Science and Technology Committee

Applications for STEM for BRITAIN 2026 are open until 24 November 2025. 

Guidance DNA contamination controls: forensic medical examinations (FSR-GUI-0017)

The Guardian – UK Universities 2026 – rankings

Public Consultation on ISO/DIS 9001 Quality management systems

Science & Justice Editor’s Choice articles – 90 day free access

CSFS engages with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Science

Forensic Science Regulator’s notification 03-2025: declarations required by the statutory code

New Forensic Science Regulator announced

Science & Justice article in press – A guide to ISO 21043 forensic sciences from the perspective of the forensic-data-science paradigm

The Complete University Guide Forensic Science league table 2026

Forensic Science Code of Practice – Version 2 publication

Exciting news from Science & Justice!

Science & Justice – new articles in press

Regulation of incident scene examination and implementation of change (FSR office)

CSFS CEO Blog – Society Competency assessments adapt to forces’ needs

CSFS CEO Darrell Matthews to present at EAFS 2025

CSFS Educational Blog – Engaging with Learning and Teaching Research within the Forensic Sciences

Law Commission Consultation on Criminal Appeals

Forensic Science Regulator code of practice version 2 latest

Forensic Science Regulator Newsletter Dec 2024 Issue 6

New look CSFS Research Grant for 2025

Call for Survey Participants PhD Research – Use of Drones in Forensic Investigations

Forensic Science Regulator Notice of Consultation FSA BIO 200/201

Forensic Science Regulator Notice of Consultation Section 5A drug-driving

UKAS LAB 52 Draft is now open on the UKAS website for consultation

Publication of the Forensic Science Regulator’s annual report

Calling for participants in PhD research on CSI Decision making 

Forensic Science Regulator website updates and publication

Potential for Retrieval of Fingerprints from Fire Scenes – some latest research

Congratulations to the latest PW Allen Award recipients

Society CEO Darrell Matthews to deliver keynote presentation at Forensics Europe Expo

Forensic Case Review FSA: Consultation Survey – last chance to complete

Check out the latest Dell discounts available to CSFS members

CSFS Education Blog – We are stronger together…..

Forensic Case Review: Impact Assessment – consultation survey

Science & Justice – new Editor in Chief appointed

Notice of Statutory Consultation Launch – FSR Code of Practice

ENFSI’s Vision for a new European Forensic Science Area

Latest Guidance from the Forensic Science Regulator January 2024

CSFS Education Blog – ‘A picture is worth 1,000 words’

Forensic partnership examines benefits for students and West Midlands Police

Forensic Science Newsletter 5 – CSFS working with FSR on Case Review FSA

Call for participants: The Systems for the Classification of Bloodstains

Latest guidance from CPS

2nd October 2023

Forensic Science Regulator’s Code of Practice comes into force (2/10/23)

With Regrets – Richard Sleeman

Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group – Call for new members

The Sydney Declaration – survey invite

CSFS Educational blog – Towards Inclusive Education

Educational Quality Standards Update

CSFS Educational blog – April

CSFS collaborating with Cranfield Forensic Institute

Westminster Commission on Forensic Science

AGM Notice 2023

Latest – Forensic Science Regulator’s Code of Practice approved by Parliament

CEO blog – Changing landscape?

EQS Update – January 2023

Forensic Science Regulator draft code of practice published

EQS Update – December 2022

UKRI Pre-announcement: forensic science for the justice system sandpit

Wishing all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

EQS Update – October 2022

With Regrets – Alistair Brownlie

Forensic Healthcare Practitioner Week 2022

EQS Update – September 2022

CSFS Educational Blog – October

CSFS launches Educational Blog – launch

Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice – statutory consultation launched

New job opportunities on the CSFS member platform

EQS Update – July 2022

Call for participants

EQS Update – June 2022

CSFS Research Grant 2022 awarded

EQS Update – May 2022

Forensic Science Regulator – latest news

Science & Justice Research Seminars 2022 – watch a preview

UKAS – Draft publication for consultation – LAB201

EQS Update – March 2022

Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice V2 – invitation for informal comment

Resilience of Fingerprints on brass surfaces – article

Forensics to receive £25.6m national funding in 2022/23 following strategic review

New job opportunities on the CSFS member platform

EQS Update – January/February 2022

New CEO appointed

CSFS launch FCIR Excellence in Collision Investigation Award

Forensic Science Regulator seeks comments on draft core statutory Code

2022 AFTE Scholarship Program

Forensic Science Regulator Newsletter

EQS Update – Plymouth Marjon University

EQS Update – Staffordshire University

With regret we announce the passing of Russell Stockdale

Seeking an experienced Crime Scene Practitioner

The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSFS) is seeking a CEO

12th August 2021

Dstl marks 150 year history of its forensic explosives laboratory

26th of May

We are Recruiting

11th of May

S&J Special Issue: The Future of Teaching, Training and Learning in Forensic and Crime Sciences

18th of May

New Forensic Science Regulator Appointed