Forensic Science student recognised for 'Spice' research

A student working to identify new strains of the synthetic drug ‘Spice’ in prisons has won a national forensics award.

Staffordshire University student Mia Abbott, 22 from Carlisle, has been named winner of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences' Undergraduate Most Meritorious Student Award 2018.

The annual award recognises the achievements of a student from an accredited Forensic Science degree and Mia follows in the footsteps of fellow Staffordshire University students Philip Pikula and Olivia Churchill who won the prize in 2015 and 2016.