Niamh Nic Daéid
Forensic scientist
Professor Niamh Nic Daeid is an award-winning forensic scientist that leads the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee. LRCFS is an interdisciplinary research team funded to ask challenging questions about the use of science in the justice system, proposing evidence based scientific solutions. Her team works with the senior judiciary, forensic science leaders, police and many others to co-create research frameworks and to generate open source data and positive solutions for the use of science to deliver fair justice outcomes.
Events Niamh Nic Daéid has spoken at
- New Scientist Live 2026 10 October 2026 – 12 October 2026