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Richard completed his MChem degree in Chemistry at Loughborough University in 2013. He then started his PhD later that year at the same institute. Richard graduated with his PhD entitled 'Lowering Levels of Heritage Crime via Novel Chemical Procedures' in 2018. Upon completion of his PhD Richard worked at foster+freeman as a laboratory chemist, conducting research alongside chemical production. Richard then worked as a research associate at Loughborough University, before moving to Ð԰ɵç̨ in 2025. Richard started working at Ð԰ɵç̨ as a Lecturer in Forensic Science and teaches at all levels of the Forensic Science course. Richards research interests include the chemistry of fingermark deposits, multidisciplinary efforts into reducing levels of crime at historic sites, and determining the deposition of fingermark deposits and printed ink. Richard is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the East Midlands Forensic Network.

• Bleay, S. M., Grove, L. E., Kelly, P. F., King, R. S. P., Mayse, K., Shah, B. C., & Wilson, R. (2014). Non-invasive detection and chemical mapping of trace metal residues on the skin. RSC Advances, 4(37), 19525–19528.
• King, R.S.P., McNash, B., Wilson, R. The Laboratory Perspective: Confirming the Integrity of Fingermark Enhancement Reagents, (2023), Science & Justice, doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2023.11.001
• King, R.S.P., McMurchie, B., Wilson, R. et al. A preliminary investigation of a two-step, non-invasive process to determine chronological deposition order of fingerprints and printed ink on paper. Sci Rep 12, 12469 (2022). doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-16740-z
• F. Wollen, R. Wilson, E. Ashton, P. Holland and J. Wilson, "Battery-Electrolyser Low-Pressure Management System," 2024 13th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), Nagasaki, Japan, 2024, pp. 414-419, doi: 10.1109/ICRERA62673.2024.10815262.

• Essentials of Forensic Investigations - FSCI1103
• Issues in Criminal Justice - FSCI2202
• 'Operation Ignis' A Fire and Toxicology Investigation - FSCI3302
• Advanced Concepts in Forensic Chemistry - FSCI4402
• Advanced Concepts in Criminalistics - FSCI4403
• Contemporary Issues in Forensic Science FSCI4405

• MChem - Chemistry - Loughborough University
• PhD - 'Lowering Levels of Heritage Crime via Novel Chemical Procedures' - Loughborough University

• Royal Society of Chemistry
• East Midlands Forensic Network

• East Midlands Forensic Network, East Midlands Special Operations Unit, 2025.
• East Midlands Forensic Network, student conference, Loughborough University, 2025.
• Early Career Researcher Showcase, Ð԰ɵç̨, 2025
• East Midlands Forensic Network, Nottingham Trent University, 2023.
• European Division of the International Association of Identification (EU IAI) International Education Conference, Lisbon, 2023.
• East Midlands Forensic Network, student conference, Leicester University, 2023.
• The American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Conference, San Antonio, 2022.
• Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSFS) Autumn Conference 2022.
• Live Appearance highlighting research on BBC's Crimewatch Roadshow 2015.

• Latent fingermark validation strips, Issued May 22, 2024, GB2617580.
• Improved Fingermark Recovery, Issued Dec 14, 2022, GB2600830.

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