Dr John Williams

Dr John Williams

Lecturer in Forensic Science

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Hull York Medical School

Qualifications

  • BSc
  • MSc
  • PhD / DPhil

Summary

Dr John Williams is an established academic with a background in analytical chemistry.

After his PhD studies, he became a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Leeds. Since leaving there, he has had 22 years of experience teaching at universities in the UK and overseas.

He was a Lecturer and then Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman.

Upon his return to the UK, Dr Williams became a Teaching Fellow then a Lecturer of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Hull. He left the Department of Chemistry and joined the Centre for Biomedicine as a Lecturer in Forensic Science.

His research interests include fingermarks and footwear marks, drug analysis, and forensic science education.

Module leader:

Module 300081 Introduction to Biological Sciences 1

Module 400060 Introduction to DNA and Chromatography

Module 500069 Forensic Science in Practice

Lecture courses:

Module 300031 - The 'Qualitative Research' sections

Module 400060 - The 'Introduction to Chromatography' section

Module 400867 - The 'Separation Science' and 'Thermodynamics' sections

Workshops:

Module 400486 Skills for Forensic Science

Module 500069 - The 'Case Studies' section

Module 500704 Professional and Research Skills for Biomedical and Forensic Scientists

Laboratory classes:

Module 400060 - The Chromatography Labs

Module 500069 - The Forensic Science Labs

Recent outputs

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Presentation / Conference Contribution

Bridging the attainment gap between undergraduate Criminology with Forensic Science students and their Forensic Science peers for separation science calculation questions

Williams, J. R. (2023, July). Bridging the attainment gap between undergraduate Criminology with Forensic Science students and their Forensic Science peers for separation science calculation questions. Presented at University of Hull Teaching Excellence Academy Teaching and Learning Conference 2023: Assessment and Feedback for Student Success, online

Awards and prizes

Innovative Teaching Award

2014

Hull University Union Student-Led Teaching Awards

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

2017

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