Research and Placement Noticeboard
The FFLM regularly receives enquiries from students and professionals seeking research and placement opportunities in the field of forensic and legal medicine.
Although we are unable to assist with individual requests directly, we invite those seeking opportunities to share details of what they are looking for via our Noticeboard.
FFLM members are encouraged to review these requests and contact the FFLM Office if they are able to offer support or an opportunity.
If you would like to advertise a research or placement opportunity you are seeking, please complete the form below. Your request will be published on the FFLM website within three working days and will remain on the Noticeboard for three months. If an FFLM member is able to assist, the FFLM Office will contact you directly. Please note that we cannot guarantee a response, as there may not be an FFLM member able to assist with your request at this time.
For FFLM Members: If you are able to offer support or an opportunity, please contact the FFLM Office at forensic.medicine@fflm.ac.uk.
Current Requests
Observership and Doctoral Research in Postmortem Imaging and AI-Assisted Autopsy
Forensic pathologist and lecturer (Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) seeking a 6 to 12 month observership and research placement, with a view to doctoral research.
Has independently performed a high volume of complex medicolegal autopsies and has published on virtual autopsy, including a systematic review of paediatric applications, CT-based frontal sinus identification, and a modified low-resource virtual autopsy approach for coronary artery dissection.
Research question: Can modified postmortem imaging protocols, designed for resource-limited settings and combined with AI-assisted analysis, improve cause-of-death determination compared with conventional autopsy alone?
Particularly interested in:
Postmortem CT and forensic radiology
AI-assisted autopsy and image analysis
Adapting imaging protocols to low-resource settings
PhD supervision or collaboration
Clinical Observership in Prison Medicine
Individual is seeking a 3–4 month clinical observership with doctors working in prison healthcare as part of their training programme.
They are particularly interested in gaining experience in the following areas:
- Pre-admission screening
- Clinical management
- Harm reduction
- Post-release care and continuity of healthcare
Proposed dates:
29 March 2027 – 23 July 2027
Type of placement:
Clinical observership with exposure to both clinical practice and healthcare policy.
Short-term Observership or Research Placement
Seeking a short-term observership, research placement, or professional attachment in forensic and legal medicine, with particular interest in forensic pathology, medico-legal death investigation, autopsy practice, injury interpretation, forensic clinical examination, and the integration of clinical and forensic findings.
Particularly interested in gaining exposure to UK forensic medicine and medico-legal systems, including multidisciplinary case review, autopsy practice, documentation, quality assurance, and research methodology.
Also interested in collaborative research opportunities in forensic medicine, particularly projects involving injury severity and outcomes, road traffic trauma, sudden and unexpected death, forensic pathology, medico-legal practice, and the application of clinical and forensic data in research.
Seeking a placement of up to 8 weeks and would be flexible regarding the exact dates, preferably during spring or summer 2027.
Supervisor/Mentor
5th year medical student with an interest in forensic and legal medicine, seeking a supervisor or mentor to support a small undergraduate project for submission to the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine S.R. Johnson Prize.
The submission may take the form of a research project, clinical audit, or case report and is required to be written in the format of a publishable scientific paper. Interested in hearing from FFLM members who may have a suitable project, dataset, audit idea, case, or area of research that an undergraduate student could contribute to.
Based in Brighton and would be happy to undertake the project locally or work remotely where appropriate.
Postgraduate Research Opportunity
Seeking a postgraduate research opportunity or research placement in forensic medicine, clinical forensic medicine, or forensic science for 2027.
Particularly interested in clinical forensic medicine, injury assessment, sexual assault examination, medico-legal practice, forensic pathology, and the application of laboratory and molecular techniques in forensic investigations.
Interested in contributing to an ongoing research project while developing skills and knowledge in forensic and medico-legal sciences.
Seeking guidance from an FFLM member or forensic scientist who may be able to provide a suitable research opportunity, placement, or postgraduate research supervision in 2027.
Observership and Doctoral Research
Observership and Doctoral Research in Postmortem Imaging and AI-Assisted Autopsy.
Forensic pathologist and lecturer (Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; MD Forensic Medicine; FRCPath Part 1 Histopathology) seeking a 6 to 12 month observership and research placement, with a view to doctoral research.
I have independently performed a high volume of complex medicolegal autopsies and have published on virtual autopsy, including a systematic review of paediatric applications, CT-based frontal sinus identification, and a modified low-resource virtual autopsy approach for coronary artery dissection.
Research question: Can modified postmortem imaging protocols, designed for resource-limited settings and combined with AI-assisted analysis, improve cause-of-death determination compared with conventional autopsy alone?
Particularly interested in:
Postmortem CT and forensic radiology
AI-assisted autopsy and image analysis
Adapting imaging protocols to low-resource settings
PhD supervision or collaboration
I would welcome guidance from FFLM members, centres or supervisors working in these areas.
Research and Placement Noticeboard Entry Request
Individuals can submit a request for a research opportunity or placement to be added to the Research and Placement Noticeboard. Entries remain on the noticeboard for three months. If an FFLM member is able to assist, the FFLM office will get in touch with you directly.