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Professor Sarah Hainsworth
Pro-Vice Chancellor & Executive Dean
School of Engineering & Applied Science
A leading forensic science expert on stabbing, dismemberment and knife sharpness, Sarah joined Aston University in 2017, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and the School of Engineering & Applied Science's first female Executive Dean.
Sarah's research portfolio includes work on the analysis of wound marks on King Richard III's skeleton, which helped establish the manner of his death.
She is deputy chair of the Royal Academy of Engineering's Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Media experience
Sarah is an experienced commentator and available to comment on both broadcast and print media. She appeared on the BBC's Watchdog programme in August 2017, having tested the new toy craze - fidget spinners - for safety.
Areas of expertise
Stabbing, dismemberment and knife sharpness
Automotive tribology
Surface engineering.
Notable coverage
Perimortem trauma in King Richard III - The Lancet
Fidget spinner toys pose risk of serious injury to children - The Guardian
King Richard III died brutally during battle - Telegraph
Safety fears over children's craze - BBC News
Solving a historical mystery - Ingenia online
Forensics of knife crime - Ingenia online
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To book an interview, contact Rebecca Hume on 0121 204 5159 or r.hume@aston.ac.uk
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