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UK Fingermark Symposium 2026 is underway!

๐‘บ๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’•๐’†!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 23rd June 2026
๐Ÿ“ Nottingham Trent University

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† 3๐’“๐’… ๐‘ผ๐‘ฒ ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ ๐‘บ๐’š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’–๐’Ž is officially underway!

Following the success of our previous events, we, at ForenteQ Limited and West Technology Forensics, are bringing the community together once again to share knowledge, research, innovation and best practice in fingermark detection and development.

The symposium aims to provide a platform for practitioners and researchers to exchange ideas, discuss emerging techniques, and explore advancements shaping the future of our field.

๐Ÿ”Ž ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’” โ€“ ๐‘ต๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ถ๐’‘๐’†๐’

Weโ€™re currently inviting speaker submissions.

If you have experience, research, case studies, validation work, or new developments youโ€™d like to share, we would love to hear from you.

๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“ (๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’):

โœจ Operational casework insights
โœจ Research and validation studies
โœจ New or emerging technologies
โœจ Process optimisation and quality improvements
โœจ Training and competency development

Whether youโ€™re from a forensic laboratory or academia, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the wider fingermark community.

In keeping with tradition, the event will be ๐’‡๐’“๐’†๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’๐’…, ensuring it remains accessible to everyone in our community.

If youโ€™re interested in presenting, please get in touch via Paul Butler at paul.butler@forenteq.com or John Hicks at jhicks@west-technology.co.uk with a brief outline of your proposed topic.

We look forward to another inspiring and collaborative event!

Below are some snapshots from last year’s event.

Dr Roberto King – Head of Research, Development and Operations at West Technology

Matt Needham – Chemical Engineering and Forensic Applications KTP Associate at West Technology and De Montfort University

Matt Needham – Chemical Engineering and Forensic Applications KTP Associate at West Technology and De Montfort University

Lauren Woodcock – Wildlife Forensics PhD Student at King’s College London

Nick Marsh MBE – Independent Forensic Imaging Consultant