How Bath research is detecting drugs in schools

What if a prison drug was endemic in our schools without anyone noticing?

A drug called spice is endemic in the UK prison system and is associated with nearly half of non-natural deaths – but what if this drug was also endemic in our schools? This talk will share how Professor Chris Pudney has developed a device for detecting illegal drugs and how his research has uncovered a grim health crisis facing schools across the country – how can research help this worrying trend?

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Professor Chris Pudney, University of Bath

Chris Pudney is Professor of Applied Biochemistry at the University of Bath. His background is in taking fundamental advances in biochemistry and translating them to applied solutions to real world problems. This has included novel technology for testing pharmaceutical safety and the detection of illegal drugs. He works closely with police forces and prisons across the country.

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