Event type: Talk/Discussion

The Science of Origin

Fri 17 Apr 2026

Venue

Auditorium, National Museum of Scotland

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Full Price – £17.50*

Registered Disabled – £13.50*

Registered Unemployed – £13.50*

Senior Citizen – £13.50*

*Listed price includes a once per-order £1.50 transaction fee

Age range

Suitable for Ages 16+

Running times

1 hour

Accessibility

AI captioned

Fri 17 Apr 2026 8:00pm
Auditorium, National Museum of Scotland

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Join Prof Dame Lorna Dawson of The James Hutton Institute and international experts for an interactive event exploring the science of provenance.

Learn how scientists determine authenticity and link objects or people to places, including crime scenes. The panel will discuss organised crime, murders, illegal mining, conflict minerals, gold trading, wildlife crime and the fossil trade.

Speakers include specialists from The James Hutton Institute, AHK Group, Reuters, the Brazilian Federal Police and Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture.

Speakers

Dame Lorna Dawson

Head of the Centre for Forensic Soil Science, James Hutton Institute

Lucy Webster

Wildlife Forensic Scientist, Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture

Laurance John Donnelly

Forensic Geologist, AHK Group

Fábio Augusto da Silva Salvador

Forensic Examiner, Brazilian Federal Police

Ryan McNeill

Enterprise Editor for Geospatial Investigations, Reuters

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