The assembly hall yesterday hosted the preliminary phase of the Forensic Science Congress in which students from the 1st Baccalaureate of Science are taking part and whose final phase will be held at the end of March in Cambridge.
Organised in six groups, they took turns to present the conclusions of the criminal investigation carried out over months of work on the same real case. The Area Head of the Forensic Science Police of the ErtzaintzaIñaki Irusta was part of the jury, together with teachers from Gaztelueta's Chemistry department. In line with the aim of offering a solid global education, at the beginning of November the students of the visited the Scientific Police at the Ertzaintza Base in Erandio (Bizkaia) to learn about the different forensic investigation techniques, which they then applied to solve practical cases. The young people know how to analyse samples of soil, hair, fibres and plastics. In addition, in the laboratory they learn the techniques of fingerprint development, blood detection and analysis of drugs and medicines.
The final phase of the projects will be held in Cambridge (UK) at the end of March. Bristol University professor Carolyn Mortonone of the UK's leading experts in Forensic Science, will chair the jury. The students will present their findings in English, and answer questions from the jury.
Through a virtual platform of the IBSC (International Boy's Schools Coalition), the young scientists share their results with students from the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Japan, India and Peru, among others.
