Dr Maria Maclennan
Senior Lecturer. Forensics: Art, Design, Archaeology, Jewellery, Gemmology
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Research
Academic Research Profile | The University of Edinburgh
Academic Research Profile | The University of Edinburgh
Forensic Jewellery (2011 - present)
Forensic Jewellery (2011 - present)
Identifying the Displaced (2021 - Present)
Identifying the Displaced (2021 - Present)
A multidisciplinary exploration into the value of personal effects in identifying those lost to the Aegean Sea
Trust in Forensic Science Evidence in the Criminal Justice System (2023 - present)
Trust in Forensic Science Evidence in the Criminal Justice System (2023 - present)
The Gateway to Research: UKRI portal onto publically funded research
Towards a Smart Digital Forensic Advisor (2023 - present)
Towards a Smart Digital Forensic Advisor (2023 - present)
The Gateway to Research: UKRI portal onto publically funded research
Assay-ssination: The Human Cost of Jewellery and Gem Crime (2022 - present)
Assay-ssination: The Human Cost of Jewellery and Gem Crime (2022 - present)
This book brings together empirical and theoretical case-study research on art and heritage crime. Drawn from a diverse group of researchers and professionals, the work presented explores contemporary conceptualisations of art crime within broader contexts. In this volume, we see ‘art’ in its usual forms for art crime scholarship: in paintings and antiquities. However, we also see art in fossils and in violins, chairs and jewellery, holes in the ground and even in the institutions meant to protect any, or all, of the above. And where there is art, there is crime. Chapters in this volume, alternatively, zoom in on specific objects, on specific locations, and on specific institutions, considering how each interact with the various conceptions of crime that exist in those contexts. This volume challenges the boundaries of what we understand as “art and heritage crimes” and displays that both art, and criminality related to art, is creative and unpredictable.
Forensic Art(efacts): Personal Effects in Forensic Art (2024 - present)
Forensic Art(efacts): Personal Effects in Forensic Art (2024 - present)
Saturday 23 – Sunday 31 August 2025
Teaching
BA (Hons) Jewellery & Silversmithing | Edinburgh College of Art
BA (Hons) Jewellery & Silversmithing | Edinburgh College of Art
MA Craft | Edinburgh College of Art
MA Craft | Edinburgh College of Art
MSc Service Management and Design | Edinburgh Futures Institute
MSc Service Management and Design | Edinburgh Futures Institute
Bring the fields of service management and service design together to develop your understanding of a sector vital to the future of our economies and societies. Develop the critical, creative and data skills essential to career success within private and public service sectors including finance, retail, health, social care and more.
MSc Building Near Futures | Edinburgh Futures Institute
MSc Building Near Futures | Edinburgh Futures Institute
Recent/Upcoming Events
21 August 2025: Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland)
21 August 2025: Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland)
11 August 2025: Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland)
11 August 2025: Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland)
June 2025: Celtic Media Festival (Cornwall)
June 2025: Celtic Media Festival (Cornwall)
May 2025: European Academy of Forensic Science Conference (Dublin)
May 2025: European Academy of Forensic Science Conference (Dublin)
May 2025: Cromarty Crime & Thrillers Weekend (Scotland)
May 2025: Cromarty Crime & Thrillers Weekend (Scotland)
March 2025: Eye Witness Symposium (Dublin)
March 2025: Eye Witness Symposium (Dublin)
Symposium art and human rights
March 2025: Munich Jewellery Week (Germany)
March 2025: Munich Jewellery Week (Germany)
Aug 2024: DJCAD Masters Show (Dundee)
Aug 2024: DJCAD Masters Show (Dundee)
Saturday 23 – Sunday 31 August 2025
Nov 2023: USJ Doctoral Symposium (Macao)
Nov 2023: USJ Doctoral Symposium (Macao)
Oct 2023: Canadian Gemmological Association Conference (Vancouver)
Oct 2023: Canadian Gemmological Association Conference (Vancouver)
Aug 2023: Interforensics (Brasilia)
Aug 2023: Interforensics (Brasilia)
Aug 2023: Floating University (Berlin)
Aug 2023: Floating University (Berlin)
July 2023: Zumzeig (Barcelona)
July 2023: Zumzeig (Barcelona)
March 2023: A Stitch in Crime (Toronto)
March 2023: A Stitch in Crime (Toronto)
Recent Media/Press
The Courier (2025)
The Courier (2025)
The New York Times (2024)
The New York Times (2024)
The Sunday Post (2022)
The Sunday Post (2022)
Frankie Magazine (2019)
Frankie Magazine (2019)
The Financial Times (2018)
The Financial Times (2018)
The Times (2017)
The Times (2017)
BBC World News (2017)
BBC World News (2017)
Ripley's Believe It or Not (2016)
Ripley's Believe It or Not (2016)
Television and Media
UK Research and Innovation (2022)
UK Research and Innovation (2022)
BBC Crimewatch Live (2022)
BBC Crimewatch Live (2022)
ECA Bitesize (2022)
ECA Bitesize (2022)
The Dead Are Jewels to Me (2021)
The Dead Are Jewels to Me (2021)
BBC Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018)
BBC Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018)
BBC Crimewatch Roadshow Live (2017)
BBC Crimewatch Roadshow Live (2017)
Cognizant Documentary (2017)
Cognizant Documentary (2017)
STV News (2017)
STV News (2017)
Scotland Tonight (2016)
Scotland Tonight (2016)
Podcasts and Radio
BBC Radio 4 - The Forensic Jeweller (2024)
BBC Radio 4 - The Forensic Jeweller (2024)
BBC Radio Scotland - The Reveal (2023)
BBC Radio Scotland - The Reveal (2023)
LOL My Praxis Podcast (2022)
LOL My Praxis Podcast (2022)
Sharing Things Podcast (2022)
Sharing Things Podcast (2022)
The Handmade Podcast (2021)
The Handmade Podcast (2021)
The Jewelry Connoisseur by Rapaport (2020)
The Jewelry Connoisseur by Rapaport (2020)
BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live (2017)
BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live (2017)
BBC Radio Scotland (2016)
BBC Radio Scotland (2016)
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