Stephen Kershaw
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Analytical Science
My profile
Biography
External examiner roles
- External Academic Adviser for Course Approval of MSc Document Analysis (Distance Learning variant), University of Central Lancashire (UCLan); January 2015
- External Examiner MSc Document Analysis, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan); October 2016 - April 2018
- HEA Professional Development Course for External Examiners, November 2017
Expert reviewer for external funding bodies
Reviewed a forensic textbook proposal for Wiley-Blackwell and a new edition proposal for Pearson. Occasional past review of papers and books for journals including International Journal of Food Science and Technology.
Consultancy and advisory roles
- Listed in the National Crime Agency database of Expert Advisers
- Listed in the UK Register of Expert Witnesses - see entry at http://www.jspubs.com/search/fulldets.cfm?EID=RSSK5QZK5JYFWFG
- Listed in the Royal Society of Chemistry Directory of Consultants - see entry at http://www.rsc.org/membership-and-community/directory-of-consultants/stephen-kershaw/
- Institute of Food Science and Technology - listed in Consultancy and Other Technical Services
Practitioner roles
- Practising forensic scientist dealing with matters in both criminal and civil litigation
- Criminal cases instructed by prosecution or defence
- Listed in the National Crime Agency database of Expert Advisers
- Civil cases instructed by representatives of plaintiff or defendant in matters of, for example, insurance claims such as goods damaged in transit or storage, product liability, personal injury, environmental and planning
Community, charity and NGO links
- Occasional involvement in school outreach activities
Government and industry links
- MAFF Double Low Rapeseed Liaison Committee, 1986-1988
- EU Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) Rapeseed Glucosinolates Specialist Group, 1986-1992
- BSI Technical Committee AW/2 Oilseeds and Oilseed Residues, 1987-1995
- BSI Technical Committee AW/11 Oils and Fats, 1987-1995
Membership of professional associations
- Chartered Biologist (October 1980) and Member of the Royal Society of Biology (CBiol MRSB)
- Chartered Chemist (October 1985) and Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem MRSC)
- Professional Member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (MCSFS, February 2013)
- Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (FIFST, April 1992)
- Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH, January 1988)
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA, February 2019)
Research outputs
- Forensic analytical science
- Biodeterioration and spoilage
- Environmental microbiology and particulate materials
- Pharmacokinetics and toxicology of pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse including alcohol; medico-legal aspects of alcohol
- Toxicology, including gases and vapours
- Entomotoxicology: effect of pharmaceutical actives on insect development and estimation of post-mortem interval; the potential for determination of cause of death by analysis of insects
- Internet availability and abuse of prescription-only pharmaceuticals including steroids
- Evidential value of earprints
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Journal articles
Lowe, J.A., Kershaw, S.J. 'The ameliorating effect of Yucca schidigera extract on canine and feline faecal aroma.' Research in Veterinary Science, 63pp. 61-66.
Lowe, J.A., Kershaw, S.J., Taylor, A.J., Linforth, R.S.T. 'The effect of Yucca schidigera extract on canine and feline faecal volatiles occurring concurrently with faecal aroma amelioration.' Research in Veterinary Science, 63pp. 67-71.
Lowe, J.A., Kershaw, S.J. 'Water activity-moisture content relationship as a predictive indicator for control of spoilage in commercial pet diet components (vol 56, pg 187, 1995).' Animal Feed Science and Technology, 61pp. 379-380.
Lowe, J.A., Kershaw, S.J. 'Water activity-moisture content relationship as a predictive indicator for control of spoilage in commercial pet diet components.' Animal Feed Science and Technology, 56pp. 187-194.
Rowan, T.G., Lawrence, T.L.J., Kershaw, S.J. 'Effects of dietary copper and a probiotic on glucosinolate concentrations in ileal digesta and feces of growing pigs given diets based on rapeseed meals.' Animal Feed Science and Technology, 35pp. 247-258.
Kershaw, S.J., Johnstone, R.A.W. 'Modification of a mini-column method for rapid routine determination of total glucosinolate content of rapeseed by glucose release.' Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, 67pp. 821-826.
Kershaw, S.J., Hackett, F. 'Comparison of three standard solvent-extraction procedures for the determination of oil content in commercial oilseed samples.' Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 40pp. 233-244.
Kershaw, S.J. 'Heterogeneity in commercial contractual samples of illipe nut (Shorea spp).' International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 22pp. 67-72.
Kershaw, S.J., Hardwick, J.F. 'Some contractual analysis statistics for commercial sheanut samples.' Oleagineux, 41pp. 567-570.
Kershaw, S.J. 'The determination of oil and moisture content in commercial rapeseed samples, the former by solvent extraction.' Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 37pp. 618-622.
Kershaw, S.J. 'Some observations on the ISO 658 (1980) method for determination of the impurities content in commercial oilseed samples.' Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 37pp. 223-230.
Kershaw, S.J. 'Comparison of two standard methods for determination of free fatty acids content in oils extracted from oilseeds and vegetable oils.' Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 37pp. 267-272.
Kershaw, S.J., Hardwick, J.F. 'Some aspects of the commercial contractual analysis of palm kernels.' Oleagineux, 40pp. 397-406.
Kershaw, S.J. 'Aflatoxins in imported edible nuts: some data 1982-84.' Journal of Food Technology, 20pp. 647-649.
Kershaw, S.J., Hardwick, J.F. 'Evaluation of the ISO 659 (1979) method for determination of the oil content of oilseeds as applied particularly to palm kernels.' Oleagineux, 40pp. 557-562.
Kershaw, S.J. 'Occurrence of aflatoxins in oilseeds providing cocoa-butter substitutes.' Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 43pp. 1210-1212.
Kershaw, S.J. 'Correction.' Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, 58pp. 875-875.
Kershaw, S.J., Hardwick, E. 'Heterogeneity within commercial contractual analysis samples of shea-nut kernels.' Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, 58pp. 706-710.
Career history
January 1978-March 1979
Demonstrator, Department of Biochemistry, UMIST
April 1979-May 1991
Owned and/or managed independent testing laboratories
October 1984-February 1990
Demonstrator (part-time), Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Liverpool
June 1991-current
Independent technical consultant/expert witness
January 2008-current
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Analytical Science, MMU
Programme Leader Forensic Science, 2012-2021
Press and media
Media appearances or involvement
- Occasional media involvement on forensic science-related topics
- Television - BBC Breakfast, BBC Newsnight, BBC Rip Off Britain: Food
- Radio - local and national, for example BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Manchester, LBC 97.3
- Newspaper articles - local, national and online