{"id":148,"date":"2022-10-20T08:33:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T08:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2022-11-16T12:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T12:45:05","slug":"h-unique-in-the-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/h-unique-in-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"H-Unique In The Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The H-Unique project and the wider work of Professor Sue Black have been featured in several print, video and radio articles around the world, a selection are presented here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Items<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/ciencia\/2022-10-22\/sue-black-la-antropologa-forense-que-caza-a-pederastas-por-la-forma-de-sus-manos.html?rel=buscador_noticias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/files\/2022\/10\/newspapers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" width=\"265\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/files\/2022\/10\/newspapers.jpg 407w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/files\/2022\/10\/newspapers-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/ciencia\/2022-10-22\/sue-black-la-antropologa-forense-que-caza-a-pederastas-por-la-forma-de-sus-manos.html?rel=buscador_noticias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>El Pais (Spanish):<\/strong>  Sue Black, the forensic anthropologist who hunts paedophiles for the shape of their hands<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:33px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Catching Pedophiles Using AI | Super Users\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0vbYBWzNMk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N0vbYBWzNMk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Vice: <\/strong>Catching Paedophiles Using AI<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/files\/2022\/10\/newspapers-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" width=\"265\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/files\/2022\/10\/newspapers-1.jpg 407w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/h-unique\/files\/2022\/10\/newspapers-1-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2022\/sep\/23\/forensic-anthropologist-dame-sue-black-royal-institution-christmas-lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Guardian:<\/strong> Forensic anthropologist Sue Black: \u2018The body is really just layers upon layers of memory\u2019<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TV, Video and Radio<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m0009ksp\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m0009ksp\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Radio 4 &#8211; The Hand Detectives<\/a> : In this programme we explore how Sue and her teams in Dundee and Lancaster University have developed the science of Hand Identification, how it can be used in conjunction with digital forensic techniques to identify offenders, and how by creating a library of hands, Artificial Intelligence can be developed to quickly and accurately assess hands and link child abuse cases around the globe &#8211; protecting not just children, but the investigators who put their own mental health at risk as they work to protect the most vulnerable.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_dLInIwl3t4\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_dLInIwl3t4\" target=\"_blank\">How Hands Convicted A Paedophile (FULL DOCUMENTARY) BBC Stories<\/a> : In July 2014, police in Manchester arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of filming himself raping a child. In the video, the face of the perpetrator was hidden but his hands were visible. Detectives felt they had the right suspect in custody, but did not have enough evidence to secure a conviction. With time running out, they turned to Dame Professor Sue Black, a forensic anthropologist who is an expert in the identification of anatomical features, including hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newspaper and Magazine Articles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/meet-the-baroness-catching-paedophiles-red-handed-c0lt5lwnk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Times: Meet the baroness catching paedophiles red-handed<\/a> : Her ability to identify the unique properties of a human hand has sent more than 33 child sex offenders to prison for life. Now Sue Black is feeding her expertise into an algorithm to help police around the world catch even more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/news\/sci-tech\/2020\/02\/28\/Scientists-developing-AI-to-spot-pedophiles-just-from-images-of-their-hands.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/news\/sci-tech\/2020\/02\/28\/Scientists-developing-AI-to-spot-pedophiles-just-from-images-of-their-hands.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Week Magazine: Scientists developing AI to spot paedophiles just from images of their hands<\/a>: Scientists are developing a sophisticated algorithm to track down child abusers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The H-Unique project and the wider work of Professor Sue Black have been featured in several print, video and radio articles around the world, a selection are presented here. 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