Dr. Ann Priston

Former President of the Forensic Science Society

Dr Priston is former President of the Forensic Science Society. During her early career she worked on DNA synthesis in the Nobel-Prize-winning team at King’s College London.

She joined the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory in 1970 and became a case-reporting officer dealing with most biological evidence until eventually specialising in the examination of textile fibres. For 10 years she concentrated on cases involving PIRA activity on the UK mainland and was recently given a (rarely awarded to civilians) Commissioner’s Commendation for her contribution to the investigation into terrorism on the Greek mainland over the last 30 years.

Ann has worked on cases from N. Ireland, Gibraltar, Malta, Antigua, Athens, Cyprus, Turkey, Norway, Bermuda, Barbados, Italy, Germany and Canada. She has delivered training presentations to the Forensic Science Service, the Metropolitan Police Crime Academy and the University of Sussex.

She is also a visiting lecturer at King’s College London teaching graduates studying for a Masters degree in Forensic Science and a tutor for the Inner Temple Advocacy Master Class.

For many years Dr Priston designed and ran training days for Judges of the London Crown Courts, the Court of Appeal and the High Court.



Dr Priston holds the Freedom of the City of London and in March 1998 was invested with the OBE.