Luca Manelli

Dr Luca Manelli

  • lmanelli at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Lecturer In Forensic Biology
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Biography

Dr Luca Manelli is a Lecturer in Forensic Biology at Bournemouth University. Luca is a Forensic Entomologist who completed his doctoral studies at the University of Winchester, with a thesis on the influence of insects on the decomposition of burnt bodies, and on the impact of burning and accelerants on larval development, with a focus on arson crime scenes. Previous research investigated the impact of freshwater arthropods on bodies submerged in freshwater and his expertise expands to Human Taphonomy, Forensic Phycology and Wildlife Crime.

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Forensic Biology (Unit Leader)
  • Advanced Forensic Biology (Unit Leader)
  • Environmental Forensics (Unit Leader)
  • Forensic Research Project (Unit Leader)
  • Forensic Entomology (Unit Leader)
  • Exploring and Understanding Science
  • Forensic Laboratory Skills
  • Research Methods
  • Academic and Employment Skills
  • Wildlife Protection

Invited Lectures

  • Use of Forensic Entomology in minPMI Estimation, Universitá di Modena and Reggio Emilia, 10 Apr 2025 more
  • Forensic Entomology, Online- University of the Cordilleras, Philippines, 21 Jun 2024 more
  • Post-mortem colonisation of human remains, Universitá di Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, 05 Apr 2024 more
  • Forensic Entomology - Time Since Death Estimation, Instituto Universitario Ciencias Saude, Portugal, 30 Nov 2023 more
  • Entomology in Early Childhood Education, University of Winchester, 01 Mar 2022 more

Internal Responsibilities

  • Internal Panel Member, Science, Technology & Health Research Ethics Panel

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • Journal of Forensic Sciences, Anonymous peer review, 15 Apr 2025
  • Journal of Medical Entomology, Anonymous peer review, 18 Nov 2024

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Crime Scene Live, Natural History Museum

Conference Presentations

  • EAFE Annual Meeting 2022, The Effect of Burning and the Use of Ignitable Liquids on Insect Colonisation and Body Decomposition, 15 Jul 2022, Alcalá, Spain
  • EAFE Annual Meeting 2021, The Influence of Burning on the Larval Development of Calliphora vomitoria (Diptera Calliphoridae), 09 Jun 2021, Portsmouth, UK
  • EAFE Annual Meeting 2019, The influence of burning on blow fly (Diptera Calliphoridae) attraction to meat substrates, 05 Jun 2019, Bordeaux, France
  • EAFE Annual Meeting 2015, Body colonization and degradation in a freshwater system, the role of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852), 06 May 2015, Huddersfield, UK
  • Italian National Entomology Congress 2013, Influenza del Decapoda Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) nella decomposizione di corpi in acqua dolce, 01 Jun 2014, Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
  • EAFE Annual Meeting 2014, Population dynamics of Procambarus clarkii as a function of the body submersion-floating stage, 09 Apr 2014, Lille, France
  • EAFE Annual Meeting 2014, Post-Mortem Injuries caused by the crayfish Procambarus clarkii, 09 Apr 2014, Lille, France
  • International Congress of Grigore Antipa Museum 2013, Procambarus clarkii as a carrion-feeder: decomposition and colonisation in freshwater, 20 Nov 2013, Bucharest, Romania
  • EAFE Annual Meeting 2013, Procambarus clarkii as a carrion-feeder preliminary results on decomposition and colonisation in freshwater, 01 Apr 2013, Coimbra, Portugal

Consultancy Activities

  • Forensic Entomology casework, Insect identification and minPMI estimation for homicide and suicide cases. Institute of Legal Medicine, Parma (Italy), Valentina Bugelli, 01 Aug 2024

Attended Training

  • Forensically Important Diptera Identification, 11 Mar 2013, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

Qualifications

  • PhD in Forensic Entomology (University of Winchester, 2023)
  • MSc in Biology (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 2015)
  • BSc (Hons) in Food and Agricultural Science and Technology (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 2012)

Memberships