Rate My Professor Richard Paul

Paul's contributions include funded research on cancer metabolomics for non-invasive skin cancer detection, synthetic opioids and new psychoactive substances in prisons and wastewater, and graphene-based sensors for drug and alcohol identification, supported by grants from the Home Office, Skin Cancer Research Fund, Prison Officers Association, and others. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (C.Chem., Chartered Chemist) and the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and serves as an Editor for Scientific Reports. Key publications encompass 'Potential biomarkers of skin cancer diagnosis revealed through volatile metabolomics – A prospective research study' (EJC Skin Cancer, 2025), 'Analysis of crude wastewater from two treatment plants in South Wales for 35 new psychoactive substances and cocaine, and cannabis' (Scientific Reports, 2024), 'Unveiling Morphine: A Rapid and Selective Fluorescence Sensor for Forensic and Medical Analysis' (Sensors, 2024), and 'Wastewater analysis for new psychoactive substances and cocaine and cannabis in a Northern Ireland Prison' (Scientific Reports, 2023). Paul has presented invited lectures, including on novel psychoactive substances in prisons at the University of the West of England (2021), and participates in public engagement through Café Scientifique and Bournemouth Natural Science Society events. He contributes to committees such as the HMPPS Psychoactive Substances Expert Working Group and holds memberships in the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, Society of Hair Testing, and London Toxicology Group.