The MUN hosts a new edition of Forensic Science, a project promoted by the Irabia-Izaga School in collaboration with the National Police.

The Museo Universidad de Navarra has again become this Tuesday the scene of the police investigation of a simulated robbery by the Forensic Science project, promoted by the Irabia-Izaga School of Pamplona, in collaboration with the National Police and the MUN. In this third edition, the theft of the work of art was simulated. The Netby Joaquín Sorolla, belonging to the collection Museo Universidad de Navarra. Thirty students of 4th ESO and 1st Bachillerato from ten schools in Navarre participated in the activity: Colegio Irabia-Izaga, Colegio El Redín-Miravalles, Colegio Larraona Claret, Colegio Nuestra Señora del Huerto, IES Basoko, IES Plaza de la Cruz, IES Padre Moret - Irubide, IES Julio Caro Baroja, IES Sierra de Leyre de Sangüesa and IES Sancho III el Mayor de Tafalla.

Starting at 9:30 a.m., a team from the Scientific Police explained the activity to the students in one of the Museum's classrooms. Then, divided into groups and dressed in vests, tyvek (white overalls) and regulation gloves, they went to the hall next to the Theater, the scene of the alleged robbery by an international gang. There, accompanied by agents of the Scientific Police, they have collected samples of soil, drugs and fibers to later extract DNA from biological samples and genetic profiles, among other analyses, to try to identify the perpetrators of the crime.

The realization of this work has been possible thanks to the material shared by the Police, who have moved to the Museum the professional technical inspection case: fingerprint developers, DNA collection material... Also, during the activity they have learned how the planimetry and sketches that, in a real case, would accompany the police report, are prepared. The reality is that the work of Joaquín Sorolla is currently in the Museum's warehouses in adequate conditions of conservation.

STEAM SKILLS

Over the next few months, as part of the 4th ESO and Bachillerato science subjects, the 400 students from all the participating centers will analyze the remains collected and draw up a report with conclusions that they will have to defend before a jury of experts in the field. The objective is to foster the development of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) skills and to promote comprehensive learning.