Sue Black

Professor Lady Sue Black is one of the world’s leading anatomists and forensic anthropologists. She is President of St John’s College, Oxford and previously Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engagement at Lancaster University. From 2003 to 2018 she ws Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee.

She was the lead anthropologist for the British Forensic Team in the war crimes investigations in Kosovo, and one of the first forensic scientists to travel to Thailand following the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Sue was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to forensic anthropology and is a Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

She is the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Sunday Times bestsellers All That Remains and Written in Bone. Her new book, An Expert Witness: Forensic Science on Trial is published in 2026.