Detection dog specialist sniffs out research opportunities
A Staffordshire University PhD student has stepped up to the challenge of remote learning – despite being on the other side of the world.Michael Sikalas, originally from Australia, was visiting family in Brisbane when COVID-19 travel restrictions were introduced, and he has remained there throughout the pandemic.
A canine search specialist, Michael is researching the behaviour of currency detection dogs to better understand how they perform the way they do.
He began the PhD in the School of Law Policing and Forensics with Professor John Cassella shortly before lockdown but has