POPULAR television programmes such as Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) and an increased focus on forensic evidence in criminal trials are expected to boost demand for places on a new degree course in computer forensics at Waterford Institute of Technology.

POPULAR television programmes such as Crime Scene Investigation and an increased focus in criminal trials on forensic evidence are expected to boost demand for places on a degree in computer forensics at Waterford Institute of Technology.

IRELAND will lose its competitive edge unless more students take up computer courses, a leading academic has warned.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology is spearheading a major drive to address a chronic shortfall in IT graduates.