Future of Human Reproduction

An interdisciplinary research programme funded by @wellcometrust. Based at @LancasterUni and @lawsheffield. Follow or RT does not imply agreement or approval.

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The #SLSA call for papers deadline has been extended to 6 Jan. If you research #reprotech #reproethics #pregnancy #birth #alternativefamilies please consider submitting to our current topic: The Future of Human Reproduction, Parenthood & Families https://t.co/4jWVoQ5JdV @SLSA_UK

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📢 Event announcement! Literature and the Future of Human Reproduction Online Symposium
🗓️Friday 20th September from 09:45 - 12:15 BST
Speakers: Aline Ferreira, @JaydeMartin7, @maria_fsm1 and Clare Hanson.
Find out more and register here: https://t.co/DhAPznlkSC
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IVG has the potential to revolutionise human reproduction. In our latest blog, we summarise the discussions from our recent IVG Ethics and Policy Symposium held in the Netherlands.

Here are six things that you should know about IVG: https://t.co/iwdXPwOdGY

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It's Friday so why not take some time out to read our blog about the cultural and scientific history of ectogenesis. It traces the evolution of ectogenesis from babies in bottles to life-saving advances for extremely premature infants.
https://t.co/zzLEuDESuN

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What role could and should caution play as artificial placenta technology continues to develop? This is the question being considered by our very first guest blogger @VickyAdkins1990.
Read her blog here: https://t.co/1z2S1m7QK5

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Come and work with us! We're looking for a Partnership and Communications Manager to join our friendly, creative and interdisciplinary team.
🗓️Closing date: 9th August.
https://t.co/WS5e17e6el

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📣 Call for participants 📣@ECRomanis and @VickyAdkins1990 are exploring parental perspectives on artificial placenta technology. This research is funded by a @FutureofRepro small research grant.

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📢 Have you have had a child cared for in NICU in the UK? @VickyAdkins1990 and I are undertaking a study (funded by @FutureofRepro) about NICU experiences and your views on future developments in artificial placenta technology. We want to hear from you! https://t.co/PWlxRoTm15

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📢Call for papers! Reproduction and Speculative Cultures conference at Lancaster University organised by @mariettarosetta.
🗓️ 24th Oct (in person) and 28th Oct (online).
Deadline for abstracts: 9th Aug.
More details available here: https://t.co/bPt3qpLXS9
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It was great to be at the #EuroIVG symposium with @FutureofRepro.

Our Council Member Frances Flinter was there to share insights from our previous work on #mitochondrialDNA & how it might help inform current UK policy work on in-vitro gametes (IVG).

https://t.co/KnWGOVMKQy

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A fantastic two days in Leiden exploring the ethical, regulatory and policy implications raised by IVG. We’d like to thank the panel chairs, speakers and participants for an insightful and stimulating discussion. #EuroIVG

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What are the ethical, regulatory and policy implications raised by in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) in the international context? We’ll be exploring this question over the next two days at our #EuroIVG symposium in Leiden.

We're welcoming an exceptional line-up of speakers. 👇

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We’re ending Day Two of our #EuroIVG symposium, in the same way as we ended Day One, with stunning visual representations of the presentations and discussions created by our live scribe Amber.

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The final session of the day, chaired by @WilkinsonS2, is underway and we’re discussing the key issues raised by IVG and the next steps for the international IVG network. #EuroIVG

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We’re back from lunch to consider IVG and genetic relatedness; IVG and the deconstruction of reproduction; and the welfare of the child after IVG. Rosamund Scott, Seppe Segers, Anna Smajdor and Guido Pennings join panel chair @Nickular. #EuroIVG

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Day One of our #EuroIVG symposium has been expertly captured by our fantastic live scribe, Amber. You can see a stunning visual summary of the presentations and discussions below.