Emma Cave speaking about the recent report of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) working group on stem cell based embryo bodies that she led, recommending bespoke regulation for SCBEMs and a staged approach that is proportionate to risk.

A fabulous final session at The PET annual conference featuring Lucy Frith, Sarah Franklin, Emma Cave and Sandy Starr.

This morning our co-director Shaun Pattinson is presenting his research at the workshop: Transplantation Medicine in the Paediatric Context at Pembroke College, Oxford.

Congratulations Zahra Jaffer !

Congratulations Shaun!

Please do share amongst your networks, and pass along the invite to anyone who you think might be interested. Happy to answer any questions about the event!

The final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry emphasises the importance of learning lessons so the same errors cannot be repeated. I’m pleased to contribute to this free online PET event on 26 Feb which considers lessons for the fertility sector.

Please join us for an online CELLS seminar next Monday 24 February 2–3pm: The decriminalisation of euthanasia in Colombia – is it all about dignified death? (durham.ac.uk/research/insti…)

The Obstetric Blog has a new post! The post explores how traditional midwifery and WHO guidelines are combating #ObstetricViolence in Latin America. Read here: durham.ac.uk/research/insti… #RespectfulCare #MaternalHealth

What’s behind home birth restrictions? Why does it matter? What can be done? Join us on March 26 (12–1:30 PM) for the launch of our report, to learn more about these restrictions and their consequences and hear from expert panellists.📣Sign up to attend: bit.ly/web_BR

Really looking forward to welcoming Dr Jaime Lindsey this afternoon for our next online Durham CELLS seminar. Jaime will be talking about ‘Reimagining the Court of Protection: Participation, Mediation and Best Interests Disputes’. Open to all, 2pm.

Register here to attend - all welcome! durham.ac.uk/research/insti…

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Such a fantastic gathering on #ObstetricViolence. So thankful to GIRE and the Uehiro Oxford Institute for opportunity to share my research, engage with so many different perspectives, and for developing our community

Health, Environment, and AnThropology (HEAT) conference on planetary health @ Durham + online, 23-24 April 2025. Co-org by Durham & Edinburgh, sponsored by RAI. Jed Stevenson and I have got an exciting international panel on Pol Ecol & Elements of Health - full prog:

The 7th edition of my textbook is to be published next month. It has been extensively revised with structural changes and significant updates. The key updates are listed on the publisher's website: sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/en-gb/products…

Congratulations Shaun, this is an excellent book and it will be great to see the new edition out in print!

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It's out! 🎉 sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/en-gb/products…

Fabulous, congratulations Shaun!