The longer-form version of our book review of Claire Horn's Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth, by @DrZoeBolton and Stephen Wilkinson, is now live on the #futureofhumanreproduction website. Find out what we thought about the book here: tinyurl.com/yc8emuv9.

What are the policy implications raised by in vitro gametogenesis (IVG)? We’ll be exploring this question at our #IVGPolicyEvent today in collaboration with Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB). We're excited to be welcoming an exceptional line-up of speakers 1/2.

Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) Kirsty Dunn Dr Alexandra K Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social @PhDtoProfMentor Nicola Williams Prof Sharon Ruston @SFovargue Stephen Wilkinson @DrZoeBolton The #futureofhumanreproduction team will be joined by Danielle Hamm; John B Appleby; Seppe Segers; Jonathan Pugh; Guido Pennings; Sarah Carter Walshaw; Nils Hoppe; Emily Jackson and James Lawford Davies. Search for #IVGPolicyEvent to see live Tweets from the event 2/2.

We're excited to be at Wellcome Collection this morning for our joint workshop with Lancaster University/Future of Human Reproduction focussing on in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) policy. #IVGPolicyEvent #bioethics

Our first panel of the day, chaired by @SFovargue, is underway! Danielle Hamm introduces the new strategic direction for Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) & the work that has been done on IVG. We're also hearing from Stephen Wilkinson about The Future of Human Reproduction project. #IVGPolicyEvent

@SFovargue Danielle Hamm Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) Stephen Wilkinson We've just heard from John B Appleby on the scientific background of IVG and @Nikular on the potential applications and benefits of IVG. @Nuffbiotethics #IVGPolicyEvent.

This incredible graphic depicts our morning session on invitro derived gametes - a radically new technology with the potential to transform assisted reproduction Now we’re turning to the #ethics #MakingEthicsMatter Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) Future of Human Reproduction

What role has law played in controlling new human reproductive technologies and what role should it play in the future? Read our latest blog about our discipline-hopping workshop on UK law facilitated by @SFovargue and Dr Laura O'Donovan. tinyurl.com/2w8vxnby

📢We are delighted to announce that we are funding six new research projects exploring future reproductive technologies from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Find out more about our award holders and their research in this thread. 1/7 tinyurl.com/2t3fsb65

Dr Katherine Furman (Katherine Furman) and Professor Thomas Schramme from LiverpoolPhilosophy have been awarded a Small Research Grant to explore the metaphysics of ectogenesis. They will be supported by RA Megan Rawson. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2d2wkfme 2/7

Professor Jerome de Groot (Jerome de Groot) from School of Arts, Languages and Culture has been awarded a Small Research Grant to work in collaboration with Contact. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/ykmyhzs4 3/7

Dr Elizabeth Chloe Romanis (Dr (Elizabeth) Chloe Romanis) and Victoria Adkins (Dr Victoria Adkins) have been awarded a Small Research Grant to undertake empirical social science research into the development of artificial placenta technologies. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2p8b6hvp 4/7

Dr (Elizabeth) Chloe Romanis from Durham Law School has also been awarded a Visiting Collaborators Grant to share her work on how emerging reproductive technologies challenge binary conceptions of biological sex. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2h373tw2 5/7

Victoria Adkins (Dr Victoria Adkins) from Uni of Greenwich has been awarded a Visiting Collaborators Grant to share her research findings on healthcare professionals’ views on partial ectogenesis. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/zdmuk65y 6/7

Dr Anna McFarlane (Dr Anna McFarlane) from School of English - University of Leeds has been awarded a Visiting Collaborators Grant to share her research on science fiction and reproductive futures. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/htbhdh5p 7/7

Last year saw significant advances in reproductive science, so we’re starting 2024 with a look back at the defining developments of 2023 and at the work our team has been doing to respond to reproductive innovation. Read our blog here: tinyurl.com/mrwbt5av

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. 👇

🆕 International Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Uterus Transplantation edited by Cardiff Law's Natasha Hammond-Browning & PPR @ Lancaster's Nicola J. Williams Contributors incl Dr Laura O'Donovan Stephen Wilkinson @profmohapatra 🆓 #OpenAccess chapters ➡️ doi.org/10.4337/978180…

Fascinating research continues through our academics on the ethics of human reproduction. Stephen Wilkinson Nicola Williams