Upcoming Human Reproduction Study Group and East Midlands Medical Sociology Joint Winter Event-'Researching
Human Reproduction: Methodological and Ethical Aspects'
**Updated advert attached containing full presentation abstracts**
The convenors of the Human Reproduction Study Group and the East Midlands Medical Sociology group would
like to invite you to attend their Winter Regional Event taking place at De Montfort University on Friday 5th December. The half-day event held in conjunction with the Reproduction Research Group at De Montfort University will be focusing on the methods, ethics
and sensitivities associated with conducting research in the ever-expanding field of human reproduction. This event offers students and early-career researchers an opportunity to hear first-hand from researchers in the field about the challenges, practicalities
and benefits of undertaking research into social aspects of human reproduction.
This event will be of interest to those at all stages of their research and will include discussion
of a number of methods and approaches commonly used when undertaking research in human reproduction. The event will include refreshments and a light lunch.
The keynote will be delivered by Dr
Petra Nordqvist from the University of Manchester
'Researching family sensitivities: Donor conception, secrecy and family life'.
Talks will also be delivered by:
Dr Juliet Rayment, City University: 'Emotional
Labour: doing qualitative research in maternity care'
Dr Gareth Thomas, Cardiff University: ''Everything's Data,
Darling': An Ethnography of Screening for Down's Syndrome in UK Antenatal Care'
Cost of attendance
Refreshments and lunch will be provided and there will be the opportunity for networking and discussion.
BSA Members £12; Non BSA members £15/ BSA Student Members £10; Non BSA Student £12.
Booking is essential and as venue numbers are restricted as such it is advisable to book early through
the BSA website.
Kylie Baldwin
PhD Student
De Montfort University
School of Applied Social Sciences
Hawthorn Building 0.18
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH
0116 2577735
