British Academy Innovation Fellowship 2022/23 awarded to Dr Manuela Perrotta
We are excited to announce that a British Academy Innovation Fellowship 2022/23 has been awarded to Dr Manuela Perrotta. The new project, titled “Building bridges between fertility patients, clinics and regulators: A collaborative approach” aims to develop collaborative relationships among academics, fertility patients, professionals and policymakers, by organising a series of workshops.
In partnership with the Progress Educational Trust (PET), the Fellowship draws on previous research to contribute to the building of bridges between fertility patients, clinics and regulators. Through a collaborative approach, this project will address the ongoing challenges of how best to include, learn from and integrate the experiences of fertility patients and professionals, while engaging with and supporting the ongoing work of policymakers.
PAST EVENTS
Workshop with the Progress Educational Trust
In January 2023 our third workshop for professionals took place in collaboration with the Progress Educational Trust. In this workshop, Manuela Perrotta and Josie Hamper presented research findings on how time-lapse videos of embryo development are shared with IVF patients. Participants included fertility consultants, gynaecologists, embryologists, nurses and counsellors.
26 January 2022: Adding Up What We Know: A Global Perspective on Fertility Treatment Add-Ons
A free, online event organised in collaboration with the Progress Educational Trust (PET). For further details, please visit PET’s events page.
2-24 November 2021: The IVF Experience
Four one-hour workshops took place across November. These free workshops were designed for future, past and current IVF patients to participate in a conversation about fertility treatment, patient choice and decision-making, and embryo/medical imaging in IVF. The research team also shared some research findings. Sarah Norcross from the Progress Educational Trust hosted the first two events and Natalie Silverman from The Fertility Podcast hosted the second two.
See our reports from the workshops here, here and here.
Workshop with the Progress Educational Trust
In November 2021 our second workshop for professionals took place in collaboration with the Progress Educational Trust. This workshop explored treatment add-ons and questions of evidence in IVF. Participants included fertility consultants, gynaecologists, embryologists, nurses and counsellors. Read our report of the workshop here.
24-27 September 2021: The Fertility Show
We were excited to have a presence at The Fertility Show’s four-day Online Summit. Participants were invited to watch our three video animations in our exhibitor’s booth. Read our report of the show here. The videos can be watched here.
Note that this was a ticketed event. Further details can be found via the Fertility Show website.
18 September 2021: Modern Family Show
Three videos from our research were screened on the Main Stage at this year’s Modern Family Show in London. Read our report of the show here. The videos can be watched here.
Note that this was a ticketed event. Further details can be found via the Modern Family Show website.
Workshop with the Royal College of Nursing
In June 2021 we organised an online event in collaboration with the Royal College of Nursing Library & Archives. This interactive workshop was entitled The IVF Experience and Positive Outcomes: A Social Science Perspective and it explored what positive outcomes mean for IVF patients and how these relate to issues of care.
Read our report on the event here. Further details can also be found on the Royal College of Nursing’s website here.
Workshop with the Progress Educational Trust
In May 2021 our online workshop Time-lapse Imaging and the Debate on Evidence: A Social Science Perspective took place in collaboration with the Progress Educational Trust. This was a workshop designed for professionals working in the field of fertility treatment and participants included fertility consultants, gynaecologists, embryologists, nurses and counsellors. Read our report on the event here.
Online Panel Discussion: Visions of Reproduction
Our first public engagement event took place in November 2020 after a series of cancellations earlier in the year. This online event was entitled Visions of Reproduction: The Making and Meaning of Reproductive Imaging and it brought together sociologists, historians and artists who spoke about their work on this theme. We are also delighted to have partnered with the Fertility Podcast founder Natalie Silverman, who moderated the event and produced an episode of The Fertility Podcast.
For more information, see our report on the event or visit the Being Human Festival event page