Public engagement
We understand the need for two-way public engagement, to gather informal feedback on the proposed Code and to contribute to public and professional understanding of research involving SCBEMs.
To help achieve this, the SCBEM Code of Practice Project Team and Working Group co-produced and spoke at two public events in March 2024:
Stembryos: the future of reproduction?
Science Museum, London
7 March 2024
Chair: Dr Philip Ball. Panellists: Dr Naomi Moris (Francis Crick Institute), Julian Hitchcock (Biolawgy), Professor
Emily Jackson (LSE) and Sandy Starr (PET).
Reproductive Futures: stem cell-based embryo models
Cambridge Festival
17 March 2024
A panel discussion was followed by a reception and an opportunity to view a special exhibition about SCBEMs, embryo research, the SCBEM public dialogue and the Code, as well as to talk to members of the SCBEM Code of Practice Project Team and Working Group. Chair: Professor Kathy Niakan (University of Cambridge). Panellists: Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn (Babraham Institute), Professor Kathleen Liddell (University of Cambridge), Professor Sarah Franklin (University of Cambridge).