2023 Cambridge Reproduction Summer School embraced the theme of 'Reproduction at the Crossroads'
Under 2023 central theme were three topics over the three days.
- Past and present
- Health and development
- Parenthood
The teaching comprised a mixture of pre-recorded video lectures and online teaching sessions hosted on Zoom each afternoon 14.30-16.00 BST.
Day 1 (18 September): Past and present
| Frances Myatt | Reproduction and the Crossing of Genres in Ovid's Fasti |
| Kim Alexander | Histories of contraception and reproduction today |
| Nick Hopwood | Futures past: technologies of conception |
| Rachell Sanchez-Rivera | Histories and legacies of eugenics and its connections to reproduction |
| Orsolya Petocz | The taboo of Diethylstilbestrol: French literary works and activism |
| Caterina Milo | Abortion at the crossroads? Demedicalization and informed consent |
| Julian Hitchcock | Governing Models of Human Development |
| Amarpreet Kaur | Reproductive technologies in development: the crossroads of science, ethics, and legislation |
Day 2 (19 September): Health and development
| Laura Dearden | Origins of obesity - how the in utero environment programs our metabolic disease risk |
| Sue Ozanne | Interventions during obese pregnancy: a window of opportunity to improve the health of two generations |
| Anna Arutyunyan | Spatial multiomics map of trophoblast development in early pregnancy |
| Jenna Armstrong | Mitochondrial respiratory function in placentas from high altitude pregnancy |
| Monika Golinska | New imaging strategies to improve diagnosis of endometriosis |
| Stasa Stankovic | Unlocking fertility and reproductive ageing using human omics |
| Wolfram Gruhn | Clinical relevance of in vitro gametogenesis |
Day 3 (20 September): Parenthood
| Laura Katus | Healthy minds for healthy lives? How early brain measures can help us identify at-risk children around the world. |
| Dafni Lima | The legal framework of assisted reproduction: current state of play and future developments |
| Katerina Menelaou | Ethical implications and future impact of recent developments in reproductive medicine |
| Susie Bower-Brown | “Her bun in my oven”: What is reciprocal IVF, and why might parents choose it? |
| Marcin Smietana | Racial matching and the politics of race in gamete donor matching |
| Matt Jordan | Legal Parenthood in England and Wales: LGBT+ families and lessons from overseas |
| Ry Montgomery | Representing la transparentalité: trans* parenthood in contemporary French cinema |
Course Fees
£20 - for low/middle income countries / undergraduates
* see Terms and Conditions below.
£100 - students/concessions/Cambridge Reproduction members
£200 - early-career researchers and junior academic and clinical staff
£300 - all other attendees
* Terms and Conditions - of £20 fee
1. Proof of undergraduate status may be requested
2. Researchers at any level from countries on the list below are eligible for the £20 fee