Fantastic two days of all things fertility preservation! Well done team #edinburgh ! Deeply honored & humbled to be the first recipient of the New Investigator Award! Huge thanks to the organising committee for this incredible recognition! 🙏UCL-IfWH

Looking forward to day 2 of #UKFP24

Discover the Castlebrae Superlab in Niddrie, Edinburgh— a science and innovation hub! This Edinburgh BioQuarter & Castlebrae Community Campus partnership inspires young minds with transformative science learning experiences 👩‍🔬🌟

📽️ edin.ac/3ynVBAM

#STEM #CommunityInnovation

A selection of Edinburgh BioQuarter Community engagement activities are featured in our News roundup including Castlebrae Superlab, The Centre for Reproductive Health at Edinburgh Science, STEM Education workshops and science meets art in Jar in Action.
edinburghbioquarter.com/bioquarter-com… #STEMeducation

Using the language of feminist empowerment to sell non-evidence based fertility tests undermines efforts to improve women's health, argues Dr Tessa Copp and Dr Brooke Nickel. Read in BioNews: progress.org.uk/womens-health-…

#feminism #womenshealth #fertility #infertility #ttc #pregnancy

📌 Tracks 'Embryo development in vitro / Embryology: basic knowledge on procedures and technologies,..
We invite embryologist, lab technicians and clinicians to follow our Embryology Educational tracks, your one stop shop for all essential learning.
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📢The Virtual RoyalCollegeObsGyn Careers Day is designed to inspire doctors considering a career in O&G, offering insights into the vast opportunities within the specialty!

📅: 22 June 2024
Register here🔗: rcog.eventsair.com/rcog-careers-d…

With the UK General Election underway, the next government’s decisions on health and research will be pivotal to our NHS, economy & society.

We’ve set out 5 priorities to ensure good health for all, supported by the best research.

Read our summary: bit.ly/4aCOSjU

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The general election is now just six weeks away - so what are the key issues that will impact the way women vote?

We’ll be hearing from Rosie Campbell about why she thinks women will decide the result.

But we’d also like to hear from you - what matters to you in this election?

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS 🎉
Emma Kearney on winning the prize🏆 for the best scientific poster at the UK Fertility Preservation Conference 👏🏻. Emmas honours project in Rod Mitchell lab tested a drug to protect human testis from chemotherapy damage to preserve fertility. #UKFP24

Wow - emotionally charged start to day 2 discussing cancer in kids Bob Phillips and patients with poor prognosis Georgina Jones EFP - Edinburgh Fertility Preservation BritFertSoc Ephia Yasmin Richard A Anderson @RodMitchell Jonathan Ives Bristol Uni CEM

We’ve included this in our free teachers resource that will be launched in May with IRHEC and @eshre. And we’ve developed info leaflets to support the teachers resource. This has been years of research. Available globally. It will be translated.

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93% of Scots polled support a woman’s right to abortion, yet abortion is treated differently under the law without medical justification.

Really enjoyed speaking about my #EV research today in Edinburgh ISEV Communications Team The Centre for Reproductive Health as part of the Gregory and Mitchell labs and looking forward to taking this work forward!

If you want to know more or want to work on EVs please get in touch!

What a necessary, powerful and informative project! It was such an honour to be the resident digital storyteller for this, and support some amazing women in sharing their stories 🌹