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Aug 2023, Professor Sarah Franklin is awarded the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal by the Royal Society for research related to the social function of science

The first sociologist to receive this medal, Professor Franklin is recognised for her work on the social implications of new reproductive technologies. Professor Franklin, who was elected to the Chair of Sociology at the University of Cambridge in 2011 and founded the Reproductive Sociology Research Group (ReproSoc) in 2012, said:

“I am honoured to receive this award. The achievements it recognises are clearly not mine alone and reflect the work of a huge range of collaborations over many years in the field...

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Reproductive Justice in a (Post-)COVID World: Transnational Protest and Resistance on April 18-19, 2023

April 18-19 2023, the Reproductive Justice Research Network hosted its first annual conference titled: ‘Reproductive Justice in a (Post-)COVID World: Transnational Protest and Resistance’ funded by the British Academy and supported by SRI-Reproduction, ReproSoc, The British Sociological Association, The University of Lincoln, and hosted in Gonville & Caius College at the University of Cambridge. Current research has illustrated how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated structural inequalities, specifically...

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The 8th Annual Public ReproSoc Lecture with Prof Emily Jackson | 23 November 2022 | The Pitt Building

In this lecture, Prof Emily Jackson revisited some of the themes of her 2001 book Regulating Reproduction: Law, Technology and Autonomy , in which she argued that women’s reproductive autonomy should be better protected by the law. Have things improved over the last 21 years, or has there been one step forwards and two steps backwards? Following the event there was a reception and book launch with recent publications of ReproSoc members.

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Fertility Futures

An interview series exploring what a feminist intersectional analysis of fertility looks like, and what it can tell us.

Created in collaboration with Reproductive Futures, a project and international conference funded by The Finnish Cultural Foundation and organised by Tampere University, Finland.

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Sarah Franklin

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In 2012 Professor Sarah Franklin received awards from the Wellcome Trust (Senior Investigator), ESRC (Seminar Series) and British Academy (Academy Research project) to establish two new initiatives: The IVF Histories and Cultures Project (with Martin Johnson and Nick Hopwood) and the Reproductive Sociology Research Group (ReproSoc).

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Sharing a new blog post every Friday during term time, the ReproSoc blog covers everything from reviews and reflections to political opinions and personal stories. Read back through our archives and follow our social media to keep up to date with out latest posts.

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The Reproductive Sociology Research Group supports research and teaching on the social and cultural implications of new reproductive technologies. ReproSoc is based within the Department of Sociology and is part of an expanding concentration of Reproductive Studies at Cambridge, is led by Professor Sarah Franklin and has funding from the Wellcome Trust, British Academy, ESRC, ERC, and Office of the Vice Chancellor, as well as several other funding bodies.

 

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LIFE IN GLASS is a series of cultural experiments that explore the relation between reproductive technologies and the social worlds we live in. Through art, film and creative dialogue, we consider how reproductive technologies come to play an ever larger role in the process of imagining when, how, if, and what we reproduce in our lifetimes.

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Find out more about our international conference which was held in June 2018

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