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Past events |
The Progress Educational Trust (PET) regularly organises public events on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas. Past PET events are listed in reverse chronological order below. Details of forthcoming PET events are also available on this website.
If you have any queries relating to PET events, please contact Communications Officer Sandy Starr at
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| Marked for Life: Are Genetic Markers Helpful in Understanding Psychological Disorders? |
| 03 March 2010 Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, UK |
| An evening debate at the Royal Society of Medicine about the genetics of psychological disorders...[Read More] |
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| Does Genetics Matter? Help, Hype and the New Horizon of Epigenetics |
| 18 November 2009 Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ, UK |
| The 2009 annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust...[Read More] |
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| From Autism to Asperger's: Disentangling the Genetics and Sociology of the Autism Spectrum |
| 20 October 2009 Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, UK |
| An evening debate at the Houses of Parliament about autism and Asperger's syndrome...[Read More] |
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| Banking Crisis: What Should Be Done About the Sperm Donor Shortage? |
| 25 June 2009 Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, UK |
| An evening debate at the Royal Society of Medicine about the UK's shortage of donor sperm...[Read More] |
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| Registering Concern: Should Anonymous Gamete Donors Be Encouraged to Reregister and If So How? |
| 11 June 2009 Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, UK |
| An evening debate at the Houses of Parliament about reregistering anonymous gamete donors...[Read More] |
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| Celebration: 500th Edition of BioNews |
| 25 March 2009 Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, UK |
| An evening event at the Royal Institution of Great Britain to celebrate the 500th edition of BioNews...[Read More] |
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| Is the Embryo Sacrosanct? Multi-Faith Perspectives |
| 19 November 2008 Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ, UK |
| The 2008 annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust...[Read More] |
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| Cell-Free Fetal DNA: Testing the Waters |
| 23 September 2008 Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, UK |
| An evening debate at the Royal Society of Medicine about non-invasive prenatal diagnosis...[Read More] |
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| Cousin Marriage: A Cause for Concern? |
| 29 May 2008 Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ, UK |
| An evening debate at Clifford Chance about consanguineous relationships...[Read More] |
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| Half-Truths? The Science, Politics and Morality of Hybrid Embryos |
| 19 May 2008 Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, UK |
| An evening debate at the Houses of Parliament about human admixed embryos...[Read More] |
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| Debating Deafness and Embryo Selection: Are We Undermining Reproductive Confidence in the Deaf Community? |
| 09 April 2008 Techniquest, Stuart Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5BW, UK |
| An evening debate at Techniquest about deafness and embryo selection...[Read More] |
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| Artificial Gametes: The What, Why and How of Creating Sperm and Eggs in the Laboratory |
| 12 February 2008 Centre for Life, Times Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4EP, UK |
| An evening debate at the Newcastle Centre for Life about in vitro derived gametes...[Read More] |
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| Dad Not Included: Should the Need for a Father Be Enshrined in Law? |
| 14 January 2008 Grand Committee Room, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, UK |
| An evening debate at the Houses of Parliament about fatherhood and law...[Read More] |
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| Celebration: 15th Anniversary of the Progress Educational Trust |
| 28 November 2007 Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, UK |
| An evening event at the Houses of Parliament to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Progress Educational Trust...[Read More] |
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| Reproducing Regulation: New Laws for Fertility Treatment and Embryo Research – Will We Get It Right? |
| 01 November 2007 Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford St, London WC1N 1EH, UK |
| The 2007 annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust...[Read More] |
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| Parents or Parliament: Embryo Testing - Who Decides? |
| 16 July 2007 Guardian Newsroom and Archive, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA, UK |
| An evening debate at the Guardian Newsroom and Archive about preimplantation genetic diagnosis...[Read More] |
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| Nature, Nurture or Neither? Genetics in the Post-Genome Era |
| 19 October 2006 Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford St, London WC1N 1EH, UK |
| The 2006 annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust...[Read More] |
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| Putting Stem Cells into Practice: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Raised by Embryonic and Adult Stem Cell Research |
| 15 November 2005 Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford St, London WC1N 1EH, UK |
| The 2005 annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust...[Read More] |
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| Deciphering DNA: Genetics in Disaster Situations and Everyday Policing |
| 19 July 2005 Techniquest, Stuart Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5BW, UK |
| An evening debate at Techniquest about forensic uses of DNA...[Read More] |
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| Smoke Signals: How Genes and Environment Affect Smoking Behaviour |
| 09 July 2005 Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE, UK |
| An evening debate at the Royal College of Physicians about genetics and smoking...[Read More] |
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Our ultimate ambition, time and resources allowing, is to include in this section of the PET website extensive details of every event organised by the charity since it was founded, as well as events organised by the charity's precursor organisation the Progress Campaign for Research into Human Reproduction.
If you are interested in sponsoring such archive work, contact Sarah Norcross at or on +44 (0)20 7278 7870.
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