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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| The Best Possible Start in Life: The Robust and Responsive Embryo |
| 23 November 2011 9.30am-5pm Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK |
| The 2011 annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust (PET)...[Read More] |
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| Genetic Medalling |
| 07 June 2011 Main Lecture Theatre, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, UK |
| An evening debate at the Royal Society of Medicine about genetics, sport and race...[Read More] |
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| Will Pharmacogenetics Lead to Colour-Coded Medicine? |
| 10 May 2011 Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool, 1 Brownlow Street, Liverpool L69 3GL, UK |
| An evening debate at Liverpool's Foresight Centre about pharmacogenetics and race...[Read More] |
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| Is There a Place for Race in Biology? |
| 05 April 2011 John Zachary Young Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Anatomy Building, Bloomsbury Campus, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK |
| An evening debate at University College London about the relationship between genes, race, ethnicity and identity...[Read More] |
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| The End of the HFEA: Are We Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater? |
| 17 January 2011 Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, UK |
| An evening debate at the Royal Society about the future of the HFEA and of its regulatory powers...[Read More] |
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| Passport to Parenthood: The Evidence and Ethics Behind Cross-Border Reproductive Care |
| 24 November 2010 Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK |
| The 2010 annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust (PET)...[Read More] |
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| Paying Egg Donors: A Child At Any Price? |
| 20 October 2010 Main Lecture Theatre, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE |
| An evening debate at the Royal Society of Medicine about paying egg donors...[Read More] |
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| Scientists Engaging with the Media (Second Event) |
| 06 September 2010 Conference Room, Arts Centre, University Of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK |
| An event held as part of the Annual Conference of the British Society for Human Genetics...[Read More] |
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| Marked for Life: Are Genetic Markers Helpful in Understanding Psychological Disorders? |
| 03 March 2010 Main Lecture Theatre, 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 Main Lecture Theatre, 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: 10th anniversary and 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 Max Rayne Auditorium, 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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| Scientists Engaging with the Media (First Event) |
| 16 September 2008 University of York |
| An event held as part of the Annual Conference of the British Society for Human Genetics...[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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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.
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