A symposium entitled Infertility in History, Science and Culture is being held in the School, 3-5 July 2013. Co-convened by Dr Gayle Davis, Senior Lecturer in the History of Medicine and Dr Tracey Loughran from Cardiff University, the symposium will explore the history of infertility, and the place of infertility in science and culture. Perspectives on infertility Dr Davis says: “The event will bring together researchers from different disciplines - social scientific, literary, feminist, psychological and legal- to better understand historical and contemporary representations and experiences of infertility across different cultures and from different perspectives”. Speakers/programme Speakers include Professor Margaret Marsh, Professor Naomi Pfeffer, Professor Simon Szreter, Dr Sarah Toulalan and Dr Duncan Wilson. For full details, please: Document Infertility in history symposium (151 KB / PDF) An edited collection of the papers presented is planned. Generous funding A number of bursaries have been made available for postgraduate students, thanks to the Society for the Social History of Medicine. Generous funding has also been provided by the Wellcome Trust. Related Links Dr Davis’s profile page Society for the Social History of Medicine Wellcome Trust This article was published on 2024-06-19