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Kriss
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Researcher at the Centre for Reproduction Research, DMU Leicester
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marrickg.bsky.social
What is the end game for ICE? Terrorize one city and move to the next?

How many "illegals" are they actually finding for all this effort?

Seems like we should be hearing about high numbers being found but we are not because that's not what this seems to be about.
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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precas-project.bsky.social
Prof Nicky Hudson is the keynote speaker at Fertility 26, the conference of the British Fertility Society. Her talk is about @precas-project.bsky.social "Expanded carrier screening and gamete donation - understanding the complexities for UK fertility clinics". #GameteDonation #CarrierScreening
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
Film: New inquiry into IVF egg donor safeguarding - have your say - deadline this Friday.
In this Sky News interview, Sarah Norcrossdiscusses the inquiry. Watch here: www.progress.org.uk/film-sarah-n...

#EggDonation #EggFreezing #Eggs #Fertility #FertilityTreatment #FertilityClinics
FILM: Sarah Norcross on egg donation, egg freezing and IVF | PET
The deadline for responding to the current Parliamentary inquiry into egg donation and egg freezing is only a few days away. Please watch this Sky News interview, and consider responding to the consul...
www.progress.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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precas-project.bsky.social
This is the review of the stream that @precas-project.bsky.social sponsored on Expanded Carrier Screening: How Is It Used? What Are the Ethical Implications? at PET 2025. A lively, productive discussion to kick off a great event . Thanks @pet-bionews.bsky.social! www.progress.org.uk/expanded-car...
Expanded Carrier Screening: Uses and Ethical Implications | PET
The first session of the PET 2025 Annual Conference explored expanded carrier screening in assisted reproduction and more broadly...
www.progress.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
Final PET Fertility Policy Tracker of 2025
The December PET Fertility Policy Tracker audit has been completed, and it was not good news for the 1 in 6 people affected by infertility in England.
www.progress.org.uk/fertility-po...

#IVFpower3 #infertility #fertility #ivf
December 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
Make sure you make time to visit the exhibition ‘Fertility Fortunes’ which is running throughout the conference. Say hello to Isabel and Anna who would love to chat to you about their work!

#PETconf25
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
krissf.bsky.social
A great discussion on expanded carrier screening at PET Conference, with @cathy-herbrand.bsky.social Sara Levene, Heidi Mertes and Jackson Kirkman Brown - sponsored by @precas-project.bsky.social Many thanks to everyone who came came along and asked a question #PET25
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
krissf.bsky.social
@cathy-herbrand.bsky.social speaking at PET Conference this morning about expanded carrier screening and policy in the UK. The PRECAS Project @precas-project.bsky.social has sponsored this session - the presenters are currently discussing ECS and taking questions. #PET25 @pet-bionews.bsky.social
Prof Cathy Herbrand speaking at PET Conference PRECAS slide showing the three main routes in which ECS is offered in the UK PRECAS slide showing stakeholder views on the usefulness of expanded carrier screening
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
Cathy will close the session by discussing 'Expanded Carrier Screening in the UK: Mind the Policy Gap'

#PETConf25
December 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
It's great to hear from Sara - a super helpful introduction to what carrier screening is and how it has evolved over the years, what it can mean for various ethnic groups and how it can be used.

#PETConf25
December 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
Jackson considers what are patients really looking for when screening donor gametes?

#PETConf25
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
Heidi’s presentation for today is enticingly titled - 'Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should'

#PETconf25
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
Sara will be kicking the day off by giving us her talk - 'An Introduction to Recessive Carrier Screening'
#PETconf25
December 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
krissf.bsky.social
The @precas-project.bsky.social project is sponsoring a panel on Expanded Carrier Screening on 10 December at PET Annual Conference, featuring Sara Levene, @heidimertes.bsky.social, Jackson Kirkman Brown, and @cathy-herbrand.bsky.social Excited to be sharing findings and having the conversation.
Expanded carrier screening in the UK - Mind the policy gap - title of talk by Prof Cathy Herbrand at PET Conference, 10 December 2025
December 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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snig.bsky.social
The exact people now saying "Nigel Farage was young and foolish at school" (to excuse his racism, bullying and harassment of fellow pupils at Dulwich College) are the same people who said "Shamima Begum was old enough to know what she was doing".
Crick (Michael, who wrote a biography on Nigel Farage) believes that there is a clear line to be drawn between Farage the sixth-former and Farage the politician. "So much of his character is the same as you can see at Dulwich," he says. "The boy who's desperate for attention, who loves debating, who loves division. The English nationalism, the interest - almost obsession - with immigration, the admiration for Enoch Powell, the free-market Thatcherism; all of that began at Dulwich." Much of the public has already made up its mind on Farage. In as much as this story cuts through to the wider elector-ate, some will think it deeply unfair to judge Farage on his adolescence; while others will see it as fair game and reflective of the man he later became. But there will be many who are still undecided on Farage and, for this last camp, his belligerent response to the allegations will be a test. He has the polling support. He has the Tory defections. He has the money now too. But does he have the ability to woo and keep voters who once found him unsavoury? Farage is unlikely to change tack now. "He's got to be true to him-self," says the senior Reform source. "There is precious little point in apologising to people like Ed Davey." Additional Reporting: Harry Yorke
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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simonjptrafford.bsky.social
Want to use archaeology in your local history research? In my new @ihr.bsky.social 'Discovery' short course (29 April-1 May 2026) you will learn where to locate and how to use records of surveys, excavations and finds in your area. Plus a visit to the @antiquaries.bsky.social library and...
A banner image advertising the course 'Archaeology for Local History: Living in a Material World' with several photographs of maps and archaeological sites.
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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prum.bsky.social
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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philbc3.bsky.social
A call for papers!
Hegemonies, Counter-Hegemonies, Anti-Hegemonies: The Theory and Politics of Social Control and Resistance
A call for papers! The Midlands Conference in Critical Thought will be held on 21st and 22nd May 2026 at the University of Warwick. The ca...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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theomegageek.bsky.social
As today is International Men's Day, it's important to highlight that male/masc individuals experiences of intimate partner violence victimisation (regardless of partner's gender) are vastly underreported.

Some research on this from Queen's University Belfast: www.cvocni.org/files/cvocni...
www.cvocni.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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markgrimshawtism.bsky.social
If the Prescott memo is true, and there is a secret cabal of LGBTQ+ journalists stopping any negative stories about trans people being published or aired at BBC News, then, I have to say, they’re doing a really fucking shit job of that.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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femma.love
We know from scientific research that up to 75% of intersex people with varations of sex chromosomes never become aware of this during their life.

You, a boring cis woman, might find yourself in the man section of a DHS holding facility and being charged with fraud just by traveling to the US.
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Nov 5
1. A new proposed rule at the Department of Homeland Security would institute biological sex DNA testing of immigrants and visa applicants if DHS has reason to believe it would be relevant to their immigration status.

Read the latest from writer S. Baum.

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DHS Wants to Make Some Immigrants and Visitors Take a DNA Sex Test
The public comment period for the proposal has begun.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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pet-bionews.bsky.social
Are you being made to pay for #fertility treatment?
If you are affected by the lack of NHS-funding for fertility care, then write to your MP and ask them for their help as part of the PET Power of Three Campaign . Find out more here: www.progress.org.uk/fertility-po...

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October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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crrdmu.bsky.social
Join us on Monday 17 November 12-1:30 online for our first Centre for Reproduction Research (CRR) seminar of the year. @DrKrysWilkinson will be speaking about 'Complex fertility journeys and employment: Research insights and real-world impact'. Email [email protected] by 12 Nov to register.
Centre for Reproduction Research Seminar Series; Social Sciences Research and Innovation Institute, De Montfort University. Monday 17th November - 12-1.30 GMT, online. Complex fertility journeys and employment: Research insights and real-world impact. Dr Krystal Wilkinson, Centre for Decent Work and Productivity, Manchester Metropolitan University. To register email crr@dmu.ac.uk (deadline to register 12 November).
October 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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commissionerhr.coe.int
Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
United Kingdom: Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 14/10/2025
www.coe.int
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
krissf.bsky.social
Thank you @pet-bionews.bsky.social ! If you'd like to find out more, please contact me, always happy to chat about the project.
pet-bionews.bsky.social Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · Oct 13
Can you take part? Researchers are looking for UK couples and #donor recipients using/planning to use #preconception #ExpandedCarrierScreening tests, to talk about their decision and experiences. Find out more: @precas-project.bsky.social
precas.dmu.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM