Latest news
Read the latest news from the ESRC Genomics Network below, or visit the links to the right and left of this page for further information on Network activities.11 March 2010 - Funding for EU Zoos project
Professor Steve Yearley has received funding for a Genomics Forum team to partner the EUZoos-XXI project.
11 March 2010 - Appointments to the Human Genetics Commission (HGC)
The HGC, of which Innogen Co-Investigator holds the position of Vice-Chair, seeks 5 new members.
04 March 2010 - New edition of the ESRC Genomics Network Newsletter
The March 2010 issue of "the gen" is available for download
01 March 2010 - Honour for Genomics Forum Director
Steve Yearley, Director of the ESRC Genomics Policy & Research Forum has been named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), today (Monday 1 March 2010).
19 February 2010 - £2.5 million funding package for Genomics Forum
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded a further £2.58 million to the ESRC Genomics Forum.
04 February 2010 - Kelley Swain's visit to the Genomics Forum
Kelly Swain our most recent visiting fellow spent a busy and exciting week at the Forum.
21 January 2010 - 'Designer VRFs' at the Forum
The Genomics Forum is delighted to welcome designers Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and James King as Visiting Fellows from 2-5 February.
18 January 2010 - The Social Sessions 03: Base Pairs and Couplets
The event on Wednesday 13 January was a great sucess.
24 November 2009 - ESRC Genomics Forum Welcomes DNA Databases Recommendations
The HGC recently published a report on the governance of the UK's National DNA Database.
20 November 2009 - Dr Steve Sturdy discusses forensics with Ian Rankin and Lin Anderson
The second of the Forum's Social Sessions was another interesting night.
05 November 2009 - Battle of Ideas
Forum Writer in Residence, Ken MacLeod took part in a panel discussion on the 'designer babies' controversy.
21 October 2009 - Forum's first Social Session a Sucess
Writer in Residence Ken MacLeod hosted a lively discussion exploring how science fiction has portrayed scientific work.
05 October 2009 - Synthetic Biology Democs game available to download
New public engagement kits for synthetic biology are available.
- Ken MacLeod in Science (Fiction) Experiment
Renowned Sci-Fi author to be published in an unusu
al anthology of science fiction short stories
01 October 2009 - Improvements to our Publications section
Find EGN publications more easily with our new Sort Tool
28 August 2009 - Visiting Research Fellow
John H. Evans, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, recently visited the Genomics Forum.
17 August 2009 - Genomics short story competition winner appeared at Edinburgh Book Festival
Ben Smart read from 'The Test' at the Writers' Retreat, Charlotte Square, on 26 August
28 September 2009 - Edinburgh Book Festival - Summaries available
Written summaries of ESRC Genomics Forum sponsored events are now available to download
17 August 2009 - Press Release - Dolly creator debates the impact of his work
Sir Ian Wilmut joins entrepreneur Simon Best and international research scientist Christine Mummery at Forum event.
06 August 2009 - Visiting Research Fellow
Angus Clarke, Professor in Clinical Genetics from the University of Cardiff is currently visiting the Genomics Forum
06 August 2009 - Festival of Politics
The Forum are organising an event at the Edinburgh Festival of Politics: 'From Darwin to Dolly – and Beyond!'
09 July 2009 - Humangenreproject.com
The Human Genre Project is a collection of new writing inspired by genes and genomics.
03 June 2009 - Steve Yearley to give keynote address at London Zoo
The Forum Director will give a keynote address on the topic of "the Sociology of Conservation Controversies"
26 May 2009 - Forum Director published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Forum Director published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface
12 May 2009 - Short Story Competition - Update
We have had over 100 entries to our short story competition.
28 April 2009 - Forum Visiting Research Fellow elected to South African Parliament
Professor Wilmot James to represent the Democratic Alliance.
09 April 2009 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act: A Retrospective
Audio files and presentations from the Genomics Forum conference now available.
07 April 2009 - New parenthood provisions for same-sex couples
Changes to parenthood law under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 came into force on 6 April.
26 March 2009 - Can science fiction keep up with modern science?
The Forum's Writer in Residence, Ken MacLeod discusses science fiction's relationship with science fact on the BBC website
06 March 2009 - Forum Director Steve Yearley comments on Synthetic Biology
'Britain in 2009' magazine asks Prof Yearley about the ramifications of synthetic biology
25 February 2009 - The Politics of Plants
Article calls for joined-up thinking on plant research and governance.
20 February 2009 - ESRC Genomics Forum collaboration helps to win award
Inquiry developed new approach to encouraging members of the public to have their say about forensic databases.
05 February 2009 - Sociology, Genomics and Science Fiction
The Genomics Forum's Writer in Residence, Ken MacLeod discusses the relationship between Sociology, Genomics and Science Fiction:
28 January 2009 - Short Story Competition
Are you up to the challenge of writing a short piece of fiction with a genetics-based theme?
16 December 2008 - First 'Questioning the Tree of Life' event
The Network held its first event in Pittsburgh.
- Genomics Forum Blog
Our writer in residence, Pippa Goldschmidt shares her views on the world of genomics.
10 March 2009 - Press Release: UK science policy: who decides?
Press release for Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act: a retrospective conference
