The ESRC Genomics Forum, based at the University of Edinburgh, is holding a conference to look at how the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act was determined. The event will also examine who really makes the decisions related to science policy in Britain. Contributors to the day include leading figures in the worlds of science, policy, ethics and the media.

For more information read the press release Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act or go the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science website .

The event will be held on 12 March 2009 in London.