About us

The Centre for Reproduction Research (CRR) is a vibrant, interdisciplinary centre of expertise dedicated to the production of scholarship on the social, cultural and political aspects of human reproduction. Our aim is to develop new ways of thinking about the complexity of human reproduction through the integration of a range of disciplines, approaches and methods.  Our membership includes representation from sociology, psychology, anthropology, science and technology studies, nursing, midwifery, health policy and health sciences. Founded in 2017, the Centre is hosted within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort, and follows on the success of the former Reproduction Research Group (2010-2017).

Our work covers a broad range of cutting-edge topics and has attracted funding from Wellcome Trust, Economic and Social Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, Foundation for Sociology of Health and Illness, national charities and NHS Trusts. We work closely with the end users of our research and believe that the best policy and practice initiatives are based on excellent research with strong theoretical foundations.  The Centre has links with a number of other academic research groups and centres, both nationally and internationally. We welcome invitations and opportunities for new collaborations and initiatives.

Current topics include:

• Age and reproductive timing
• Cross-border reproductive travel
• Egg and mitochondrial donation
• Egg freezing
• Ethnicity, religion and assisted conception
• Gay and lesbian parenthood
• Genetic disorders and reproductive technologies
• Men, infertilities, technologies and fatherhood
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Socio-psychological aspects of endometriosis
• Surrogacy

We host a visiting scholar programme and organise a monthly seminar series. Regular meetings are held to discuss scholarly contributions to the field and to assist members with publication projects.  To find out more about our programme of work contact Prof Nicky Hudson.