Professor Robert Winston is coming to Tonbridge School (in the E.M. Forster Theatre) on Tuesday the 8th September at 7pm! The evening consists of a talk given by Lord Winston with the title 'How does anyone ever get pregnant?' followed by refreshments with fellow attendees and Lord Winston , giving everyone the opportunity to socialise and pick Lord Winston's brain- all for the price of £6!

The event is being run predominantly to raise money for the Genisis Research Trust but a small donation to the maths educational website examsolutions.com will also come out of the proceeds.

*Please note that there is no available parking on the Tonbridge School site*

About Lord Winston

Lord Winston is Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London. In the 1970s he developed gynaecological surgical techniques that improved fertility treatments. He later pioneered new treatments to improve in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed pre-implantation diagnosis. This allowed embryos to be screened for genetic diseases and has allowed parents carrying faulty genes to have children free of illnesses such as cystic fibrosis. He now runs a research programme at the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Imperial College that aims to improve human transplantation. Robert Winston has over 300 scientific publications about human reproduction and the early stages of pregnancy. (From http://www.robertwinston.org.uk)

Medical career apart, he has been a popular television presenter and a strong politician as well. He has presented various shows on BBC and holds the seat of the Labour Party at the House of the Lords. He even serves as the Chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology and a board member and Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

The Genesis Research Trust

The Genesis Research Trust, whose chairman is Lord Winston, aims to promote, by all available means,the study of healthy childbearing and diseases of women as they would like to give everyone the chance of a healthy family. The trust raises money for the largest UK-based collection of scientists and clinicians who are researching the causes and cures for conditions that affect the health of women and babies.

If you cannot attend this event but would like to support the cause , a donation towards The Genesis Research Trust would be hugely benifical , thank you ! To donate visit http://www.genesisresearchtrust.com/