Working Papers

The BIOS Working Papers series is a showcase for the work of the researchers and research students in BIOS. We hope that the series will become an important resource for anyone – within and outside of academia – who is interested in the social and cultural aspects of developments in bioscience, biomedicine and biotechnology. To mark the launch of the BIOS Working Papers series, we are pleased to present papers by the Director and Associate Director of BIOS, Professors Nikolas Rose and Sarah Franklin, both of which are adapted from public lectures.

Nikolas Rose is Martin White Professor of Sociology in BIOS. His paper – Will biomedicine transform society? – was originally presented as The Clifford Barclay Lecture for 2005, which took place in the Hong Kong Theatre at the LSE on 2nd February, 2005. The Chair of the event was Sir Howard Davies, Director of the LSE. Sarah Franklin is Professor of Social Studies of Biomedicine in BIOS. Sarah’s paper – The Reproductive Revolution: how far have we come? – was originally presented as her Professorial Inaugural Lecture in 2005, which took place in the Old Theatre at the LSE on 24th November, 2005. The event was chaired by Professor Nikolas Rose.

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