Kirsty Horsey
khorsey.bsky.social
Kirsty Horsey
@khorsey.bsky.social

Professor of Law at Loughborough University. Originally a West Country lass. Fan of cats, cooking and fun.

Law 47%
Political science 33%

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AA & Ors, In the Matter Of [2026] EWHC 317 (Fam): 15 applications for declarations that it is lawful for gametes or embryos to continue to be stored and to be used where written consent to storage has expired. Declarations made in 14 cases. www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Surrogacy laws in the UK need to be updated to better protect all those involved in the process.

New report by Professor @khorsey.bsky.social for SurrogacyUK...

Read more: 👇

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Surrogacy laws need to be updated to protect children, parents and surrogates – new report
The law around surrogacy needs to be updated to protect children, parents and surrogates, according to a new report.
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🔊 “Children born through surrogacy should not begin life in legal uncertainty. The law must reflect their lived reality and protect their welfare from birth.”

📖 Professor Kirsty Horsey (@khorsey.bsky.social) co-authors new report on surrogacy law reform.

🔗 Read more surrogacyuk.org/2026/02/09/s...

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Prof Nicky Hudson shares eight films in which egg donors discuss different aspects of egg donation in their own words. Watch here: www.progress.org.uk/the-edna-fil...
Image: Courtesy of NIAIDRyan Kissinger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
#EggDonation #donorconception #Fertility

Agree. Though there will only be one VC and one exec group, happy days.

Absolutely - and serves no-one, certainly not past, current or future students or staff! (Also speaking as a parent of someone studying there!)
Devastatingly sad.
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support

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'When it opened, the campus housed a GP surgery and a new dental clinic offering free treatment to local people. This was followed later by the forum – a library and art gallery shared by the university and local people.' 1/2
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com

These films (as discussed by my colleague Nicky Hudson at Loughborough from whose research project they came) are really interesting and certainly cut across some of the (negative and misinformative) narrative that is out there about donation and what it entails www.progress.org.uk/the-edna-fil...
The EDNA Films: Egg donors in their own words | PET
As the Women and Equalities Committee of the House of Commons pursues an inquiry into egg donation and egg freezing, Professor Nicky Hudson draws attention to eight films in which egg donors discuss e...
www.progress.org.uk

We love it 😻
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.

I have translated some of the highlights

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I am very happy to announce a job opening for a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. The postdoc will work with me on a qualitative research project examining the politics of contraception and abortion. Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
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Actual lolled

I love this every year - but even better featuring cats!!
Always good to see a fellow cat appear on #DuvetKnowItsChristmas - for any of my friends that haven't seen it before, it's shepherded by @rhodri.biz and sees people sharing pictures of their temporary sleeping arrangements while visiting family or friends on Christmas Eve. It's a delight x
So excited to be able to join in for the first time since discovering #DuvetKnowitsChristmas as I’m in my spare/junk room with 4 cats as my mum is in my bedroom. @rhodri.biz

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Always good to see a fellow cat appear on #DuvetKnowItsChristmas - for any of my friends that haven't seen it before, it's shepherded by @rhodri.biz and sees people sharing pictures of their temporary sleeping arrangements while visiting family or friends on Christmas Eve. It's a delight x
So excited to be able to join in for the first time since discovering #DuvetKnowitsChristmas as I’m in my spare/junk room with 4 cats as my mum is in my bedroom. @rhodri.biz

Yeah, there’s *quite a lot* going on isn’t there?!

But there was a camel coffee table!

I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures

www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com

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🎓Are you passionate about delivering world-leading research and an exceptional student experience? If so, come and join us!
We have two posts open for Lecturer of Law, closing Saturday 17 January 2026.
Find out more and apply 👇

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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer in Law
**2 Posts**Are you an outstanding individual with the ambition to join a thriving law school and to contribute to the further development of the School and its research centres? Are you passionate abo...
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Bookings for this year's PET Annual Conference close tomorrow at 5PM!

It's your last chance to book, if you haven't already ⬇️
progress.org.uk/event/genomi...

#PETconf25

This is nice and shows it’s not all horror stories and predictable tropes: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'I've given seven babies to other families and do not regret it'
Statistics suggest the practice of using surrogates to have children is on the rise.
www.bbc.co.uk

*checks returns policy*

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

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Researchers and healthcare professionals at @ucl.ac.uk are looking for people with lived experience to help shape research on pregnancy, birth and long-term outcomes after pregnancy for survivors of gender-based violence.

See below for more details on participation.

I liked Laos and the Philippines… but special mention for Ecuador! The whole thing was great!!

If you get to the end you get last year’s too! Which was your fave?