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Oct 24, 20242 min read
Reflections on data collection and a thank you to our participants
We are Cesca Taylor-Phillips and Lucy Eldred, research assistants on the Online Sperm Donation Project. Over the last two or so years, as...
Jul 12, 20243 min read
Reflections from the field: The benefits and drawbacks to being an "outsider" researcher
In our last blog post, Aleks Krotoski introduced you to the second phase of our research: a digital ethnography of online sperm donation...
Apr 30, 20244 min read
Immersion in online sperm donation: Reflections and updates on our digital ethnography
“I want to understand the world from your point of view. I want to know what you know in the way you know it. I want to understand the...
Feb 6, 20242 min read
Reflections from the Initial Phase of Our Research
I’m David Carless, a member of the project team based at the University of the West of Scotland. My primary role is leading Phase 1 of...
Dec 4, 20232 min read
The Online Sperm Donation Project: One year in
Back in June 2023 – which feels like a lifetime ago now - we had our second Team Development Day. These days are for everyone involved in...
Apr 3, 20233 min read
Public involvement in the Online Sperm Donation Project
My name is Lucy Frith and I work at the University of Manchester, and I am a co-applicant on the project. One of my roles is helping...
Jan 31, 20234 min read
Reaching donors and recipients involved in online sperm donation
Welcome to our second blog post! I'm Lauren Smith, the Research Fellow on the Online Sperm Donation Project. I have numerous roles on the...
Oct 28, 20224 min read
Introducing the Online Sperm Donation Project: New ways of creating families
Welcome to the Online Sperm Donation Project blog! I’m Rhys Turner-Moore, the project lead, and in this first post, I’d like to...
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