A Campus meeting in December concluded that global access to effective fertility can be achieved, but only with the combined commitments of fertility education, affordable treatment, and the support of governments.

A Campus meeting in November reviewed the arguments for and against donor conception, and the sometimes difficult ethical arguments raised by the prospect of a donor-conceived child. About the latter, opinion now seems universally in favour of early disclosure of biological origins.

Dr Sesh Sunkara, whose study in 2011 set a benchmark for the optimal number of eggs retrieved in an IVF cycle, remains firm in her view that 'around 15' is the ideal total in an initial cycle. She reviewed the various studies - and their findings - for Focus on Reproduction.

More than 170 registrants attended a wide-ranging Campus meeting on the established and emerging techniques of aneuploidy testing and on the latest developments in genomic editing and mitochondrial transfer.

A Campus meeting in December reviewed the wide variety of cultural, ethical and economic barriers preventing equal access to fertility treatment.

A well attended Campus meeting in October reviewed themes of debate in ovarian stimulation following publication of ESHRE's new guidelines. Not all were simple matters of consensus, especially in those areas where evidence was thin or 'conditional'.

A Campus meeting in October covered a broad range of subjects each aiming to ensure a high-standard framework for ART. Among them was the EU's regulation of clinical practice and its systems of reprovigilance.

A Campus meeting in November reviewed the arguments for and against donor conception, and the sometimes difficult ethical arguments raised by the prospect of a donor-conceived child. 'Artificial' sperm cells derived from testicular tissue or stem cells may resolve some of those arguments.

A Campus meeting reviewed the recently published ESHRE guidelines on ovarian stimulation for IVF. Chairman of the guideline development group Frank Broekmans explained the key recommendations - and their strength - in conversation with Focus on Reproduction.

A well attended Campus meeting in October heard that quality standards in an IVF centre - on embryo culture, traceability, risk management and evidence-based practice - depend on multiple factors, from the laboratory environment to the application of guidelines.