Last week the Oxford Academic Tariq RaA £3 million development to house research into causes of infertility and assisted reproduction techniques such as IVF has opened on the Oxford Business Park in Cowley. The new 'Institute for Reproductive Sciences' will bring together Oxford's world-class research in reproductive medicine and the Oxford Fertility Unit, a research-led IVF clinic known for pioneering new treatments. In addition to this it will have new teaching and laboratory space for the University of Oxford's MSc in Clinical Embryology.

Dr Child, one of two co-directors with Dr McVeigh, has said that 'All IVF couples are offered the opportunity to become involved in research studies going on at the University', while Dr McVeigh was enthusiastic about the new Institute, claiming that it 'concentrates the best research and clinical provision of fertility treatments in one place'.