Joyce Harper — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Reproductive Science at UCL, heading the Reproductive Science and Society group.
Co-founder of the UK Fertility Education Initiative, International Reproductive Health Education Collaboration, InTune, and SwimHer.
Author of 'Your Fertile Years,' published in 2021 by Sheldon Press.
Host of the podcast 'Why didn’t anyone tell me this?', which launched in 2023.
Holds a PhD in Pharmacology from King's College London and a BSc in Biochemistry from Queen Elizabeth College, University of London.

Biography

Joyce Harper is a Professor of Reproductive Science at University College London (UCL), where she heads the Reproductive Science and Society group within the Institute for Women's Health. With a career spanning since 1987, she has been a leader in the fields of fertility and genetics, joining UCL in 1994 and becoming Professor in Reproductive Health in 2014. She previously headed the Embryology, IVF and Reproductive Genetics Group at UCL and served as the IfWH Director of Education for 25 years.