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Professor Sara Fovargue is a Professor of Law at the School of Law, University of Sheffield, where she joined in January 2022. She serves as Director of Academic Staff Development and Deputy Chair of the University Research Ethics Committee, with prior professorships at Lancaster University and teaching roles at Manchester and Newcastle.
Her educational qualifications include:
- PhD, University of Manchester
- LLB (Hons) Law, University of Leicester
- Non-practising barrister
Professor Fovargue's research centers on health law and ethics, specializing in consent and capacity, decision-making for vulnerable populations, and emerging biotechnologies like xenotransplantation. Her family law expertise focuses on children's health, reproductive technologies, and parenthood. She integrates bioethical frameworks to address conscientious objection and regulatory challenges in healthcare systems.
Recent publications demonstrate intense engagement with pandemic ethics, particularly in resetting maternity and pediatric services post-COVID-19, alongside critical analysis of reproductive technologies and organ transplantation ethics. Her work consistently bridges theoretical legal principles with practical clinical dilemmas.
Professor Fovargue actively secures research funding through major grants:
- The Future of Human Reproduction: Wellcome Trust project (2022-2025, £1M) examining humanities and social science approaches to human reproduction.
- When pandemic and everyday ethics collide: UKRI/AHRC Rapid Response project (2020-2021, £258k) analyzing ethical decision-making in maternity/pediatric care during pandemics.
- Uterus transplantation: ESRC-funded study (2021, £14k) addressing legal/ethical aspects of uterus transplantation.
She co-leads the Reset Ethics research initiative investigating post-pandemic NHS service restoration and serves as Joint Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Law Review, while actively contributing to the Children’s Health Ethics and Law Special Interest Group (CHELSIG).
