Biomedical ethics
Our Ethics and Society Programme regularly organises activities to explore the ethical, legal, social, cultural and public policy aspects of biomedical science and healthcare in the UK/ROI and low- and middle-income countries.
These activities, which include conferences, courses and workshops, have been held at a range of locations in the UK as well as at sites in Kenya and Malawi. They cover a wide range of topics relevant to biomedical ethics.
If you have any queries regarding Ethics and Society activities or funding, please get in touch.
The 2008 Summer School
24–26 September, Radcliffe House, University of Warwick.
The theme was 'Animals, Ethics and Society'. A report [PDF 328KB] is available.
The 9th Global Forum on Bioethics in Research
3–5 December, Auckland, New Zealand
The theme of the Forum was 'ethics of research involving indigenous peoples and vulnerable populations'.
The programme and report [PDF 314KB] from the Forum are available online.
The 2007 Summer School
10-12 September, Stamford Hall, University of Leicester. Programme [PDF 125KB]
This year's title was 'Public Health: Justice, Autonomy and the Common Good'. The Summer School aimed to:
- explore some of the ethical, social, legal and policy issues that arise in public health in both the domestic and international context, and to examine how upcoming events (such as the emergence of new infectious diseases or the establishment of the NHS's electronic health records) may raise new questions and challenges
- expand awareness of a variety of research methods that can be employed in biomedical ethics research
- stimulate and provide practical advice on grant applications to the Biomedical Ethics funding programme
- highlight excellence in and explore the application of biomedical ethics research.
The 2006 Summer School in Psychology, Neuroethics and Society
19-22 September, Caius College, Cambridge
Summer School on Neuroscience, Ethics and Society
26-29 September 2005, St Anne's College, Oxford
A report on this event [PDF 124KB] is available, together with details of the programme [PDF 46KB]. Two papers written for the school are also available - a background paper [PDF 325KB] providing an overview of the field by Dr Paul Martin and Dr Richard Ashcroft, and an introduction to legal research [PDF 232KB] by Professor Roger Brownsword.
6th Global Forum on Bioethics in Research
17-19 March 2005, Blantyre, Malawi
- Agenda and programme details
- Steering committee and candidate selection
- Partners for the 6th Forum
- Feedback from delegates [PDF 148KB]
For more information on this Forum and previous events, and the partners involved, please visit the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research.
Investigating Ethics and Mental Disorders
30 June-1 July 2004, Dormy House, UK
More details and report
Research Ethics Training Workshop
12 March 2004, Kilifi, Kenya
More details and report