Council news
Launch date announced for report on ‘personalised’ healthcare
The Council will launch its report Medical profiling and online medicine: The ethics of 'personalised' health care in a consumer age on 12 October 2010 at a seminar in London.
Released: Wed, 7 July 2010
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Council awarded Wellcome Trust grant for public engagement
The Council is delighted to have been awarded a Public Engagement grant by the Wellcome Trust to hold a deliberative workshop on the provision of bodily material for medical treatment and research.
Released: Fri, 2 July 2010
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Scottish Dementia Strategy endorses the Council’s approach to autonomy
Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy, published on June 1st, draws on the Council’s ethical framework for dementia in its recommendations on promoting the autonomy of people with dementia.
Released: Tue, 22 June 2010
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Latest Nice guidance supports Council’s recommendations on alcohol
Recommendations made by the Council in its 2007 report 'Public health: ethical issues' have been strengthened today by a call from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) for the Government to address the problem of alcohol harm by introducing a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
Released: Wed, 2 June 2010
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Coalition Government to adopt Scottish model for DNA Database
In the coalition document published yesterday, the Government has stated under its plans for civil liberties that it will “adopt the protections of the Scottish model for the DNA database”.
Released: Fri, 21 May 2010
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Annual report 2009
The 2009 annual report is now available online.
Released: Wed, 5 May 2010
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Forward Look seminar 2010
The 2010 Forward Look seminar took place on 26 and 27 April.
Released: Tue, 4 May 2010
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Whose potbelly is it anyway?
Professor Inez de Beaufort gave the Council's 2010 annual lecture on ethics, obesity and public health.
Released: Fri, 30 April 2010
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Council meets experts on biofuels
The Council has held a series of fact finding meetings with biofuels specialists as part of its inquiry into the ethical issues raised by new approaches to biofuels.
Released: Tue, 27 April 2010
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Launch of consultation on donation of human bodies in medicine and research
The Council is calling for your views on how we should respond to the current demand for organs, sperm, eggs and other human material for use in medical treatment and research.
Released: Tue, 20 April 2010
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2010 Public Lecture: Whose potbelly is it anyway?
Professor Inez de Beaufort, Professor of Health Care Ethics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, will give the Nuffield Council on Bioethics 2010 public lecture.
Released: Tue, 9 March 2010
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Council explores ‘emerging technologies’
The Council invited a range of experts to a workshop in London on 25th November 2009 to discuss the ethical issues raised by the emergence of new technologies, such as nanotechnology and synthetic biology.
Released: Thu, 18 February 2010
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New Working Party on human bodies in medicine and research
The Council has set up a new Working Party to consider the ethical issues raised by the provision of bodily material, such as organs, blood, gametes, bone and other tissues, and whole bodies, for medical treatment and research.
Released: Fri, 5 February 2010
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New report on assessing ethics in secondary science
A report on the assessment of ethics in the secondary science curriculum has been published by the Nuffield Foundation.
Released: Thu, 4 February 2010
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New Council members
The Council is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members from January 2010.
Released: Thu, 4 February 2010
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New resource for teachers on the forensic use of bioinformation
The Council has launched a new resource for teachers based on its report on the ethical issues arising from the forensic use of bioinformation.
Released: Tue, 12 January 2010
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Launch of consultation on biofuels
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched a public consultation on the potential of new types of biofuels, such as fuel produced by algae, to provide us with a greener source of renewable energy.
Released: Tue, 22 December 2009
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New Working Party on ‘future generation’ biofuels
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched an inquiry into the ethical and social questions raised by ‘future generation’ biofuels.
Released: Thu, 22 October 2009
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Report publication - Dementia: ethical issues
People with dementia, and those who care for them, face difficult ethical dilemmas on a day-to-day basis.
Released: Wed, 30 September 2009
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The Council is seeking a new member
The Council is seeking applications for a new Council member with expertise in the media, communications and/or public engagement.
Released: Mon, 3 August 2009
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics Public Lecture 2009
Dr Thomas H Murray, President and CEO of The Hastings Center in the US, delivered the Council's 2009 public lecture on 29 April at the Royal Society in London.
Released: Wed, 13 May 2009
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Home Office proposes changes to the National DNA Database
Recommendations made in the Council’s 2007 report on the forensic use of bioinformation have been bought into the spotlight as the Home Office announced new proposals for the use and retention of DNA.
Released: Thu, 7 May 2009
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Launch of consultation on medical profiling and online healthcare: the ethics of ‘personalised’ healthcare in a consumer age
The Council has launched a public consultation on the ethical issues raised by online healthcare, telemedicine and commercial medical profiling technologies such as DNA testing and body imaging.
Released: Tue, 21 April 2009
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New genetic recipes: are we cooking up trouble with synthetic biology?
Nuffield Council on Bioethics Annual Public Lecture
Released: Mon, 20 April 2009
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New Council members
The Council is delighted to announce the appointment of six new members from January 2009.
Released: Wed, 11 February 2009
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Council’s DNA recommendations endorsed by human rights ruling
In a landmark ruling, judges at the European Court of Human Rights have endorsed the Council’s recommendations against storing DNA profiles and samples of innocent people on the National DNA Database.
Released: Fri, 5 December 2008
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Bioethics in Parliament 2008: debating the DNA database
On the 11th November, the Council hosted the first ‘Bioethics in Parliament’ event on the terrace of the Houses of Parliament.
Released: Thu, 13 November 2008
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New Working Party on personalised healthcare
The Council has launched a Working Party on the ethical issues raised by new technologies that are making healthcare increasingly personalised.
Released: Thu, 16 October 2008
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Members of the public deliberate dementia
On 5 August 2008, fifty members of the public gathered at the ThinkTank Science Centre in Birmingham to deliberate the ethical issues raised by dementia at a workshop hosted by the Council.
Released: Fri, 22 August 2008
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The Council is seeking new members
The Council is seeking applications for new Council members with expertise in a number of areas.
Released: Wed, 16 July 2008
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Opinion Leader appointed to run deliberative workshop
The Council has recently appointed communications specialists Opinion Leader to organise and facilitate a deliberative workshop with members of the public on issues raised by dementia.
Released: Wed, 9 July 2008
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Launch of consultation on dementia
The Council today launched a consultation on the ethical dilemmas that are faced by people with dementia and those who care for them
Released: Wed, 14 May 2008
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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics Public Lecture 2008
Professor Göran Hermerén, Chair of the European Group on Ethics and Professor of Medical Ethics, University of Lund, delivered his lecture on 7th May 2008 at the Royal Society in London.
Released: Fri, 9 May 2008
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New resources for teachers on animal research
The Nuffield Curriculum Centre and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics have worked together to produce a range of resources which are designed to fit into Science and Citizenship lessons.
Released: Thu, 20 December 2007
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New Working Party on dementia
Following an exploratory workshop held in March 2007, the Nuffield Council has set up a Working Party to examine the ethical, legal, economic and social issues raised by dementia, chaired by Tony Hope, Professor of Medical Ethics at the University of Oxford.
Released: Tue, 18 December 2007
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New Council members
The Council is delighted to announce that Professor Jonathan Wolff and Dr Amanda Burls have been appointed to the Council.
Released: Fri, 14 December 2007
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New Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is delighted to announce the appointment of Albert Weale, Professor of Government at the University of Essex, as Chair of the Council, from 1 January 2008. He will hold the post for five years.
Released: Fri, 14 December 2007
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Professor Peter Lipton
It is with great sadness that we announce that Professor Peter Lipton died suddenly on 25th November.
Released: Mon, 26 November 2007
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Report publication - Public health: ethical issues
The Report Public health: ethical issues was published on 13th November 2007.
Released: Tue, 13 November 2007
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Report publication - The Forensic Use of Bioinformation: Ethical Issues
The Report The Forensic Use of Bioinformation: Ethical Issues was published on 18 September 2007.
Released: Wed, 19 September 2007
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Web survey results
Over 2500 people responded to the Council's online survey.
Released: Wed, 15 August 2007
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Annual Report 2006
A review of the activities of the Council in 2006 is now available to download
Released: Fri, 25 May 2007
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New Director
The Council is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director, Mr Hugh Whittall, who joined the Secretariat on 1 February 2007.
Released: Wed, 7 February 2007
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New Council members appointed
Five new members have been appointed to the Council: Professor Sian Harding, Professor Ray Hill, Professor Alison Murdoch, Dr Bronwyn Parry and Professor Nikolas Rose.
Released: Thu, 25 January 2007
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Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues
The Council published a Report on 16 November 2006.
Released: Thu, 16 November 2006
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Consultation on the forensic use of bioinformation
The Council would like to hear about your views on a number of questions raised by the ethical issues surrounding the forensic use of bioinformation.
Released: Wed, 1 November 2006
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Genetic Screening: a Supplement to the 1993 Report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
The Council has published a Supplement to the Council’s 1993 Report on Genetic Screening.
Released: Fri, 11 August 2006
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Launch of consultation on public health
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics would like to hear about your views on a number of questions raised by the ethical issues surrounding public health.
Released: Fri, 19 May 2006
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New Council Members appointed
Three new members have been appointed to the Council: Mr Anatole Kaletsky, Editor at Large of The Times, Dr Rhona Knight, a GP and lecturer, and Professor Hugh Perry, a neuroscientist at Southampton University.
Released: Tue, 2 May 2006
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New Working Party: The ethics of public health
The Council has announced the start of a new Working Party that is considering the ethical issues surrounding public health.
Released: Tue, 28 February 2006
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Last Updated Fri, 27 August 2010
