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Danielle Hamm, Director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, responds to the 2024 UK General Election result

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics would like to welcome a new UK Code of Practice that has been developed to support researchers working with stem cell-based embryo models.

Danielle Hamm, Director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, summarises ttop points made during a workshop we hosted exploring the emerging ethical implications of engineering biology.

The thirty people selected to form a Citizen’s Jury and participate in the Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ (NCOB) project to explore public views on assisted dying has met for the final time and concluded their deliberations.

Frances Flinter, Council Member and Chair of the our reproduction, parenthood and families Advisory Group explores the timeliness and purpose of our embryo models project.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) is exploring how ethical considerations can help to inform policy decisions when weighing-up options available for combatting health impacts of climate change.

Thirty people living across England will soon meet to participate in the Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ project to explore public views on assisted dying.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) has published a policy briefing note identifying key ethical considerations raised by neural organoid research and areas where further ethical guidance, policy and regulatory decisions could be needed.

We are conducting a rapid review project to assess and advise on the ethical and regulatory issues raised by research using human stem cell-based embryo models.

We are working with Hopkins Van Mil, an award-winning social research agency, to design and facilitate England’s first-ever Citizens’ Jury to explore public views on assisted dying.

We believe there is an unmet need for a policy-tailored, ethically aware approach to horizon scanning and foresight.

We are delighted to announce that Stephen Wilkinson, Distinguished Professor of Bioethics at Lancaster University, has joined us as our latest Council member.