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13th July 2018

Frankenstein: the monster’s shadow

This summer I have attended, and spoke at, two interestingly related events. The first was an academ…
Blog

11th July 2018

The Science and Technology Committee brings renewed attention to the integrity of UK research

We have been eagerly awaiting the Science and Technology Committee’s report on research integrity …

Infrastructure and culture
News

9th July 2018

Disagreements in the care of critically ill children: challenges for policy in changing social and medical contexts

Over the next few months we will be carrying out a short project on the disagreements that can arise…

Child and infant health
Blog

21st June 2018

Ebola and ‘other’ infectious diseases: read all about it?

‘New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC’; ‘Universal influenza vaccine trial begins’; ‘African…

Global health
News

20th June 2018

Call for evidence on conducting ethical research in global health emergencies

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched a call for evidence to inform its inquiry on the ethi…

Global health
Blog

4th June 2018

Government should take heed of past ethics debates about forensic use of biometrics

Published in May 2018, the Science and Technology Committee’s Fifth Report, Biometrics strategy an…

Biological and health data
News

15th May 2018

The big ethical questions for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare

AI in healthcare is developing rapidly, with many applications currently in use or in development in…

Artificial intelligence (AI)
Blog

14th May 2018

Treatment versus care for elders: a view from China

DementiaAgeing
News

27th April 2018

Nuffield Council on Bioethics response to introduction of non-invasive prenatal screening in Wales

From Monday, non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down’s, Edwards’, and Patau’s syndromes …

Reproduction, parenthood & familiesPregnancyScreening
Blog

27th April 2018

NHS Wales offers non-invasive prenatal testing one year on from our ethics report

From Monday 30 April, pregnant women in Wales will be offered non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) f…

Reproduction, parenthood & familiesPregnancyScreening
Blog

20th April 2018

Converging on genomics: a few thoughts on the Science and Technology Committee report

Convergence is a word that has featured prominently in discussions around science and innovation in …

Biological and health dataGenomics
News

18th April 2018

Council holds roundtable meeting on novel medical treatments

Tomorrow the Nuffield Council on Bioethics will host a roundtable meeting ‘Novel medical treatment…

The mind & brainInfrastructure and culture