News and blogs

Council member, Anne Kerr, writes about her experience of applying for and being on the Council.

The Department of Health and Social Care has received a set of recommendations from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for changes to the HFE Act, which governs fertility treatments and embryo research in the UK.

We are pleased to publish the Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ 2023 horizon scan infographic, highlighting where technological developments in bioscience and health may require acute ethical considerations.

We have formed an independent Advisory Board and commissioned an expert contractor to help gain a better understanding of public views on assisted dying in England.

Michael Reiss, Council Member and Professor of Science Education, shares insight into our new scoping paper on health, climate change and ethics.

We have published a paper identifying where key ethical issues are arising in efforts to respond to the health impacts of climate change, and proposing a set of principles that can assist in considering these within policy making decisions.

Our review recommends the creation of a Government taskforce to take forward the changes our evidence has shown will help reduce the profound impacts for all involved.

Together with the Ada Lovelace Institute we have published a report highlighting the pressing ethical, legal and social questions surrounding the convergence of AI and genomics.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics publishes findings on how to develop a UK best practice approach for ethics in genomics healthcare and research.

NCOB Chair, Professor Dave Archard, explores the ethics of synthetic embryos following the recent announcement that scientists have successfully created ‘embryo models’ (sometimes called ‘synthetic’ human embryos) using single living stem cells.

Ranveig Svenning Berg explores the topic of surrogacy in the UK, following proposals published in March, for reforms to the current laws.

New BBC drama will portray a family’s legal battle over their daughter’s medical care.