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Our work

We are a leading independent policy and research centre, and the foremost bioethics body in the UK. For more than 30 years, we have identified and tackled some of the most complex and controversial issues facing societies across the globe.

Our work selection criteria

Achieving change

Work in this area will put ethics at the centre of decisions about biomedicine and health

Timeliness

There are good reasons to do this work now

Distinctiveness

We have the knowledge, skills and resources to deliver work, where others do not

Our projects

Our topics

Our priority areas

  • Reproduction, parenthood & families

    We are building on our reputation in this area, examining emerging developments and technologies, confronting questions around health care access and exploring wider societal developments around family forms.

  • The mind & brain

    We are considering developments in this area and how they intersect with social and policy contexts. The pace of research is generating new ethical questions around privacy, agency, autonomy and identity, which require exploration and deliberation.

  • The environment & health

    With the environmental crisis at the forefront of political and public consciousness, we will use our independence and convening powers to bring multidisciplinary and multisector expertise together to develop ethics tools for decision makers.

The future

We use horizon scanning and foresight methods to anticipate where future developments in biomedicine and health have the potential to impact society.

Explore our insights