Blog Ethical preparedness by Dave Archard What then does ethical preparedness mean? There is still a great deal of work to do to explore the full scope of such a concept. However, drawing on the lessons from COVID, we suggest the following three elements are likely to play an important role. 20 Jan 2022 5
News Embedding ethics in research – Nuffield Council welcomes guidelines for grant reviewers The Nuffield Council on Bioethics warmly welcomes new guidelines by UKRI and UNICEF that aim to help grant reviewers consider ethical issues when reviewing proposals for research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. 15 Dec 2021
News Ethical preparedness should be central to WHO agreement on pandemic preparedness We welcome the decision of the World Health Assembly to develop an international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response under the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO). 03 Dec 2021
News Nuffield Council's ethical compass to be adopted in the Philippines Our ethical compass - proposed in our report on global health emergencies as a way of using shared values to work through ethical dilemmas – is to be adopted as a guide for Research Ethics Committee processes in the Philippines. 05 Oct 2021
News Online training course on research in global health emergencies available in Portuguese 27 Jul 2021
Blog Research in global health emergencies: ethical issues - one year on by Claudia Corradi Just over a year ago we closed our 2-year long in-depth inquiry and published our final report 'Research in global health emergencies: ethical issues'. 26 May 2021 0
Blog The ethical imperative to protect collaborative global health research by Katharine Wright 21 Apr 2021 0
Blog How ethically challenging are challenge trials? by Katharine Wright Just at the point where vaccine trials are showing promise, levels of infection circulating in the general population in the UK are relatively low. This is obviously good news from many perspectives – but makes the next stage of testing more difficult. Is one possible answer human challenge trials? 24 Jul 2020 5
News Funder principles for research in epidemics and pandemics We welcome the funder principles for research in epidemics and pandemics, set out by the UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) and the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R). 22 Jul 2020
News New NHS COVID-19 vaccine research registry Yesterday, the UK Government launched the NHS COVID-19 vaccine research registry. We welcome this registry. 21 Jul 2020
Blog Making our report on research in global health emergencies globally accessible by Sophia Prout Global health emergencies aren’t restricted by language. As we see with the current COVID-19 pandemic, the virus isn’t limited to one country or continent – it affects everyone. 10 Jun 2020 0
News COVID-19 and public involvement in research The Nuffield Council on Bioethics warmly welcomes news of the Health Research Authority (HRA) public involvement service for COVID-19 studies. 08 Jun 2020
News New online training course on research in global health emergencies Together with The Global Health Network, we have created a new e-learning for researchers covering the core ethical issues that arise when conducting research in global health emergencies. 27 May 2020
Blog ‘We’re all in this together’ – what does this mean for COVID-19 research? by Katharine Wright In most emergencies, affected communities play a key role in initiating and leading response activities – in stark contrast to the stereotype of people overwhelmed by the emergency waiting helplessly for help from outsiders. 06 May 2020 0
News Nuffield Council evidence reviews explore community agency and engagement in global health emergencies Evidence reviews that explore community agency and community engagement in four global health emergencies have been published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. 05 May 2020
News Ethics in the research response to COVID-19 - a Nuffield Council on Bioethics webinar Join us and experts from the UK, US and Brazil for a discussion on how research can be undertaken ethically during the emergency response to COVID-19. 31 Mar 2020
Policy Briefing Read policy briefing Downloads Download the briefing 17 Mar 20 Ethical considerations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic This rapid policy briefing outlines ethical principles that must be considered when developing public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blog COVID-19 and the ethical imperative of preparedness by Katharine Wright So what relevance has our report to the enormous challenges being posed to health systems and governments the world over by COVID-19? Unsurprisingly, quite a lot. 24 Feb 2020 1
News Guide to the ethics of surveillance and quarantine for novel coronavirus We have put together a short guide to some of the main ethical questions around surveillance and quarantine for infectious diseases, based on the findings of our 2007 inquiry 'public health: ethical issues'. 10 Feb 2020
Report Read report Downloads Download the report Download the short report Download the overview of the report in English Download the overview of the report for ethics committees Download the overview of the report for journals Download the overview of the report for health researchers and research institutions Download the overview of the report for research funders Download the joint workshop note on community engagement 28 Jan 20 Research in global health emergencies: ethical issues Our latest report explores how research may be conducted ethically in global health emergencies.
Press Release Action needed to ensure research is carried out ethically in global health emergencies Governments, funders, and research bodies must take action to ensure that research is undertaken ethically during global health emergencies, says a new report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. 28 Jan 2020
News Research in global health emergencies: our call for action We're calling on research funders, governments, and others involved in health research systems for a more ethical and collaborative approach to conducting research during emergencies. 28 Jan 2020
News Workshop report: global expert group highlights need for better community engagement during global health emergencies 15 May 2019
Blog Ebola and ‘other’ infectious diseases: read all about it? by Kate Harvey 'New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC'; 'Universal influenza vaccine trial begins'; 'African... 21 Jun 2018 1
News 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... 20 Jun 2018
News Council announces membership of research in global health emergencies working group The Council has established a new working group to examine how research may be conducted ethically i... 25 Jan 2018
Press Release Council announces new project looking at research in global health emergencies The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is embarking upon a major new inquiry to explore how research may ... 16 Nov 2017
News New Parliamentary briefing note on global health inequalities A new briefing note on global health inequalities has been published by the Parliamentary Office of ... 03 May 2017
Blog Research in the context of global health emergencies: writing a background paper for the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. by Guest This post was written by Dr Agomoni Ganguli Mitra, Research Associate (Liminal Spaces Project) and T... 02 Mar 2017 0
News Council to hold workshops on ageing, research in global health emergencies and the 14-day rule in embryo research In November and December 2016 the Council will be holding three scoping workshops to explore topics ... 14 Oct 2016
News Report of global health symposium A detailed report of the Council's 20th anniversary symposium 'Global health: responsibility, et... 13 Dec 2011
News International symposium considers global health inequalities An international line-up of speakers and 130 guests discussed current initiatives and future challen... 24 Jun 2011
Report Read report Downloads Download the report Download French translation Download the Spanish translation Download the guide to the report Download the follow-up paper (2005) 24 Apr 02 The ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries
