Workshops
Horizon scanning workshops (Bioethics futures)
Our Bioethics futures workshops are our horizon scanning workshops. We invite people and organisations from a range of sectors and specialisms to discuss advances in research in relation to broad societal challenges, and the ethical questions they might raise. The outcomes feed into our programme planning and are usually shared in the form of a blog post.
Our previous workshops include:
- Bioethics governance post-Brexit (May 2021)
- The role of bioethics in COVID-19 policy-making and pandemic preparedness (December 2020)
- The future of science in crime and security (July 2019)
- The role of science and technology in meeting food sustainability challenges (2018) (see Unpacking the ethics of food sustainability: health, harmony and beyond)
Bioethics in focus workshops
Our Bioethics in focus meetings facilitate multidisciplinary discussion on specific topics to help identify the main ethical issues. We invite relevant experts and stakeholders to the workshops to help us determine if we undertake further work in the area. The outcomes are often shared in the form of a blog post.
Our previous workshops include:
- Technology in mental healthcare (May 2021)
- Mandatory vaccines for care home workers (May 2021)
- Vaccine prioritisation (February 2021)
- COVID-19 testing, immunity, and civil liberties (April 2020)
- Fair and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines (April 2020)
- Epigenetics (April 2019)
- Disagreements in the care of critically ill children: challenges for policy in changing social and medical contexts (November 2018)
- The human-technology frontier: biohacking, cyborgs, and wearables (November 2018)
- Novel medical treatments: innovation, hope, and headlines (April 2018)