Education

The Council engages in a number of educational activities to encourage discussion of bioethics issues among young people.

Box Office Bioethics

Box Office Bioethics is the Council's film competition that aims to get young people making short films about contemporary bioethics issues - find out more.

Resources for teaching

The Council produces bioethics resources on subjects that are covered in its reports. Currently there are five sets of resources available:

• Organ and tissue donation

• Biofuels

• Case studies in 'personalised healthcare'

• Exploring ethical issues in dementia

• The forensic use of bioinformation

• The use of animals in research

Advisory Group

Established in 2003, the Council's Education Advisory Group meets regularly to develop initiatives that enable the Council's reports to reach a wider audience.

Membership of the Education Advisory Group

Collaborations with other organisations

The Council works with several educational organisations in an advisory role - find out more.

Short guides to reports

The Council has produced short, illustrated guides to a number of its more recent reports including dementia, public health and the forensic use of bioinformation. You can download the short guides or request hard copies for teaching purposes by emailing bioethics@nuffieldbioethics.org

Speakers

The Council regularly gives talks in schools and at events for young people on topics related to the Council's work. If you would like a representative of the Council to give a presentation on bioethics at your school or event, please contact bioethics@nuffieldbioethics.org

Further information

If you are a teacher or other individual interested in becoming involved with any of the Council's education activities, or if you would like further information, please contact the Council at: bioethics@nuffieldbioethics.org