Future work
The Council selects topics for its programme of future work by consulting a wide range of external sources, including government, institutes and societies, industry, non-governmental bodies and researchers engaged in biological and biomedical research.
For a topic to be selected, it must meet the following conditions:
- be novel: be linked to substantial new developments in medicine or biology;
- raise ethical questions and concerns of some complexity;
- be timely: the Council aims to be proactive in its selection of new topics;
- produce a Report or Discussion Paper that would be likely to have an important impact on policy or practice;
- be within the Council’s terms of reference.
Any suggestions?
If you would like to suggest a topic that you think the Council should consider in future, please email: cjoynson@nuffieldbioethics.org
Workshops
Typically, once the Council has selected a potential topic for consideration, it holds a Workshop which aims to identify and discuss relevant issues and decide whether an issue merits further examination.
If a topic is thought to require further consideration, the Council will establish a Working Party to examine and report on the ethical, social and legal issues. See Our Work for information about current and previous Working Parties.
Last Updated Wed, 23 July 2008