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26th February 2018

Doping at the Winter Olympics

Once upon a time, a bobsleigh pilot, a curler, an ice hockey player, and a speed skater travelled to…
News

23rd February 2018

Nuffield Council on Bioethics raises concern over the lack of evidence to support Government’s planned move to opt-out organ donation

Today, Parliament will debate the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill, which proposes to move to an…

Organ donation and transplantation
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9th February 2018

Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomes Church of England’s call to value people with Down’s syndrome

We welcome the Church of England’s motion on valuing people with Down’s Syndrome in light of the roll-out of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in the NHS later this year.

PregnancyScreening
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26th January 2018

Anticipating and responding to bioethics debates

Assistant Director Catherine Joynson introduces our first bioethics briefing note, part of our new active response programme of work.

Ageing
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25th January 2018

Working group on research in global health emergencies announced

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has established a new working group to examine how research may be conducted ethically in global health emergencies.

Global healthPublic health
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10th January 2018

Who wants to live forever? Research on treatments for ageing examined in a new briefing note

Research on the biological processes of ageing is aiming to identify interventions that might delay ageing and the onset of age-related diseases and conditions.

Ageing

News and blogs

Doping at the Winter Olympics

Nuffield Council on Bioethics raises concern over the lack of evidence to support Government’s planned move to opt-out organ donation

Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomes Church of England’s call to value people with Down’s syndrome

Anticipating and responding to bioethics debates

Working group on research in global health emergencies announced

Who wants to live forever? Research on treatments for ageing examined in a new briefing note