17 Mar 2016 Dementia: making the case for social science research A case study by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics on the ethics of dementia care has been published ...
15 Mar 2016 Firetail evaluation of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics In 2015 the Council commissioned the consulting firm Firetail to evaluate how successful the Council...
12 Feb 2016 House of Commons Committee echoes Council’s call to criminalise serious misuse of data The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee has recommended that the Government int...
10 Feb 2016 Zika: ethical considerations The Council has published a briefing note on the ethical considerations relevant to the current Zika...
04 Feb 2016 Council responds to US National Academies report on mitochondrial transfer techniques The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have today published a report on th...
02 Feb 2016 New guidance on placebo surgery published following Council recommendation The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has published a Position Statement and article on placebo surger...
01 Feb 2016 HFEA approves licence application to use gene editing in research The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) Licence Committee has approved an applicatio...
25 Jan 2016 Are cosmetic procedures routine, or extreme? Ethics Council seeks your views. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched an online survey on the ethical and social questions ...
18 Jan 2016 Artificial gametes, dual use and longevity considered for possible future Council work The Council will discuss artificial gametes, dual use and longevity as possible future work topics a...
14 Jan 2016 13th World Congress of the International Association of Bioethics 2016 The Council is delighted to be a sponsor of the 13th World Congress of the International Associa...
12 Jan 2016 Council to host expert meeting on non-invasive prenatal testing The Nuffield Council on Bioethics will be hosting a roundtable meeting later this month to discuss n...
11 Jan 2016 Council seeks views on increasing use of cosmetic procedures The Council has launched a call for evidence on the ethical issues that arise in connection with the...