17 Mar 2020 New briefing: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic - ethical considerations The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a new policy briefing. It setting out the key ethical considerations relevant to public health measures being introduced to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.
17 Mar 2020 COVID-19: adapting our working environment During this time, we are continuing with our programme of work as much as we’re able, while recognising that we may need to adapt as the situation changes.
12 Mar 2020 Job opportunity – Programme Manager We are looking for a Programme Manager to join our team in London. The deadline for applications is 17:00 on Monday 30 March.
03 Mar 2020 Joint statement on the ethics of heritable human genome editing We - jointly with the French and German ethics councils - call on governments and stakeholders around the world to put ethical considerations at the core of any future discussion and of the development of global governance of heritable genome editing.
03 Mar 2020 Press release: Joint Statement of Ethics Councils from France, Germany and the United Kingdom on the Ethics of Human Heritable Genome Editing Governments and stakeholders around the world are urged to put ethical considerations at the centre of any developments in global governance of heritable human genome editing, in a new statement published today.
13 Feb 2020 Safety register for medical devices to be introduced The Government has announced its intention to introduce new safety measures for the use of medical devices, through its Medicines and Medical Devices Bill.
10 Feb 2020 Guide to the ethics of surveillance and quarantine for novel coronavirus We have put together a short guide to some of the main ethical questions around surveillance and quarantine for infectious diseases, based on the findings of our 2007 inquiry 'public health: ethical issues'.
05 Feb 2020 New Bill to restrict under 18s' access to Botox and fillers echoes Nuffield Council concerns
28 Jan 2020 Action needed to ensure research is carried out ethically in global health emergencies Governments, funders, and research bodies must take action to ensure that research is undertaken ethically during global health emergencies, says a new report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
28 Jan 2020 Research in global health emergencies: our call for action We're calling on research funders, governments, and others involved in health research systems for a more ethical and collaborative approach to conducting research during emergencies.
07 Jan 2020 Cutting out meat this Veganuary? Nuffield Council looks at the ethics of meat alternatives Anyone wanting to cut down on meat this Veganuary or beyond might be looking to fill the gap with meat-free products that look and taste like meat.
