15 Apr 2021 New UK pandemic ethics accelerator A new national initiative to bring ethical thinking into pandemic policy-making launches today.
12 Apr 2021 Equality legislation and responsible social media key to addressing body image concerns, says Women and Equalities Committee The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has set out a series of recommendations to increase the number of people in the UK who view their appearance positively.
31 Mar 2021 Invitation to tender - Online public dialogue: genome editing in farmed animals The Nuffield Council on Bioethics invites tenders to deliver an online public dialogue on genome editing in farmed animals.
23 Mar 2021 Appointment to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics We are looking to recruit a number of new Council members to be part of the deliberative body that drives the intellectual function of the organisation.
17 Mar 2021 Nuffield Council on Bioethics launches call for evidence on the care and treatment of children and adolescents in relation to their gender identity The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched a call for evidence to inform its project on the ethical, social, and legal issues associated with the care and treatment of children and adolescents in relation to their gender identity.
10 Mar 2021 New project exploring ethical issues in the care and treatment of young people in relation to their gender identity The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is launching a new project that will explore the ethical, social, and legal issues associated with the care and treatment of children and adolescents in relation to their gender identity.
24 Feb 2021 Professor Graham Hart appointed to Nuffield Council on Bioethics Governing Board Professor Graham Hart FMedSci has been appointed to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Governing Board. His term will begin on 1 June.
22 Feb 2021 Job opportunity: Commissioned short report on our work on COVID-19 We have an opportunity for a researcher to make an important contribution to the Council’s work on COVID-19.
15 Feb 2021 Nuffield Council on Bioethics signs WHO’s vaccine equity declaration Today we have signed the WHO’s vaccine equity declaration. The declaration calls on all countries to work together in solidarity – and in each of their best interests – to ensure that vaccination of health workers and older people will be underway in all countries within the first 100 days of the year.
25 Jan 2021 Job opportunity: Communications and Public Affairs Manager (Ethics Accelerator) This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in the high-profile area of bioethics and being at the centre of the debate on current ethical and social challenges, working on the recently established Ethics Accelerator project that will be co-ordinating and mobilising ethics research to inform key challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic.
19 Jan 2021 What’s on the horizon for bioethics? 2021 infographic published today Today we have published our third annual ‘What’s on the horizon for bioethics?’ infographic. The infographic illustrates a wide range of developments in biological and medical research that will raise ethical issues in the short, medium and long-term.
13 Jan 2021 Statement: the need for national guidance on resource allocation decisions in the COVID-19 pandemic We are calling on Government to issue national guidance on resource allocation in the COVID-19 pandemic.