13 Sep 2021 A bioethics view on the latest covid vaccination policies With the UK Government due to announce its Covid winter plan, Danielle Hamm, Director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, provides a bioethics perspective on recent and expected policy developments relating to covid vaccination.
10 Sep 2021 Members of the public give their views on uses of genomic technologies in farmed animals ahead of proposed changes to regulation The findings of a dialogue exploring people’s views about the adoption of genome editing technologies into animal farming have been published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
07 Sep 2021 Nuffield Council welcomes extension of egg freezing storage limits The Government’s new policy would offer people the option of keeping or disposing of their eggs at 10-year intervals, for a maximum storage period of 55 years.
24 Aug 2021 Council begins series of creative engagement workshops for ageing inquiry As part of our inquiry on the future of ageing, we have begun a series of creative engagement workshops with two events with older people in Bristol and Manchester.
04 Aug 2021 Survey – bioethics in the UK The Nuffield Council on Bioethics and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are working together to gain a clearer understanding of how the ethical implications of biological and medical research are considered by people and organisations in the UK.
29 Jul 2021 Nuffield Council on Bioethics appoints new members We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Council members.
29 Jul 2021 New joint project with the Ada Lovelace Institute on AI and genomics futures The Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Ada Lovelace Institute will be working together on a new project on AI and genomics futures.
23 Jul 2021 New Government R&D People and Culture Strategy aims at creating a positive research culture
12 Jul 2021 Nuffield Council welcomes new international guidance on governance of human genome editing The World Health Organization (WHO) has today published the findings of its Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing.
