Centre for Bioethics and Medical Law

The Centre promotes high quality interdisciplinary research in bioethics and medical law across a number of disciplines within the University with a clear unifying focus upon the legal and medical dimensions of biomedicine.

The work of the centre is organised around the following themes:

End-of-life issues and aging

Beginning of life issues (e.g. reproductive technology and genetic screening)

Informed consent, confidentiality and truth-telling

Children, family and medicine

Genetics, crime and responsibility

Pharmaceuticals

The Centre brings together existing expertise in law, ethics and philosophy to inform public debate, regulation and policy aspects of bioethics and medical law. Government bodies are responding to concerns raised by public authorities, like the HGA and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, and the general public about the application of new technological advances. Specific issues relate to personal data and biosecurity, resource allocation, mental capacity and the legitimate use of human tissue.

New MA Programme

A new masters programme aimed at healthcare professionals, lawyers and medical students, will admit its first cohort in 2009. Students can choose the LLM or MA route to a degree in Bioethics and Medical Law, depending on their interests and qualifications. The knowledge acquired through their scholarly engagement with the subjects will enable them to develop their professional careers or fit them for further academic enquiry and research in this fast growing field.

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New MA Programme

Staff involved with the project

Research Activities Database

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