Society and Ethics Research
11th November 2019 -
Connecting Science, Society and Ethics Research
Join us – Team Administrator, Society and Ethics Research
We have a part time, fixed-term vacancy for an administrator to join the Society and Ethics Research team.
23rd October 2019 -
Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences, Society and Ethics Research
Addressing inclusion in genetic counselling: A trans community perspective (Will open in a new window)
Reubs Walsh, a scientist working to define better healthcare guidelines for the transgender community, joined the 2019 World Congress on Genetic Counselling to talk about transgender risk profiles.
6th September 2019 -
Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences, Society and Ethics Research
European Journal of Medical Genetics – Special issue on Genetic Counselling
The special issue of this journal is guest edited by Anna Middleton, Barbara Biesecker and Christine Patch.
21st August 2019 -
“Informed Consent” to edit embryos: what consent? (Will open in a new window)
Richard Milne and Anna Middleton from Society and Ethics Research provide a commentary on informed consent and its relation to gene editing in human embryos, in the context of recent activities in this area.
25th June 2019 -
The Future of Genetic Counselling
Dr Jonathan Roberts discusses how genetic counselling may develop in the new age of genomic medicine.
4th June 2019 -
Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences, Press releases, Society and Ethics Research
Free online course to help nurses with genetic counselling in the new genomic era
Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences announces the launch of its first online course in Genetic Counselling in partnership with FutureLearn.
12th February 2019 -
Connecting Science, Society and Ethics Research
Developing a genomics workforce for the future
We discuss the recommendations of the Topol Review in relation to genomics.
29th November 2018 -
New films explore the ethical questions raised by the ABC versus St George’s NHS Trust case
The films aim to facilitate discussion around issues that are at the centre of a case that may lead to a legal change in the patient-doctor relationships of the future.
17th October 2018 -
VIDEO: The technical whys and hows of the Your DNA, Your Say survey and its translations
Society and Ethics Research Team Manager, Lauren Farley, discusses her short film about the 'Your DNA Your Say' survey and its translations.
20th June 2018 -
A new deal on data – articulating the contract between science and people
Society and Ethics Research calls for a people-powered consultation, a conversation focusing on how science and humanity collaborate and win, together, when it comes to DNA data sharing.