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House of Lords Science and Technology Committee recommendations on COVID-19
24 Jul 2020
We welcome the Committee’s recommendations. The letter echoes many of our own calls to Government during the pandemic, such as the need for greater transparency.
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New in-depth inquiry: the future of ageing
24 Jul 2020
We are pleased to announce that we will soon begin a new in-depth inquiry on the future of ageing. The inquiry will explore the ethical implications of the emerging role of science and technology in helping people live well in old age.
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Blog
How ethically challenging are challenge trials?
24 Jul 2020 by Katharine Wright
Just at the point where vaccine trials are showing promise, levels of infection circulating in the general population in the UK are relatively low. This is obviously good news from many perspectives – but makes the next stage of testing more difficult. Is one possible answer human challenge trials?
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomes Government’s obesity strategy
27 Jul 2020
Today the Government unveiled its new strategy to tackle obesity in England. We welcome the new measures, several of which are in line with the findings and recommendations of our 2007 public health report.
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Face-off: the ethics of compulsory mask policies
31 Jul 2020 by Ruth Campbell
The introduction of compulsory mask policies in the UK has prompted a mixture of compliance and contention.
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New online training course on research in global health emergencies available in French
25 Aug 2020