Our Mission
Based at the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute, the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities responds to a pressing need for ethics and humanities research on the challenges presented by advances in neuroscience, big data, genomics and global connectedness, and by their convergence. The Centre provides a flexible multidisciplinary research platform capable of engaging with the new and profoundly difficult questions presented by the form, scale, scope and societal implications of these developments. Through its research and public engagement activities, the Centre aims to lead debate on the ethical requirements for scientific research and technological innovation capable both of improving health and of commanding well-founded public trust and confidence.
Upcoming events
A Social Connection Theory of Justice for Global Health Equity
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 11am to 12.30pm @ Ethox and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities are based at the Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7FZ. This talk will be held in Level 1 Ax Meeting Room. If you do not have swipe access to the BDI, please email admin@ethox.ox.ac.uk if you would like to attend.
Interpersonal Comparisons of Well-Being
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 11am to 12pm @ Ethox and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities are based at the Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7FZ. The talk will be held in seminar room 0.
Workshop: Public Involvement and Governance in Population-Level Biomedical Research
Thursday, 09 January 2020 to Friday, 10 January 2020 @ Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QA