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
Why justice is not enough: Solidarity as guiding value for data governance
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 2.30pm to 4pm @ This WEH/Ethox seminar will be held on Zoom, see link below
Opt-Out Organ Donation And The Exclusion Of Organs And Tissues
Wednesday, 05 May 2021, 2.30pm to 4pm @ This WEH/Ethox seminar will be held on Zoom, see link below
Advance Directives and the Happy Demented Patient
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 2.30pm to 4pm @ This WEH/Ethox seminar will be held on Zoom, see link below
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Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 10.30am to 12pm @ This WEH/Ethox seminar will be held on Zoom, see link below