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
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Book Launch for 'Ethics, Conflict and Medical Treatment for Children'
Wednesday, 26 September 2018 to Thursday, 04 October 2018, 5.30pm - 7pm
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End of Life care in ICUs in Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
Sonya Mohamed Sayed Ahmed Azab,
Wednesday, 03 October 2018, 11am to 12.30pm
New vacancies
Public Engagement Officer - WEH
The Public Engagement Officer will be responsible for inspiring, training and facilitating the Centre’s researchers and support staff to reach out to key audiences, as we seek to inform them about our work, consult with them over its direction and collaborate with them on exciting new research. The role will provide opportunities to work with researchers to develop innovative and inspiring approaches to public engagement, which reach a wide range of participants and reflect contemporary and exciting questions in ethics and humanities.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 29 September 2018.