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Policy reports and statements

Royal Society Brain Waves: Royal Society publishes first report on neuroscience, society and public policy, with chapter on Neuroethics by John Harris and Sarah Chan (Jan 2011)

  • For more details, read: Report [PDF 2MB]

Hinxton Group on stem cells: John Harris and Sarah Chan contributed to statement on Policies and Practices Governing Data and Materials Sharing and Intellectual Property in Stem Cell Science (Jan 2011)

  • For more details, read: Statement [PDF 220KB]

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News and Events

Missed our Public Lecture and Conference on Global Health?

Podcasts, a video and transcript from Global Health, Global Goods, and International Community, including the Public Lecture by distinguished visitor Professor Lawrence Gostin from Georgetown University are now available:

Online CPD courses launched

The first of a series of online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses in Medical Ethics and Law is now available:

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Wellcome Trust

Take part in ‘The Human Body Trail‘, a family-friendly trail around Manchester Museum, which also includes the opportunity for guided tours and discussion.

Just one of a series of public events iSEI is running this autumn as part of the Wellcome Trust's 75th anniversary celebrations. Find out more:

 

Interdisciplinary Research

iSEI brings together researchers in ethics, law, philosophy, science and medicine to examine how the social and ethical consequences of science and technology can be managed in a way that protects people and makes their lives better. See our Research areas to find out more.

The Manchester Manifesto

The Manchester Manifesto, launched in late November 2009, is a response to the threat posed by the current system of Intellectual Property. The document has its origins in the Institute’s launch event during which we considered the question of ‘Who Owns Science?’.

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