Author: Dr Sarah Ball Our ESRC funded project “Expertise and Ethics in Times of Crisis” explores forms of ethical advice provided to governments and how that advice is perceived. While we are specifically focused on cases of crisis, the institutional forms and cultural norms surrounding the provision of ethical advice influence how and when that advice is … Continue reading “Insights from “Rebuilding trust and integrity in the Australian Public Service” conference”
Insights from NCOB strategy launch: Making Ethics Matter
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) have announced they are embarking on a new ambitious 5-year strategy, one that will see them working to place ethics at the heart of decisions regarding biomedicine and health, so we all benefit. This is an aim that links seamlessly with the motivations of our “Ethics & Expertise” project in partnership with the NCOB. … Continue reading “Insights from NCOB strategy launch: Making Ethics Matter”
Ethics Policy Advice and Adhocracy
The blog is written by Lars Wenzel, University of Bielefeld. Ethics Policy Advice and Adhocracy While conducting witness and expert interviews for the German and British case studies in the preliminary phase of the “Expertise and Ethics in Times of Crisis” project, multiple interviewees described the landscape of ethics advice during the Covid-19 pandemic as … Continue reading “Ethics Policy Advice and Adhocracy”
Ethics and expertise in times of crisis: takeaways from the Advisory Board meeting
The ESRC-funded “Ethics and Expertise” project has been progressing through its early planning stages. In July 2023, researchers from participating institutions, including the Universities of Birmingham, Bielefeld, Sheffield, Melbourne, Karlshochschule International University and Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB), had the first meeting with the project’s Advisory Board. The role of the Board is to provide … Continue reading “Ethics and expertise in times of crisis: takeaways from the Advisory Board meeting”