Call for Papers Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies: “Normative Discourses and Lived Meanings of Parenting: Exploring Gender and Diversity in Social Expectations on Parenthood”. Several normative assumptions underlie the concept of ‘parenthood’. Societal, political and cultural forces shape beliefs on what it means to be a (good) parent. In turn, these beliefs play an active role in shaping social interactions. This results in normative discourses of what constitutes ‘ideal’ parenthood, generating social expectations as well as personal hopes and desires to meet this ideal. For some peopl ..read more

28 November 2019 Room 3.09/10 5-11 Lavington Street King’s College London Research on addiction shows that habitual behaviours are intimately tied into specific contexts, objects and memories related to drug experiences. The life and social sciences have been investigating the relationships between substances, memory and habits since at least the late nineteenth century. In recent years, however, many addiction neuroscientists and psychologists have converged on the view that addiction is a kind of memory process – that neurobiological and psychological changes affected by habits of pleasure a ..read more

Rachel Siden, Bioethics & Society alumna (class of 2017) We are delighted to announce the career trajectory of Rachel Siden, Bioethics & Society alumna (class of 2017), at the intersection of bioethics, public health, ageing and society. Rachel is currently a Study Coordinator for “The Healthy Aging and Neighborhood Study“at UMass Medical School in Worcester, in MA. The study, funded by the US National Institute on Aging, focuses on fall risk in the elderly, and investigates how neighbourhood environment and activity level are related to fall risk and overall health. This is what Rach ..read more

Dr Frances Butcher Dr Frances Butcher, Bioethics & Society alumna (class of 2016) and currently a Specialty Registrar/Doctor in Public Health at the Oxford School of Public Health, has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Research Fellowship for Health Professionals to fund a DPhil/PhD at the Ethox Centre, University of Oxford, for a project titled “An Ethics Account of Global Health Security”, under the supervision of Professor Mike Parker and Dr Patricia Kingori. This is what she says about the Bioethics and Society programme: “The Master’s in Bioethics & Society at King’s College London h ..read more

We are delighted to announce the 2019 Institute of Medical Ethics Lewis Headley Public Lecture, which will take place on Friday September 20th at Imperial College and focus on the important and timely topic of “Complex Decisions in Paediatric End of Life Care”. This year’s lecture will feature a panel consisting of Stephanie Nimmo, Giles Birchley and Emma Nottingham and will be chaired by Prof Dominic Wilkinson. This event is free to attend but booking is required. Click here to book. Timings  5.00-5.45 Registration 5.45-6.45 Lecture 6.45-7.15 AGM 7.15 Drinks reception Chair: Professor Do ..read more

Dr Rose Mortimer, Bioethics & Society alumna, who was recently awarded her DPhil from the University of Oxford Congratulations to Rose Mortimer Bioethics & Society alumna (class of 2016) for getting herself a PhD from Oxford, and for publishing a paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry discussing the findings of her Master’s dissertation! Dr Rose Mortimer recently completed a DPhil at Oxford  University under the supervision of Professor Ilina Singh (Department of Psychiatry) and Professor Mike Parker (Ethox Centre). Dr Mortimer’s DPhil research is an empirical ..read more

Andrew Barnhart, Bioethics & Society class of 2016 Many congratulations to Andrew Barnhart (Bioethics & Society, class of 2016), who recently obtained a position as a Marie Curie Research Associate at the Interfaculty Center of Biomedical Ethics and Law at KU Leuven in Belgium! Andrew will soon begin his Doctoral studies in September 2019 on a project surrounding the ethics of organoids as part of Organovir – an international consortium of academics, scientists, and early career research scholars. Here’s what Andrew had to say about the new adventure ahead: “Recently, I obtained the o ..read more

Don’t miss this talk on Wednesday! Professor John Harris, visiting Professor for the Bioethics & Society MSc Visiting Professor John Harris will give a very timely paper given the rough geopolitical times we are living in: “Xenia: Refugees, Displaced Persons and Reciprocity” When: Wednesday 5 June 2019,  12:00 to 13:30 Where: Room S0.11 Strand Campus Abstract: This talk is a small part of a book project tentatively called: “Where do I belong? Where does this belong?” and will deal with nationality, migration and displaced persons and things. In this particular instantiation, I will ask ..read more

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