
Welcome to
Ethics for scientists!
Ethics for scientists is an enrichment course which is designed to give those students interested in science or studying science at university the skills and knowledge to thrive doing so. It covers ethical issues including consent and autonomy in medical ethics; the rights of animals in animal testing; the future use and rights of AI and robots; the collection and use of personal data by companies and governments; and medical research in developing countries.
Ms Kelly Meuleman, Head of Religion, Philosophy and EthicsFacts and figures
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students currently studying Ethics for scientists
2018
The first genome edited human babies were born in 2018 – the scientist, He Jiankui, who carried out the procedure is in prison
1984
In 1984 Barry Marshall infected himself with Heliobachter pylori to prove the bacterium caused peptic ulcers and won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2019