Profiling, stimulating and contributing to the bioethics conversation.
BioCentre regularly convene symposia which seek to profile, stimulate and contribute to the bioethics conversation. Recent symposia have addressed themes such as global perspectives on biopolicy and new emerging technologies.
Revolution, Regulation and Responsibilities
This 2010-2011 series will seek to initiate dialogue on questions pertaining to technology and democracy and the ethical, legal and social implications which arise as a result.
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Celebrating the Body
Celebrating the Body is a series of debates, symposia and publications for 2009. The series explores ways in which technology helps us enjoy embodied lives, through and despite our frailties. Symposia will address issues such as facial surgery and global organ trafficking.
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People Power for the Third Millenium
The pace of development concerning the new emerging technologies shows no sign of slowing down. But how much do the general public really understand of what these technologies entail and what they are capable of achieving? Are the ethics surrounding these technologies developing at the same pace? This series sought to raise the profile of emerging technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence, enhancement and transhumanism and the relationship these technologies have on democracy and the creation of public policy.
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Global Perspectives on BioPolicy
This series sought to explore key bioethical issues from a global perspective. Starting from a place of exploring the implications of a global biopolicy framework, focus was given to comparative approaches to preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and European bioregulation and regimes.
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Held: Thursday 14th October 2010
Living Longer: Who wants to live forever?
BioCentre was pleased to co-host this seminar on the topic of ageing with King’s College London (KCL) Institute of Gerontology and UCL Grand Challenges of Wellbeing on Thursday 14th October 2010.
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Held: Wednesday 26th January 2011
Living Longer: Should we try to live forever?
This seminar was the fourth in the ESRC funded Seminar Series The 'New' Ageing Populations: Mapping identities, health, needs and responses across the lifecourse, led by the Institute of Gerontology, King's College London, co-hosted with the Division of Research Strategy UCL, University of Surrey and BioCentre.
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Held: Monday 5th November 2012
Creating a Culture of Innovation for Healthcare
What do new developments in technology tell us about the interrelationship between the individual, healthcare and technology? How is technology impacting upon our understanding of healthcare? These are just some of the questions addressed by this afternoon symposium, which formed part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science 2012.
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Held: Wednesday 6th November 2013
Unlocking patient centred innovation
What could patient–centred innovation look like and how we involve the patient in the actual design of technological solutions within the health care system? But will simply more technological solutions lead to better health and wellbeing? These are just some of the questions addressed by this afternoon symposium, which formed part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science 2013.
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Held: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Are robots really after our jobs?
Amongst the various perspectives on the future, there appears to be at least one common area of agreement: over the next decade robots and AI will continue to increase and advance, leading to at least some degree of displacement of work by robots. This warrants serious engagement with what the future might hold.
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Held: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Robots and care of the elderly
For the first time in history, there are 11 million people aged 65 or over in the UK with 3 million people aged 80 or over. By 2050, estimates predict that the elderly will account for 16 percent of the global population.
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