Mason Institute

Description

The Mason Institute is an interdisciplinary research centre based at Edinburgh Law School. It focuses on ethics and law at the interface between health, medicine and the life sciences at a national and global scale. The Institute provides internationally-recognised academic and policy leadership in the socio-legal, medical and life science governance, and bioethics fields. The Institute also provides evidence-based research and policy advice and is a nexus for international collaboration and exchange, drawing on and promoting a diverse collection of existing networks and forging new ones. It is undertaking an expanding portfolio of work that will lead to greater insights into ethical and legal issues in health, medicine and the life sciences, via direct and on-going engagement with government, as well as expert and lay stakeholder communities.

Mason Institute research covers a range of topics, including:

• Global health ethics, equalities and human rights
• Gender and reproduction
• Assisted dying and end of life care
• Mental health
• Health research and data protection
• Health technologies, data and AI
• Clinical negligence and patient safety
• Regulation of health professionals
• Law and ethics of human tissue

Mason Institute offers a range of activities throughout the year, including:

• Blogs
• Podcasts
• Seminar Series
• PhD Researchers Group
• Postgraduate webinar series
• Research visitors scheme

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

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Founding year

2012

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University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh