Centre for Social Ethics and Policy

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The Centre for Social Ethics and Policy is a renowned institution in the field of research both nationally and internationally. Through collaboration with large international research projects, the Centre has established an impressive track record. Their dedicated staff coordinates these endeavours and regularly organises small funded workshops to delve into ethical and legal issues.

The recent Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of health care law and ethics in society.

The staff members at the Centre publish extensively on various controversial and challenging topics within this field. These topics include ethical and legal aspects surrounding assisted suicide and euthanasia, the involvement of criminal law in medicine and health care, mental health and capacity issues, reproduction, the utilisation of human organs and tissues, as well as public health law and ethical questions arising in the pandemic.

The Centre offers postgraduate taught courses in healthcare ethics and law, both on campus and through distance learning. These courses include the LLM Healthcare Ethics and Law, MSc Healthcare Ethics and Law, and Healthcare Ethics and Law online courses.

In their interdisciplinary PhD by publication programs in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence, current PhD students conduct independent research in various areas of health care ethics and law.

All the students at the Centre play a vital role within their research community and contribute to both research and teaching.

Additionally, the Centre provides a range of short Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses in ethics and law. These online courses are available to both healthcare professionals and non-healthcare professionals, offering flexible study options that can be tailored to fit their schedules. The Centre also offers an online course via FutureLearn titled 'Introduction to Medical Ethics: The Impact of Disability Screening'.

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University of Manchester
Manchester