What if we could restore movement and communication to people who have lost them? What if you could control your phone or computer using only your mind? What if your thoughts could be read – or even hacked? Could neurotechnology unlock extraordinary new abilities – or threaten our most basic freedoms? How will brain-computer interfaces reshape our understanding of identity, autonomy, and mental privacy? How can we protect a right to cognitive liberty? And how might BCIs deepen our connection with each other, or enhance how we learn and create?

Join us to explore these questions – and many more – at Jesus College, Oxford, at 5:30 PM on 14 May 2025.

This event brings together leading experts from neuroscience, neurotechnology, and ethics, including Dr Hazem Zohny (Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford), Prof Marcello Ienca (TUM), and Prof Andreas Schaefer (The Francis Crick Institute and UCL, Co-Founder of Paradromics). Together, they will explore the promises and perils of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), a technology rapidly moving from science fiction into reality and raising urgent ethical, legal, and societal challenges.

Expect a lively panel discussion, an audience Q&A, and a post-event reception. The event is free and open to all, but registration is required.

📹 The event will be recorded and uploaded online. If you sign up, we’ll email you a link once it’s available.