New St Cross Special Ethics Seminar Series

Jointly organised by Oxford Uehiro Centre and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, this seminar series is hosted by St Cross College. Open to the public, all are welcome to attend.

Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Dr Hazem Zohny (University of Oxford)
Timing: 2 Thursdays per term, 5.30-7pm
Web Address: https://www.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/
Organising department: Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics

Thursday 7 May 2020

16:00 - Medically Assisted Dying in Canada: from where we’ve come; to where we’re heading
Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z1wEPMJHT36-omb9-HEC4Q After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professor Arthur Schafer (University of Manitoba)

Thursday 11 June 2020

16:00 - Choosing Now for Later: Precedent Autonomy and Problem of Surrogate Decision-Making After Severe Brain Injury
Dr Mackenzie Graham (University of Oxford)

Thursday 22 October 2020

16:00 - Our Moral Fate: Evolution and the Escape From Tribalism
Professor Allen Buchanan (Duke University)

Thursday 19 November 2020

12:30 - Affect, Value and Problems Assessing Decision-Making Capacity
Assoc. Professor Jennifer Hawkins (Duke University)

Thursday 21 January 2021

12:30 - The Neuroscience of a Life Well-Lived
Dr Morten Kringelbach (Associate Professor, University Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 25 February 2021

12:30 - Towards a plasticity of the mind – New-ish ethical conundrums in dementia care, treatment, and research
David Lyreskog (University of Oxford)

Thursday 20 May 2021

12:30 - Fighting diseases of poverty through research: Deadly dilemmas, moral distress and misplaced responsibilities
Professor Maureen Kelley (Nuffield Department of Population Health)

Thursday 3 June 2021

12:30 - Waiver or understanding? A dilemma for autonomists about informed consent
Professor Gopal Sreenivasan (Duke University)

Thursday 21 October 2021

17:30 - St Cross Special Ethics Seminar: The ‘human element’ in the social space of the courtroom: Framing and influencing the deliberative process in mental capacity law
This event will be held both online and in-person. See webpage for booking/registration links. If attending in-person, please note the following: Please do not attend the seminar if you are displaying any symptoms of COVID-19. Social distancing is no longer mandatory, however we will be running at a reduced capacity until further notice to allow people to maintain a comfortable distance and be considerate of others’ space. The wearing of face coverings is no longer mandatory however we strongly encourage the use of face coverings when moving around the building and using communal spaces, corridors, bathrooms etc. Regular symptom-free testing will continue to be strongly encouraged for all staff who are working on site.
Professor Michael Dunn

Thursday 18 November 2021

17:30 - Vaccine policies and challenge trials: the ethics of relative risk in public health
This event will be held both online and in-person. See webpage for booking/registration links. If attending in-person, please note the following: Please do not attend the seminar if you are displaying any symptoms of COVID-19. Social distancing is no longer mandatory, however we will be running at a reduced capacity until further notice to allow people to maintain a comfortable distance and be considerate of others’ space. The wearing of face coverings is no longer mandatory however we strongly encourage the use of face coverings when moving around the building and using communal spaces, corridors, bathrooms etc. Regular symptom-free testing will continue to be strongly encouraged for all staff who are working on site.
Dr Sarah Chan (University of Edinburgh)