Institute for Science and Ethics
Formerly known as Program on Ethics of the New Biosciences
Science in the 21st Century may radically and profoundly change human life. Without practical ethics, our knowledge of what we can do will radically outstrip our understanding of what we should do. Read more...
Blog - Practical Ethics in the News
Researchers from the Institute for Science and Ethics, the Future of Humanity Institute, and the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics provide a daily ethical analysis of science and technology currently in the news in our increasingly popular blog.
Latest News 
Julian Savulescu on the ethical controls in synthetic biology
In an article published in the Times Higher Ed, Julian Savulescu warns of the need to ethically control synthetic biology
read more...Last updated: 2012-04-25
Ethics of Brain Stimulation
Recent research in Oxford and elsewhere has shown stimulating the brain with an electrical current boosts performance on cognitive tasks, such as language and maths, memory, problem solving, etc
read more...Last updated: 2012-01-26
Julian Savulescu features in iPad magazine app
Brand Australia are launching a new iPad magazine 'Australia Unlimited' today at the Australian High Commission in London
read more...Last updated: 2012-01-26
OxBioNet
ISE is a member of The Oxford Bioethics Network. OxBioNet is comprised of seven research centres in the University of Oxford concerned with the ethical, legal and social aspects of biomedical and healthcare developments.