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'...not just the premier Christian bioethics institute in Britain, but one of the finest in the world, Christian or secular' Most Rev. Anthony Fisher O.P., Bishop of Parramatta
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The Linacre Centre is a Roman Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research. It brings to bear on those questions principles of natural law, virtue ethics, and the teaching of the Catholic Church, and seeks to develop the implications of that teaching for emerging fields of practice. The Centre engages in scholarly dialogue with academics and practitioners of other traditions. It contributes to public policy debates as well as to debates and consultations within the Church. It runs educational programmes for, and gives advice to, Catholics and other interested healthcare professionals and biomedical scientists. ***NEWS*** This website is not maintained. For up to date information about the work of the Centre, please see www.bioethics.org.uk - NEW - International conference on Fertility, Infertility and Gender in Maynooth, Ireland, 16-18 June 2010 - flyer and booking form now available. NEW - Centre publication: Incapacity and Care: Controversies in Healthcare and Research. See our Bookshop to order. NEW - PRESS RELEASE 20/05/2010: The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor David Jones, currently Professor of Bioethics at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, as its new Director. This appointment is the second step in an exciting development plan for the Centre, the first step of which was the permanent relocation of the Centre to Oxford, and developing close co-operation in academic research with Blackfriars Hall, a Permanent Private Hall of Oxford University. The next step in the plan will be an ambitious fundraising campaign to secure permanent suitable accommodation for the Centre, and an increased body of research staff. As a consequence of this move the Centre is changing its name to The Anscombe Bioethics Centre.** Dr Helen Watt will hold the post of Senior Research Fellow when she steps down as Director. She said "We are delighted to have attracted someone of the calibre of David Jones to the Centre: his appointment will raise the Centre's international recognition to a new level. I look forward to working with David to ensure the Centre builds on its excellent reputation both academically and as a source of practical advice." Professor Jones, who will take up his post in July, said, "I feel honoured to have been appointed as Director of the Linacre Centre, soon to be the Anscombe Bioethics Centre. It is an exciting time to take up this role: The move of the Centre to Oxford and our developing relationship with Blackfriars is a great challenge and an opportunity. Catholic bioethics must learn from the greatest thinkers of our age and must make its own voice heard at the highest level of academic debate. I aim to work with colleagues in engaging openly and eagerly with the key ethical issues of our day." **There is already a Linacre College in
Oxford which would lead to confusion, so the Centre will shortly be
changing its name to the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, after Professor
Elizabeth Anscombe, a distinguished Catholic philosopher whose
intellectual and personal interests included an interest in
bioethics. The Centre now has office space provided by Blackfriars
Permanent Private Hall at Oxford, but hopes to raise funds for a
building of its own to accommodate both the Centre's staff and its
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The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics 17 Beaumont Street Oxford OX1 2NA England Tel. + 44 (0)1865 610 212 Fax + 44 (0)1865 610 213 Registered Charity No. 274327
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