About the institute

The Institute for Medical and Data Ethics is dedicated to translational medical ethics. We bridge the gap between ethical theory and practical application, working on the principle that theory without practice is empty and practice without theory is blind.

Our research is inherently interdisciplinary, integrating perspectives from the life sciences, philosophical ethics and social sciences to address complex challenges in healthcare, science and data.

We research and develop solutions, grounded in ethical theory, for a comprehensive range of topics, including

• Data and technology: research on the use of routine data, genomic data, AI ethics, data governance, corporate/private data sharing and electronic health records.
• Clinical care and patient care: Clinical ethics, financial toxicity, end-of-life decisions, informed consent and resource allocation.
• Special contexts: children in healthcare, patient involvement in research and genomic newborn screening.

Our aim is to answer ethical questions that arise in practice, providing practitioners and regulators with guidance based on ethical theory.

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Main research areas

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