UK

-Nuffield Council on Bioethics
www.nuffieldbioethics.org/

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics was established in 1991 to identify, examine and report on the ethical questions raised by recent advances in biological and medical research. Now in its thirteenth year, the Council has achieved an international reputation, providing advice that assists policy-making, addresses public concerns and stimulates debate in bioethics.

Prof. Bob Hepple (Chair)
Dr. Sandy Thomas (Director of the Secretariat)
28 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3JS, UK
Telephone: +44 2076819619
Fax: +44 2076371712
bioethics@nuffieldfoundation.org


-Human Genetics Commission, HGC
www.hgc.gov.uk/

The Human Genetics Commission is the UK Government’s advisory body on how new developments in human genetics will impact on people and on health care. Its remit is to give ministers strategic advice on the “big picture” of human genetics, with a particular focus on social and ethics issues.

Mrs. Baroness Helen (Chair)
Human Genetics Commission Department of Health
Area 652C, Skipton House
80 London Road
London, SE1 6LH, UK
Telephone: +44 2079721518
Fax: +44 2079721717
hgc@doh.gsi.gov.uk

-Institute of Medicine, Law & Bioethics
www.imlab.ac.uk/

IMLAB is a unique collaborative venture between the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, Keele, Lancaster and Central Lancashire, bringing together a wide range of research interests in the fields of medicine, law and bioethics and providing an inter-disciplinary focus for research and education on the interface between medical ethics and the law.

Liverpool Law School
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK
L69 7ZS.
Email: imlab@liv.ac.uk
Phone: 44.151.794.2815
Fax: 44.151.794.2829

-Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, HFEA
www.hfea.gov.uk/

Mrs. Suzi Leather (Chair)
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
21 Bloomsbury Street
London, WC1B 3HF, UK
Telephone: +44 2072918200
Fax: +44 2072918201
admin@hfea.gov.uk


-Advanced Research Centre for Comparative Bioethics
www.warnborough.edu/arccb/arccb.htm

The Advanced Research Centre for Comparative Bioethics (ARCCB) was established in 2004 as a physical and virtual centre to provide research at the post-graduate level. ARCCB encourages joint-ventures and global interaction between academics, researchers, universities, corporations, industry, decision-makers and consumers through workshops, seminars, conferences and networking.

Email: arccb@warnborough.edu

-Centre for Applied Bioethics, University of Nottingham
www.phen.ab.ca/biocentres/www.nottingham.ac.uk/bioethics

In addition to its research and teaching roles, the Centre acts as a source of information and advice to individuals and outside organisations. It also hosts meetings and lectures on bioethical issues, and is progressively developing a valuable bioethics database.

School of Biosciences
Sutton Bonington Campus
Loughborough
Leics, LE12 5RD, UK
Email: ben.mepham@nottingham.ac.uk
Phone: 44.115.951.6303
Fax: 44.115.951.6299

-Centre for Applied Ethics - Cardiff University
www.cf.ac.uk/encap/sections/cae/index.html

The Centre for Applied Ethics was founded in 1989 with the aims of promoting the study of and public interest in Applied Ethics, and of facilitating research in Applied Ethics. With a membership that draws on wide-ranging expertise, the Centre's particular concerns are with ethical issues in the biomedical sciences, the environment, international relations and the professions. The aims of the Centre are promoted through publications, lectures, conferences and research projects.

Humanities Building
Colum Drive
PO Box 94
Cardiff, Wales
CF10 3XB
Email: Philosophy@cardiff.ac.uk
Phone: 29.2087.4025
Fax: 29.2087.4618

-Centre for Bioethics and Public Policy
www.phen.ab.ca/biocentres/www.cbpp.ac.uk

The Centre for Bioethics and Public Policy (CBPP) was established in 1991 and exists to make a difference in bioethics and national life by promoting clear ethical thinking, based on Judeo-Christian values. Working together with the international journal Ethics and Medicine, the CBPP has held a number of conferences, published books and papers on topics in bioethics, developed partnerships and links with like-minded bodies, and networked academics, policy makers, scholars and political leaders.

51 Romney Street
London SW1P 3RF
UK
Email: fiona.gregson@bioethics.ac.uk
Phone: 44.207.227.4706

-Centre for Philosophy & Health Care - University of Wales Swansea
www.swansea.ac.uk/cphc/

Singleton Park
Swansea SA2 8PP
Wales UK
Phone: 44.1792.295190
Fax: 44.1792.295769

-The Centre for Professional Ethics - University of Central Lancashire
www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/ethics/brochure.htm

The Centre for Professional Ethics is a research and teaching institution at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. The research and teaching focus is philosophical and interdisciplinary; current staff comes from a range of disciplines, namely philosophy, law, medicine, sociology, biology, psychology and economics.
University of Central Lancashire

Preston, UK
PR1 2HE
Email: kcarruthers1@uclan.ac.uk
Phone: 44.177.289.2541
Fax: 44.177.289.2942

-Central Office for Research Ethics Committees (COREC)
www.corec.org.uk/

Prof. Terry Stacey (Director)
COREC
Room 76, B Block
40 Eastbourne Terrace, UK
Telephone: +44 2077253431
Fax: +44 2077253465
queries@corec.org.uk

-The Centre of Medical Law and Ethics - King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/cmle/

The Centre was inaugurated in 1978 to provide opportunities for teaching, study, research and discussion of law and ethics as they relate to medicine and health care. The Centre offers programmes of study in medical ethics and contributes to the teaching of other courses run within the College. In addition to individual staff members' research activities, the Centre recently completed four major research projects. Other activities include public lectures, seminars, conferences, the maintenance and development of a specialist library, and the publication of a newsletter.

Strand, London
WC2R 2LS
Email: cmle.enq@kcl.ac.uk
Phone: 44.20.7848.2382
Fax: 44.20.7848.2575

-Ethox - University of Oxford
www.ethox.org.uk/

Ethox, The Oxford Centre for Ethics and Communication in Health Care, is an academic centre within the University of Oxford's faculty of clinical medicine. The aims of Ethox are to improve patient care through enhancing the ethical and communication skills of health professionals, and developing effective ways in which organisations involved in the delivery of health care can promote high ethical standards. In addition, Ethox aims to use insights from health care practice to develop the academic fields of ethics and communication skills.

Institute of Health Sciences
Old Road, Oxford
OX3 7LF
Email: admin@ethox.ox.ac.uk
Phone: 44.1865.226936
Fax: 44.1865.226938