Professor Simon Caney appointed to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics

It was announced on 2 June that Simon Caney has been appointed to join the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

The Council was established by the Nuffield Foundation in 1991, in response to concerns that there was no government-sponsored national body responsible for overseeing developments in biomedicine and biotechnology. There was seen to be a need for an independent body that could review developments in research, identify ethical issues, make recommendations about policy and stimulate public discussion. The Council perceives its independence as critical to help maintain public trust in its work.

Simons research interests are in contemporary political philosophy - including distributive justice and scarce resources, health and health care, and the ethical issues surrounding innovation in the life sciences. He was a member of the CouncilsWorking Party on Biofuels.

You can read more about this appointment here: http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/news/new-council-members-3