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Research Ethics

Ethox research on the ethics of medical research

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The successful and appropriate translation of medical research into health care practice can

present a wide range of important ethical challenges. If ethical and social issues are not identified,

analysed and sensitively and appropriately addressed as the research progresses, they have the

potential to become significant roadblocks to the successful completion of the research and its

translation into important health benefits. The Ethox Centre has a major research interest in the

ethical issues arising in the day-to-day practice of medical research.

 

 

The Ethox team is currently carrying out research on the following issues in research ethics: