Welcome to the Institute for Biomedical Ethics
The Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel (IBMB) is a vibrant centre for research on and teaching about ethical issues in medicine and the biosciences. The Institute was founded in 2011 and is affiliated with both the Science and Medical Faculties at the University of Basel – a unique situation for an ethics institute in Switzerland.
The IBMB has over a dozen PhD students and a team of senior researchers and post-docs working on a wide variety of projects in biomedical ethics. The IBMB’s researchers are committed to an interdisciplinary endeavour aimed at finding ethical solutions to dilemmas raised by both new and traditional practices in biomedical ethics, including cutting-edge technologies, organ donation, palliative care, and research in developing countries, to name only a few. Our research combines empirical fieldwork, including interviews with stakeholders and members of the public, and normative, theoretical analysis. IBMB researchers have won several grants from the SNF, SAMW and other major funders and frequently publish in major bioethics, medical and science journals.
IBMB members are also highly involved in teaching, providing ethics courses for undergraduate students and postgraduate scientists and doctors. A variety of courses are open to the public, including the twice-yearly “Contemporary Issues in Bioethics” lecture series that integrates a lively dialogue with visiting speakers.
If you are interested in collaborating with us, are looking for a PhD student or post-doc job, need ethical input on your own project, or would like us to provide ethics related courses/workshops for your students or research team, please get in touch with us!
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RESOURCE Winter School
This Block Course aims to present and discuss ethical issues that arise in the context of old age, aging, caregiving and (medical) innovation. International scholars share results of their research evolving around questions such as: What…
Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Human Enhancement
Congratulations to IBMB senior researcher Prof. Dr. Fabrice Jotterand and former member Prof. Marcello Ienca for the publication of the book: The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Human Enhancement. More information about the book on the…
Marcello Ienca appointed Professor at the Technical University of Munich
Marcello Ienca, former PhD student and winner of the faculty award of the medical faculty of the Unversity of Basel, has been appointed W2 Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience at the School of Medicine of the Technical…/ Events
Ethiksymposium Futility in der Psychiatrie
Sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen, Wie in den somatischen Fächern stellen sich Fachpersonen in der Psychiatrie Fragen zu Futility (dt. etwa Wirkungslosigkeit, Aussichtslosigkeit, Nutzlosigkeit). Das kann das Gefühl sein, dass eine…Contact

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