UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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Interfaith Dialogue: A Bridge of Friendship and Respect in a Globalized World
By Serena Montefusco, UNESCO Chair Project and Communication Management. Last May 30, at the Faculty of Economics of the Sapienza University of Rome, Prof. Don Simone Caleffi, Professor at LUMSA University and editor of the Religion editorial staff of Osservatore...
Prof. Fr. Baggot and Ana Maria Ganev at the Conference “Existential Threats and Other Disasters: How Should We Address Them” – Montenegro
30-31 May 2024 the Conference “Existential Threats and Other Disasters: How Should We Address Them" was held in Montenegro. The Conference was organized by The Center for the Study of Bioethics, The Hastings Center and The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical...
Fr. Prof. Joseph Tham at the 17th World Congress of Bioethics – Doha
On 3-6 June 2024 the World Congress of Bioethics #WCB2024 titled “Religion, Culture, and Bioethics” was held in Doha, Qatar, organized by the Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics with the aim of exploring the intricate relationship between these...
Research ethics in Latin America, challenges posed by new technologies
Dr Lílian Santos, Professor of Bioethics at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolurm and Research Scholar at the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights, gave a conference on May 23rd at 'Research Land', the largest clinical research event in Mexico, organised by...
Prof. Fr. Michael Baggot, LC named Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC
Prof. Fr. Michael Baggot, LC, Chair Research Scholar and Assistant Professor of Faculty of Bioethics, has been named a Fellow of "Medical Ethics: Transhumanism and the Body" program at the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at University of Southern California....
Research Scholar Prof. Fr. Michael Baggot, LC, at the University of Edinburgh
On March 23rd, 2024, Prof. Fr. Michael Baggot, LC, Research Scholar of the Chair and Professor of the Faculty of Bioethics, was one of the keynote speakers at a day conference organised by the Edinburgh chapter of the Thomistic Institute and the Albertus Institute...
Bioethics and Surrogacy: Chair Assistant Researcher Giulia Bovassi at the Glass Palace – NY
On March 20, 2024, the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations and ADF International organized the conference "Too High a Cost: End Surrogacy Now Preventing the Exploitation and Commodification of Women and Children," during the "68th Session...
FIRST ReCUI GENERAL ASSEMBLY
On the occasion of World Education Day the Recui- Network of Italian UNESCO Chairs organized its first General Assembly on the topics: peace education future. It was also an opportunity to present a Statement on Migration, the outcome of the work of the group...