UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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What is Bioethics and why should Art be associated with it?
By Yvonne Denbina As our world changes daily, our technology changes with it by leaps and bounds. How is the human body affected by these technological advances and what effects will our children experience as a result? Is everything beneficial? Shouldn’t we take time...
UNESCO Chair Fellow edits journal on science and faith
UNESCO Chair Fellow, Fr. Joseph Tham, recently edited a volume with the Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies on the topic of “Science and Faith.” This yearly journal is published under the Department of Religious Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This...
The Ethics of Beauty and Human Life
A recent publication of of Studia Bioethica explores the relationship between ethics, bioethics and the aesthetic dimension. This is an area of interest of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights. In this number, there were 11 original contributions in...
Hong Kong Workshop speakers list
We have finalized the speakers list for the Hong Kong Workshop and conference on Human Rights and Multiculturalism. Open session lecturers and moderators Denis Chang, Senior Counsel, Denis Chang’s Chambers, Hong Kong. Henk ten Have, Professor and Director, Center for...
UNESCO Chair Promotes new Bioethics Diploma in Mexico
The School of Medicine of the Anahuac University of Mayab in Mexico was recently proud to announce its new Diploma in Bioethics in cooperation with the Rome-based UNESCO Chair of Bioethics and Human Rights. The course, beginning in November 2012, offers a bioethics...
UNESCO Chair joins Mexico´s National Academy of Bioethics to hold 8th Annual International Congress on Clinic Practice of Bioethics
This December, the UNESCO Chair of Bioethics and Human Rights will join The Mexican National Academy of Bioethics and to host the VIII International Congress on the clinical practice of bioethics in the Anahuac University of the North of Mexico City. Leading experts...
Annual Report of 2011-2012
Executive summary Some of the outcomes and results related to our objective of promoting an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation on bioethics and human rights are the following: Improvement of communication regarding the project of...
UNESCO Chair Director of Medical Students Presents at International Neuroethics Society Meeting
Dominique J. Monlezun, UNESCO Chair Director for Medical Student Research, led his research team’s poster presentation at the International Neuroethics Society (INS) Annual Meeting this past October 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Monlezun´s team articulated an...
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