Social Scientific Approaches to Bioethics: Method and Methodologies. (360G-Wellcome-092817_Z_10_Z)

The proposal aims to provide a high quality cdnferehce1 for postgraduate bioethics scholars in the UK and Ireland focused on social scientific approaches to bioethics. The specific areas we have identified are: history, narrative, phenomenology and sociology. Postgraduates working in bioethics will be exposed to a range of new and developing methodologies rooted in these approaches to bioethics. They will be provided with, the opportunity to participate in an in-depth seminar in one of the four areas identified above led by an academic currently using this approach in bioethical research. We propose to hold four masterclasses which will facilitate in-depth discussion of these perspectives for bioethical, scholarship. The main part of the conference will be structured around presentations from selected academics by currently conducting 'bioethical' research from these disciplinary perspectives and postgraduate papers addressing the theme. The academics will befollowing up their talks by taking a masterclass. We are also seeking to 'add value' to the meeting by including sessions which will give postgraduate researchers insight into the 'field' of academic bioethics in the UK. We propose sessions focusing on 'interdisciplinarity in bioethics, 'on funding and funders', and one by an early career researcher reflecting on their experiences. We also propose to hold a dedicated networking event.