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Tess Johnson
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Senior researcher infectious disease ethics @ethoxcentre.bsky.social , University of Oxford. Research fellow at @reubencollege.bsky.social Work-related posts, views my own. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/tessjohnson/home
New paper out now! We explore why we need greater breadth and scope of the idea of 'justice' to avoid an 'unjust transition' in the ways we use and regulate antibiotics to address #AMR in the future. doi.org/10.1017/pub....
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📸💊🗞️News out on my paper with @phaikyeong and Lorenz Von Seidlein on the ethical differences between antimalarial resistance and antibacterial resistance, and why we should prioritise addressing antimalarial resistance more highly! Take a read 👉 www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/news/ethical...
October 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Paper now out! We look at tracking HIV transmission and how that may raise ethical considerations RE public health benefits, reduced transmission, individual liberty and privacy. doi.org/10.1111/bioe... With Francisca Faber,
Zeb Jamrozik, Lucie Abeler-Dorner, and Steph Johnson
July 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Delighted to be involved in the British Academy's summer showcase on Saturday 21st! Do come along to talk about bugs, drugs, and justice if you're in London!
Join us at the British Academy for our Summer Showcase 2025 on 20-21 June.

See our funded researchers share their innovative social sciences and humanities research that is shaping the society we live in – and informing the one we want to create.

Book your free tickets here:

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June 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Delighted to have worked with these fantastic people and others, on a workshop and a paper that really got us thinking about coercion in public health and the work still to be done!
May 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I’m honoured to share the news with you all that I’ve been promoted to a Senior Researcher position at the Ethox Centre! I'm delighted to continue my work on infectious disease ethics, and taking up opportunities in DPhil supervision, engagement, and international collaborations
April 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It's time for more walks! This summer, I will be working on the Stop the Superbugs trail as a year-round add to Oxford Botanic Gardens self-guided walks offerings. Delighted to be funded by @ineosoxford.bsky.social for this work on #amr Funding announcement: www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/amr/news/10-...
10 Knowledge Exchange grants awarded to early career researchers working on AMR
www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk
April 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Reposted by Tess Johnson
The 6th #PERC final was hard-fought between Christ's Hospital School, Highgate Senior School, St Paul's School for Girls (Birmingham) and 🥇Westminster School. Congrats to all for their hard work and enthusiasm! www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/prac...
@oxhumanities.bsky.social #PhilosophyMatters #ethics
Westminster School win the 2025 Practical Ethics and Responsibility competition!
Huge congratulations to all the Finalists and Highly Commended teams for 2025
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I'm really looking forward to co-delivering a science cafe event as part of this year's BA showcase! Do come along on Saturday to learn about bugs, drugs, and tackling AMR with justice in mind.
We're delighted to announce the programme for our 2025 Summer Showcase! Taking place on 20-21 June, this year's free festival of ideas returns with interactive exhibits and workshops, inspiring performances and screenings, and fascinating talks. Book now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/summe...
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reposted by Tess Johnson
What a line-up! Just two weeks to go until our Early Career Researcher conference at Said Business School. We’ll be joined by some fantastic speakers sharing their #AMR research.

If you can’t be with us in-person, we’ll be covering all the action with the hashtag #IOIECR25
March 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Paper out now! We explore ethical questions with new clinical uses of metagenomics for diagnosis. We look at data sharing, consent, incidental findings, and more! Blogpost and link to article here: www.psi.ox.ac.uk/news-and-opi...
@ethoxcentre.bsky.social @psioxford.bsky.social
New paper outlines ethical issues in clinical metagenomics
This week, University of Oxford researchers published the first paper mapping clinical ethics questions raised by new metagenomic techniques for diagnosing disease in clinical practice.
www.psi.ox.ac.uk
March 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I was delighted to see this special issue published last week, after a rewarding journey through questions of #justice and #amr
New special issue of the Monash #Bioethics Review - edited by @Ethox_Centre colleague Tess Johnson - brings together a collection of articles focusing on the theme of Antimicrobial Resistance #AMR and social #justice.
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link.springer.com/journal/4059...
Monash Bioethics Review | Volume 42, supplement issue 1
Volume 42, supplement issue 1 articles listing for Monash Bioethics Review
link.springer.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New to Bluesky! I'm Tess Johnson, postdoc in #bioethics at @ethoxcentre.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk . Will be posting work-related content, views are my own.
March 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM