Neuroethics Canada
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Neuroethics Canada is a vibrant community of scientists, ethicists, health professionals, legal experts, educators, policy makers, and students who explore the ethical, legal and social implications of advances in neuroscience.
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🧠 Save The Date! Join us for this year’s #BrainAwarenessWeek Distinguished #Neuroethics Lecture featuring Dr. Oliver Rollins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)!
🎟️ Everyone is welcome! Free admission with registration: bit.ly/2026baw
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Any journalists interested in a potential interview with Dr. Rollins ahead of his appearance, please contact media.relations@ubc.ca and we'll see what we can arrange.
🧠 Save The Date! Join us for this year’s #BrainAwarenessWeek Distinguished #Neuroethics Lecture featuring Dr. Oliver Rollins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)!
🎟️ Everyone is welcome! Free admission with registration: bit.ly/2026baw
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🎟️ Everyone is welcome! Free admission with registration: bit.ly/2026baw
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February 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Any journalists interested in a potential interview with Dr. Rollins ahead of his appearance, please contact media.relations@ubc.ca and we'll see what we can arrange.
On Feb 10, 2026, Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. Julie Robillard joined CBC/Radio-Canada’s Panorama (FR) to discuss the growing role of social technologies in mental health care.
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Les robots sociaux pour aider la santé mentale | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Panorama : Les robots sociaux pour aider la santé mentale
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February 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
On Feb 10, 2026, Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. Julie Robillard joined CBC/Radio-Canada’s Panorama (FR) to discuss the growing role of social technologies in mental health care.
▶️ Full interview: ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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#socialrobots #neuroethics #scicomm
▶️ Full interview: ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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#socialrobots #neuroethics #scicomm
🧠 Save The Date! Join us for this year’s #BrainAwarenessWeek Distinguished #Neuroethics Lecture featuring Dr. Oliver Rollins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)!
🎟️ Everyone is welcome! Free admission with registration: bit.ly/2026baw
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🎟️ Everyone is welcome! Free admission with registration: bit.ly/2026baw
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February 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
🧠 Save The Date! Join us for this year’s #BrainAwarenessWeek Distinguished #Neuroethics Lecture featuring Dr. Oliver Rollins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)!
🎟️ Everyone is welcome! Free admission with registration: bit.ly/2026baw
(1/3)
🎟️ Everyone is welcome! Free admission with registration: bit.ly/2026baw
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🗓️ Join us next Monday for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial.
🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
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January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
🗓️ Join us next Monday for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial.
🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
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We look forward to seeing you next week! Join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We look forward to seeing you next week! Join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial.
🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
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The Bioethics Council for Canada released its inaugural report, a policy brief: “Future Proofing Trust in Health Science in Canada.” This document puts forward three key recommendations essential to strengthening trust in Canada’s health science ecosystem.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The Bioethics Council for Canada released its inaugural report, a policy brief: “Future Proofing Trust in Health Science in Canada.” This document puts forward three key recommendations essential to strengthening trust in Canada’s health science ecosystem.
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📣 Please join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial. 📣
🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
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January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
📣 Please join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial. 📣
🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
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We look forward to seeing you on Jan 26th! Join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial.
🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
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January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
We look forward to seeing you on Jan 26th! Join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial.
🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
📣 Please join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial!
🔗 Please register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
🔗 Please register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📣 Please join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial!
🔗 Please register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
🔗 Please register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
Three UBC Medicine neuroscience researchers appointed to Order of Canada! 🎉
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January 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Three UBC Medicine neuroscience researchers appointed to Order of Canada! 🎉
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Congratulations to Dr. Judy Illes on her promotion to Officer of the Order of Canada! This recognition reflects her contributions to biomedical ethics, neuroscience, and for being a proponent of Indigenous knowledge as a vital source from which to reframe Western Traditional medicine. (1/2)
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Judy Illes on her promotion to Officer of the Order of Canada! This recognition reflects her contributions to biomedical ethics, neuroscience, and for being a proponent of Indigenous knowledge as a vital source from which to reframe Western Traditional medicine. (1/2)
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👏 Congrats to VCHRI researchers Drs. Adele Diamond, Janice Eng & Judy Illes on being appointed to the Order of Canada for their groundbreaking work improving the quality of life for patients in Canada & beyond: ow.ly/MJ2O50XRcYJ
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
👏 Congrats to VCHRI researchers Drs. Adele Diamond, Janice Eng & Judy Illes on being appointed to the Order of Canada for their groundbreaking work improving the quality of life for patients in Canada & beyond: ow.ly/MJ2O50XRcYJ
📣We are pleased to share that "Living Ethics in Theory and Practice" is now available! "Living ethics" offers a refreshing perspective on how difficult human situations become opportunities for co-learning and co-creative ethical thinking.
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Living Ethics in Theory and Practice | Eric Racine, Bénédicte D’Anjou,
This volume advances a new approach to ethics: “living ethics”. As an ethical and philosophical orientation, living ethics offers a refreshing perspective on
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December 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
📣We are pleased to share that "Living Ethics in Theory and Practice" is now available! "Living ethics" offers a refreshing perspective on how difficult human situations become opportunities for co-learning and co-creative ethical thinking.
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Dr. Hervé Chneiweiss, Neuroethics Canada Scientific Advisory Board Member, discusses the development of #neurotechnologies in medicine and recreational applications.
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#Neurotechnology #Ethics
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#Neurotechnology #Ethics
Neurotechnologies : vivrons-nous tous dans la matrice ? Conversation avec Hervé Chneiweiss
L’Assemblée générale de l’Unesco doit signer une déclaration sur les neurotechnologies, le 7 novembre. L’occasion de faire le point sur leurs utilisations médicales et récréatives.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Dr. Hervé Chneiweiss, Neuroethics Canada Scientific Advisory Board Member, discusses the development of #neurotechnologies in medicine and recreational applications.
🔗Read the full article here: theconversation.com/neurotechnol...
#Neurotechnology #Ethics
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#Neurotechnology #Ethics
📸 Dr. Judy Illes and Dr. Olivia Matshabane celebrate the leadership of women worldwide, guided by the theme "UBUNTU", in Cape Town, South Africa!
#WomenInSTEM
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November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
📸 Dr. Judy Illes and Dr. Olivia Matshabane celebrate the leadership of women worldwide, guided by the theme "UBUNTU", in Cape Town, South Africa!
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
📣 The Hastings Center for Bioethics announces its inaugural cohort of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program, where SNF Scholars pair with Hastings Center Fellows to advance each scholar’s research and career goals.
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The Hastings Center Announces Inaugural SNF Global Bioethics Scholars
A physician who cares for patients, trains medical students, and conducts research in a city on the frontline in eastern Ukraine aims to strengthen
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November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
📣 The Hastings Center for Bioethics announces its inaugural cohort of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program, where SNF Scholars pair with Hastings Center Fellows to advance each scholar’s research and career goals.
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🔎 Dr. Judy Illes recently presented on the intersections between #neuroethics, the environment, and the exposome at a special workshop held at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in Daegu, Korea, on October 22, 2025. (1/2)
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🔎 Dr. Judy Illes recently presented on the intersections between #neuroethics, the environment, and the exposome at a special workshop held at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in Daegu, Korea, on October 22, 2025. (1/2)
🤖 Bringing research beyond the lab by actively recruiting participants and building connections that make our work possible! Katelyn Teng, an undergraduate research assistant at the Neuroscience, Engagement and Smart Tech Lab, is at the PAWS event today for her project on pet therapy.
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🤖 Bringing research beyond the lab by actively recruiting participants and building connections that make our work possible! Katelyn Teng, an undergraduate research assistant at the Neuroscience, Engagement and Smart Tech Lab, is at the PAWS event today for her project on pet therapy.
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👏 Congrats to Dr. Judy Illes on receiving the Canadian Science Policy Centre 2025 Trailblazer Award, recognizing her pioneering work & its profound impact on shaping the future of science, innovation & policy in Canada: https://ow.ly/ka3q50X5OB6 Neuroethics Canada @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
👏 Congrats to Dr. Judy Illes on receiving the Canadian Science Policy Centre 2025 Trailblazer Award, recognizing her pioneering work & its profound impact on shaping the future of science, innovation & policy in Canada: https://ow.ly/ka3q50X5OB6 Neuroethics Canada @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social
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CSPC is thrilled to announce the winners of the CSPC 2025 Awards!
Congratulations to the outstanding individuals whose contributions are shaping the future of science, innovation, and policy in Canada: https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/category/awards/2025-awards/
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
Congratulations to the outstanding individuals whose contributions are shaping the future of science, innovation, and policy in Canada: https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/category/awards/2025-awards/
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
CSPC is thrilled to announce the winners of the CSPC 2025 Awards!
Congratulations to the outstanding individuals whose contributions are shaping the future of science, innovation, and policy in Canada: https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/category/awards/2025-awards/
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
Congratulations to the outstanding individuals whose contributions are shaping the future of science, innovation, and policy in Canada: https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/category/awards/2025-awards/
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
We are pleased to share that Neuroethics Canada's Dr. Judy Illes has been awarded the @sciencepolicy.ca 2025 Trailblazer Award (Science for Policy) in recognition of her pioneering work and its profound impact on policy making in Canada and around the world! 👏 🎉
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Dr. Judy Illes - CSPC
Abby Christopher is dedicated to environmental sustainability through her research and innovative policy proposal. Her proposal, “Harbouring Life: Managing Port Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems,” aims to...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are pleased to share that Neuroethics Canada's Dr. Judy Illes has been awarded the @sciencepolicy.ca 2025 Trailblazer Award (Science for Policy) in recognition of her pioneering work and its profound impact on policy making in Canada and around the world! 👏 🎉
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"Neuroethics Canada director Judy Illes said Musk politics should not have any bearing on the clinical trial. While she said the global health cuts are troubling, they should be “compartmentalized” from Neuralink’s research in Canada."
Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
TORONTO — Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital’s partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. University Health Network announced earlier th...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Neuroethics Canada director Judy Illes said Musk politics should not have any bearing on the clinical trial. While she said the global health cuts are troubling, they should be “compartmentalized” from Neuralink’s research in Canada."
Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital’s partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk.
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Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
TORONTO — Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital’s partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. University Health Network announced earlier th...
vancouver.citynews.ca
September 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital’s partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk.
Read the full article here: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/09/19/e...
Read the full article here: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/09/19/e...
In BC, five people die every day due to unregulated drug overdoses. Many of these deaths occur after an overdose leads to cardiac arrest. Harjeev Sudan explores the ethical challenges along the continuum of care for substance use disorders and more.
Ethical challenges in critical care after overdose - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH
In British Columbia, five people die every day due to unregulated drug overdoses. Many of these deaths occur after an overdose leads to cardiac arrest.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In BC, five people die every day due to unregulated drug overdoses. Many of these deaths occur after an overdose leads to cardiac arrest. Harjeev Sudan explores the ethical challenges along the continuum of care for substance use disorders and more.
Neuroscience, Engagement, and Smart Tech Lab's research team explores the real-world use of infant sleep monitoring technologies and its impact on parent mental health and medical decision-making.
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#Neuroscience #Neuroethics #BrainHealth #DigitalHealth
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The quantified baby: real-world use of infant sleep monitoring technologies and its impact on parent mental health and medical decision-making
Background Managing sleep is a challenging experience in early parenthood, and infant sleep problems are associated with negative outcomes within the family. A large market of devices to monitor infan...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Neuroscience, Engagement, and Smart Tech Lab's research team explores the real-world use of infant sleep monitoring technologies and its impact on parent mental health and medical decision-making.
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#Neuroscience #Neuroethics #BrainHealth #DigitalHealth
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