Mason Institute
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Interdisciplinary research centre based at Edinburgh Law School focused on ethics and law at the interface between health, medicine and the life sciences.
Join us on Tues 25 November 2025 from 13:00 - 14:00 for the first MI Webinar of this academic year:
'Regulating for the Workforce of the Future: Addressing the Healthcare Workforce Crisis in Scotland and Ireland'
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
'Regulating for the Workforce of the Future: Addressing the Healthcare Workforce Crisis in Scotland and Ireland'
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Join us on Tues 25 November 2025 from 13:00 - 14:00 for the first MI Webinar of this academic year:
'Regulating for the Workforce of the Future: Addressing the Healthcare Workforce Crisis in Scotland and Ireland'
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
'Regulating for the Workforce of the Future: Addressing the Healthcare Workforce Crisis in Scotland and Ireland'
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on Thurs, 18 Sept 2025 from 17:00 - 18:30 for the MI discussion, 'What Makes a "Good" Death and for Whom? End of Life in the UK and France'.
The event will be followed by a reception from 18:30 - 19:30.
RSVP by 10 Sept 2025 to ludovic.drouin@ambascience.co.uk to reserve your space.
The event will be followed by a reception from 18:30 - 19:30.
RSVP by 10 Sept 2025 to ludovic.drouin@ambascience.co.uk to reserve your space.
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Join us on Thurs, 18 Sept 2025 from 17:00 - 18:30 for the MI discussion, 'What Makes a "Good" Death and for Whom? End of Life in the UK and France'.
The event will be followed by a reception from 18:30 - 19:30.
RSVP by 10 Sept 2025 to ludovic.drouin@ambascience.co.uk to reserve your space.
The event will be followed by a reception from 18:30 - 19:30.
RSVP by 10 Sept 2025 to ludovic.drouin@ambascience.co.uk to reserve your space.
New Paper Available - 'Mental Health and Capacity Laws in Northern Ireland: Examining the Position of Children and Young People'
MI Director, Professor Anne-Maree Farrell, has co-authored a new paper in the Medical Law Review.
Read the article here:
academic.oup.com/medlaw/artic...
MI Director, Professor Anne-Maree Farrell, has co-authored a new paper in the Medical Law Review.
Read the article here:
academic.oup.com/medlaw/artic...
Mental health and capacity laws in Northern Ireland: examining the position of children and young people
Abstract. Mental health and capacity laws applicable to children and young people in Northern Ireland (NI) lack clarity and coherence, with significant gap
academic.oup.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New Paper Available - 'Mental Health and Capacity Laws in Northern Ireland: Examining the Position of Children and Young People'
MI Director, Professor Anne-Maree Farrell, has co-authored a new paper in the Medical Law Review.
Read the article here:
academic.oup.com/medlaw/artic...
MI Director, Professor Anne-Maree Farrell, has co-authored a new paper in the Medical Law Review.
Read the article here:
academic.oup.com/medlaw/artic...
Join us for a public lecture and Q&A presented by Dr Josephine Greenbrook that explores physicians' lived experiences of law in encounters with undocumented migration. All are welcome!
Tue 13 May 2025 | 11:00am - 12:15pm
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Tue 13 May 2025 | 11:00am - 12:15pm
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
May 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join us for a public lecture and Q&A presented by Dr Josephine Greenbrook that explores physicians' lived experiences of law in encounters with undocumented migration. All are welcome!
Tue 13 May 2025 | 11:00am - 12:15pm
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Tue 13 May 2025 | 11:00am - 12:15pm
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on Monday 12th May from 16:00 - 17:30 in person or online for the joint Mason Institute and Empirical Legal Research Network talk presented by MI Deputy Director, Dr Josephine T.V. Greenbrook.
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
May 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Join us on Monday 12th May from 16:00 - 17:30 in person or online for the joint Mason Institute and Empirical Legal Research Network talk presented by MI Deputy Director, Dr Josephine T.V. Greenbrook.
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Details and registration:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
MI Student Essay Competition 2025 - Now Open!
Winners will receive a cash prize of £200.
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Submission and Eligibility details:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/research/res...
Winners will receive a cash prize of £200.
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Submission and Eligibility details:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/research/res...
April 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
MI Student Essay Competition 2025 - Now Open!
Winners will receive a cash prize of £200.
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Submission and Eligibility details:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/research/res...
Winners will receive a cash prize of £200.
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Submission and Eligibility details:
www.law.ed.ac.uk/research/res...
Join us at the Edinburgh Science Festival on Wed 9 April 2025 at 6pm for the panel discussion, 'Alzheimer's: To Test or Not to Test' which will consider the questions and dilemmas regarding early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
Details & registration: www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/alzhei...?
Details & registration: www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/alzhei...?
Alzheimer's: To Test or Not to Test - Edinburgh Science
Soon it will be possible to diagnose health conditions such as Alzheimer’s years ahead of time. But would you want to know?
www.edinburghscience.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Join us at the Edinburgh Science Festival on Wed 9 April 2025 at 6pm for the panel discussion, 'Alzheimer's: To Test or Not to Test' which will consider the questions and dilemmas regarding early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
Details & registration: www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/alzhei...?
Details & registration: www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/alzhei...?
Registration is now open to attend the MI webinar scheduled for Tues, 18 March 2025 from 13:00 - 14:00 (GMT).
'The Law on Consent and Reasonable Treatment Options: Examining McCulloch and Montgomery' presented by Darren Deery, partner at Drummond Miller.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
'The Law on Consent and Reasonable Treatment Options: Examining McCulloch and Montgomery' presented by Darren Deery, partner at Drummond Miller.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
March 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Registration is now open to attend the MI webinar scheduled for Tues, 18 March 2025 from 13:00 - 14:00 (GMT).
'The Law on Consent and Reasonable Treatment Options: Examining McCulloch and Montgomery' presented by Darren Deery, partner at Drummond Miller.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
'The Law on Consent and Reasonable Treatment Options: Examining McCulloch and Montgomery' presented by Darren Deery, partner at Drummond Miller.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on Monday, 3 March from 10:30am - 4:30pm for the GenEthics Forum 2025.
Tickets: £30
Details and registration: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
These meetings provide opportunities for discussion of ethical issues encountered by professionals working in clinical genetics.
Tickets: £30
Details and registration: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
These meetings provide opportunities for discussion of ethical issues encountered by professionals working in clinical genetics.
February 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Join us on Monday, 3 March from 10:30am - 4:30pm for the GenEthics Forum 2025.
Tickets: £30
Details and registration: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
These meetings provide opportunities for discussion of ethical issues encountered by professionals working in clinical genetics.
Tickets: £30
Details and registration: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
These meetings provide opportunities for discussion of ethical issues encountered by professionals working in clinical genetics.
Join us tomorrow for the next Mason Institute Webinar: 'Ethics and Priority Setting for Health Research' presented by Dr Joseph Millum, St Andrews University.
Tues, 25 Feb 2025 | 13:00 - 14:00 | online via Zoom
Free to attend, and all are welcome!
Register now: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Tues, 25 Feb 2025 | 13:00 - 14:00 | online via Zoom
Free to attend, and all are welcome!
Register now: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
February 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Join us tomorrow for the next Mason Institute Webinar: 'Ethics and Priority Setting for Health Research' presented by Dr Joseph Millum, St Andrews University.
Tues, 25 Feb 2025 | 13:00 - 14:00 | online via Zoom
Free to attend, and all are welcome!
Register now: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Tues, 25 Feb 2025 | 13:00 - 14:00 | online via Zoom
Free to attend, and all are welcome!
Register now: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Please join us on Tues, 4 Feb 2025 from 13:00 - 14:00 online via Zoom for the first Mason Institute Webinar of 2025!
Title: 'Should Medicine Be Colour Blind?'
Presenter: Mehrunisha Suleman
Details and registration available here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
All are welcome!
Title: 'Should Medicine Be Colour Blind?'
Presenter: Mehrunisha Suleman
Details and registration available here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
All are welcome!
January 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Please join us on Tues, 4 Feb 2025 from 13:00 - 14:00 online via Zoom for the first Mason Institute Webinar of 2025!
Title: 'Should Medicine Be Colour Blind?'
Presenter: Mehrunisha Suleman
Details and registration available here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
All are welcome!
Title: 'Should Medicine Be Colour Blind?'
Presenter: Mehrunisha Suleman
Details and registration available here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
All are welcome!