Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics

Bitesize Ethics 2026: Life, death and difficult decisions

Join us online every Wednesday from 24th June to 12th August for this year's summer programme, offering an introduction to ethical issues affecting decisions taken around the beginning and end of life of living things, based on current research from academics at the Uehiro Oxford Institute. The series addresses themes such as conscience and conscientious objection, age-based decision-making, AI and life extension, the ‘badness’ of death, and difficult decisions in healthcare, finishing with a wrap-up discussion looking back at the topics covered.

Registration is free and no prior experience or study is necessary. For further details: https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-ethics-summer-2026

We're delighted to welcome visiting student Reem Ayad, who will be working with the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab at the UOI during her stay.

Her research examines how relational contexts shape moral evaluations of AI agents.

Welcome Reem!

Cecile Fabre often tells her students "Look, it's not about who's the best philosopher -- it's about working together on the philosophical problem."

This week in , we'd like to spotlight Professor Cecile Fabre - Professor of Moral Philosophy at All Souls College, Oxford and a philosopher and writer well-known for her book 'Whose Body is it Anyway?'

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xPgqHJr1IWU

More women, more philosophy. Every Thursday.

#WomeninEthics Cecile Fabre In our twenty-third reel of the series, we would like to focus on the work and ideas of Professor Cecile Fabre, who teaches Moral Philosophy at All Souls Col...

Prof Julian Savulescu has been elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences as a 2026 Fellow.

The new Fellows have been elected to the Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to advancing medical science, through discovery research, translational work and the application of scientific knowledge in ways that deliver tangible benefits for patients and the wider public.

Prof Savulescu says 'It is a great honour and a tribute to many colleagues past and present who have contributed to the work we have done over the last 25 years. I would like to thank them and the Academy.'

Julian Savulescu elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences as a 2026 Fellow The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected four University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship in 2026, including the UOI’s Prof Julian Savulescu

"Virtue is... a task to come to see the world as it is.”

This week in , we would like to spotlight the multiple award-winning novelist and philosopher, Dame Iris Murdoch.

From her time at Oxford, where she learnt and taught Philosophy, to her prolific career as a writer - there is a lot to learn from her unique approach to ethics. She centred care, love, and attention as fundamental to morality.

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#WomeninEthics Dame Iris Murdoch In our 21st reel of the series, a collaboration between the Department of Social Ethics at the University of Bonn and the Uehiro Oxford Instit...

Online tickets are now available for the live-stream of the Annual Uehiro Lectures on 'Moral Pressure: Bending Time, Shaping Wills', given by Prof Miranda Fricker. Please select the free 'online ticket' when booking:
https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/annual-uehiro-lectures

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2026 Annual Uehiro Lectures, with Professor Miranda Fricker (Julius Silver Professor, NYU; Co-Director of the New York Institute of Philosophy).
The three-part free, public lecture series, entitled 'Moral Pressures: Bending Time, Shaping Wills,' will take place in Keble College's H B Allen Centre (Banbury Road, Oxford) on 1st, 3rd, and 8th June 2026, from 16:30 to 18:15.
All are welcome. Registration is now open: https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2026-lectures-miranda-fricker


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Call for Abstracts | Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine This interdisciplinary workshop invites DPhils and ECRs within the medical humanities to share their ongoing research in a supportive environment. Those who work on topics concerning health, medicine, and disease from humanities perspectives are invited to submit abstracts. Discussion will focus on....

Is ethical divestment even possible? Join us for the biennial Lockwood memorial lecture on 25th June, where 2026 medalist Prof David Boonin will discuss a range of possible responses to this challenge.
5pm in the Geoffrey Thomas Lecture Theatre, Rewley House, Oxford. More details and the booking link are here:
https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/2026-lockwood-memorial-lecture

The Lockwood Memorial Lecture and medal presentation commemorate the life and work of Dr Michael Lockwood, recognising in a biennial event both senior figures and rising stars in practical ethics. Dr Lockwood worked both in the Faculty of Philosophy and the Oxford Lifelong Learning department, and we are honoured to celebrate his commitment to both through a joint endeavour.

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“As Garrett Hardin reminded us, it takes a certain amount of courage to admit that certain problems do not have a technical solution.“

Ethics is full of ideas that reshape how we think about the world - and many of them come from women whose work deserves to be celebrated.
With Women in Ethics, we’re shining a light on these thinkers and the questions they bring to the field.

This week, we’re featuring Stella Mosetti: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ip2fuRBVIks

More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.✨

#womeninethics Stella Mosetti In our twentieth reel of the series, a collaboration between the Department of Social Ethics at the University of Bonn and the Uehiro Oxford I...