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Equity in Global Health: reflections from the Humanities

Equity in Global Health: reflections from the Humanities

Authors: Alberto Giubilini (philosophy), Caesar Atuire (philosophy), Sloan Mahone (history), Ann Kelly (anthropology), Tolulope Osayomi (medical geography) Report of the Medical Humanities workshop held on 7th November 2025 at the University of Oxford This interdisciplinary workshop wanted to explore the contribution that the humanities can make to global health, and indeed emphasize their necessary role… Read More »Equity in Global Health: reflections from the Humanities

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‘Happy Birthday to E-Uni-Well’

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Blog post by Prof Roger Crisp (Professor of Moral Philosophy/ Director of the Uehiro Oxford Institute)  At the invitation of Professor Beatrix Busse, I was recently lucky enough to be asked to participate in the fifth anniversary celebrations of the European University of Well-being (E-Uni-Well), held in Cologne. EUniWell – the European University for Well-Being –… Read More »‘Happy Birthday to E-Uni-Well’

When Slowing Down Creates Value

EACME Conference 2025 Healthcare innovation and research often prioritise acceleration and efficiency. This keynote (12th September 2025) challenged this paradigm by drawing on preliminary findings from Project Lazy, which explores judgements about laziness through research and community engagement. The talk had four parts: an introduction to Project Lazy, findings from the philosophical part, findings from… Read More »When Slowing Down Creates Value

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UOI’s First Anniversary!

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Time has flown since the Uehiro Oxford Institute came into existence on 1 October 2024! We continue to seek to improve the world through engagement with others – what we call ‘Thought into Action’ – and have made great progress in fulfilling our mission to work philosophically across many disciplines, including medicine, history, law, computer… Read More »UOI’s First Anniversary!

Practically prompted #4: Carnival, Cameras, and Consent: The Ethics of Live Facial Recognition at Notting Hill

This is the fourth in a trial blog series called “Practically Prompted” – an experiment in using large language models to independently select a recent, ethically rich news story and then write a Practical Ethics blog-style post about it. The text below is the model’s work, followed by some light human commentary. See this post for the… Read More »Practically prompted #4: Carnival, Cameras, and Consent: The Ethics of Live Facial Recognition at Notting Hill

Practically Prompted #3: VPNs Top the App Charts After UK Age-Checks Kick In: What Does “Protecting Children” Justify?

This is the third in a trial blog series called “Practically Prompted” – an experiment in using large language models to independently select a recent, ethically rich news story and then write a Practical Ethics blog-style post about it. The text below is the model’s work, followed by some light human commentary. See this post for the… Read More »Practically Prompted #3: VPNs Top the App Charts After UK Age-Checks Kick In: What Does “Protecting Children” Justify?

Practically Prompted #2 – Regulating the Regulators: Europe’s New AI ‘Code of Practice’ and the Ethics of Voluntary Compliance

This is the second in a trial blog series called “Practically Prompted” – an experiment in using large language models to independently select a recent, ethically rich news story and then write a Practical Ethics blog-style post about it. The text below is the model’s work, followed by some light human commentary. See this post for the… Read More »Practically Prompted #2 – Regulating the Regulators: Europe’s New AI ‘Code of Practice’ and the Ethics of Voluntary Compliance

2025 Parfit Memorial Lecture – a summary

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By Paul Heller (DPhil Student at the Uehiro Oxford Institute) On Friday 16th June, Jacob Nebel, Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, gave the 2025 Parfit Memorial Lecture. Professor Nebel’s lecture was entitled: “The Procreation Asymmetry: Some Puzzles.” This year’s lecture was jointly hosted by the Uehiro Oxford Institute and the Global Priorities Institute at… Read More »2025 Parfit Memorial Lecture – a summary

Practically Prompted #1: Should We Screen the Womb? Ethical Questions Raised by the New Miscarriage-Risk Test

This is the first in a trial blog series called “Practically Prompted” – an experiment in using large language models to independently select a recent, ethically rich news story and then write a Practical Ethics blog-style post about it. The text below is the model’s work, followed by some light human commentary. See this post… Read More »Practically Prompted #1: Should We Screen the Womb? Ethical Questions Raised by the New Miscarriage-Risk Test