探花直播Kavli Centers for Ethics, Science, and the Public

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Major scientific breakthroughs deepen our understanding of nature and ourselves. Such discoveries have the potential to transform our everyday lives. 听

Yet the same science that holds promise for progress often raises concerns and questions for society. 听

Who bears responsibility for the societal and ethical implications of scientific discoveries? When and how should wider public views be brought into discussion about the direction of scientific research, its benefits and risks? How can members of the public, ethicists and scientists be empowered to take part in meaningful and constructive dialogue?鈥疉nd what can we do to help researchers negotiate a path through these complexities?听

探花直播new Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public at the 探花直播 of Cambridge will tackle these critical questions. 听

Announcing the launch on 9 December 2021, Professor Anna Middleton, inaugural Director of the Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public at the 探花直播 of Cambridge, said: 鈥淔rom the discovery of DNA to the development of the first artificial intelligence, and to the sequencing of 20% of the world鈥檚 COVID-19 virus today, Cambridge is at the cutting edge of science, and has been for centuries. This is truly a place where the big questions get explored. Through collaboration with experts in popular culture we will find the evidence base to drive conversations with everyday people around the ethical issues raised by science, so that all of us can share in decision making around the implications of science for society.鈥澨

探花直播Kavli Centre will foster global conversations and pursue fundamentally new ways to build and create new spaces and mechanisms for interaction on the ethical issues associated with scientific discovery.鈥疘t will create a programme of innovative research and public engagement on broad scientific domains, initially focusing on three rapidly changing fields: genome editing, artificial intelligence and big data.鈥

探花直播Centre is a unique collaboration between the 探花直播 of Cambridge and Wellcome Connecting Science, with funding from 探花直播Kavli Foundation.鈥疊uilding on the close relationship between the 探花直播 and Wellcome Connecting Science, it will work with international partners and have a global view.听

Cynthia Friend, President of the Kavli Foundation: 鈥淭his is an exciting and innovative鈥痚ndeavour. Ensuring the public is meaningfully involved in ethical considerations born from scientific discovery is important. 探花直播vision, creativity, and global community of the Cambridge team impressed us.鈥濃

Alongside inaugural Director Professor Anna Middleton, the Kavli Centre will be supported by鈥疍r鈥疪ichard Milne as Deputy Director and Lead for Research, and鈥疍r鈥疌atherine Galloway as Lead for Innovation and Translation.鈥

探花直播Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public will be hosted within the 探花直播 of Cambridge鈥檚 Faculty of Education as its primary base, with a physical presence at鈥疻ellcome鈥疌onnecting Science premises on the鈥疻ellcome鈥疓enome Campus near Cambridge.鈥

Today also sees the launch of a sister Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public at UC Berkeley in the USA. With a similar mission but an independent programme to its Cambridge counterpart, the Berkeley centre will initially address artificial intelligence, genome editing and neuroscience. 探花直播two centres may collaborate on key projects or events.鈥


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