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Read more at: LML and collaborators at The University of Hong Kong to convene international conference on "Precision Medicine: Legal and Ethical Challenges"

LML and collaborators at The University of Hong Kong to convene international conference on "Precision Medicine: Legal and Ethical Challenges"

28 January 2016

The Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences jointly with The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, The University of Hong Kong, to hold international conference on Precision Medicine: Legal and Ethical Challenges 7-8 April 2016 University of Hong Kong Precision medicine promises to revolutionize disease treatment and...

Read more at: Dr Jens Scherpe publishes "The Legal Status of Transsexual and Transgender Persons"

Dr Jens Scherpe publishes "The Legal Status of Transsexual and Transgender Persons"

4 December 2015

The need to allow a change of legal sex/gender in certain cases is no longer disputed in most jurisdictions, and for European countries, there is no question as to whether such a change should be allowed after the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Goodwin v. United Kingdom (Application no. 28957/95). The...

Read more at: Launch of HMS Cambridge

Launch of HMS Cambridge

23 November 2015

Health, Medicine & Society (HMS) Cambridge HMS Cambridge is a platform that facilitates cooperation, awareness and collaboration between researchers within Cambridge that are interested in cross-cutting 'human' dimensions of health, medicine and society. As well as offering a searchable directory of Cambridge...

Read more at: LML members receive second Philomathia Forum Award

LML members receive second Philomathia Forum Award

13 November 2015

A second Philomathia Forum Award has been received by LML members. With the support of this second award, Drs Matt Dyson and Kathy Liddell, together with Mr Kourosh Saeb-Parsy, a clinical consultant in organ transplantation, will organize a workshop on the legal issues surrounding the transplantation of sub-optimal organs...

Read more at: Centre receives Philomathia Forum Award

Centre receives Philomathia Forum Award

13 November 2015

John Liddicoat and Dr Kathy Liddell were delighted to learn of a Philomathia Forum Award to continue their work on the intellectual property issues surrounding the realization of genomic medicine. This Award will support a workshop in July 2016 that will interrogate more deeply: How, in the genomics sector, are firms...

Read more at: Vice Chancellor highlights Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences

Vice Chancellor highlights Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences

9 October 2015

In his annual speech marking the beginning of the new academic year, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, spoke about the importance of partnerships for the success of the University, highlighting the establishment of the innovative and multi-faceted Centre for Law, Medicine...

Read more at: Full funding for PhD students commencing 2016/17

Full funding for PhD students commencing 2016/17

1 October 2015

The Hatton-WYNG PhD Studentships in Law, Medicine and Life Sciences The Faculty of Law is offering two studentships for new PhD students commencing full-time doctoral research in 2016/17. The studentships are available to Home UK/EU and overseas students, and are each renewable for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory...

Read more at: LML welcomes Professor Yuji Shiroshita as a Visiting Research Scholar
LML welcomes Professor Yuji Shiroshita as a Visiting Research Scholar

LML welcomes Professor Yuji Shiroshita as a Visiting Research Scholar

17 September 2015

Professor Shiroshita is based at the Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University, Japan. It is his second visit to the Law Faculty, and Wolfson college. Professor Shiroshita specialises in criminal and medical law. In the field of medical law, he is interested in the regulation of organ transplantation, particularly...

Read more at: Forthcoming workshop on "Public Health Policies: Efficacy, Lawfulness and Human Rights"
Forthcoming workshop on "Public Health Policies: Efficacy, Lawfulness and Human Rights"

Forthcoming workshop on "Public Health Policies: Efficacy, Lawfulness and Human Rights"

17 September 2015

Drs Stephanie Palmer and Kathy Liddell (LML), together with collaborators from the University’s Public Health Strategic Research Initiative, have been awarded a grant to host a workshop on “Efficacy of Public Health Policies.” The workshop will explore tobacco industry claims that standardized packaging laws violate their...

Read more at: Successful grant applications for "Open Innovation and Large Bioresources: Goals, Challenges and Proposals"

Successful grant applications for "Open Innovation and Large Bioresources: Goals, Challenges and Proposals"

17 September 2015

Dr Kathy Liddell and collaborators Drs John Bradley, Robert Doubleday, and Nicola Patron have been awarded grants from the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund and the OpenPlant research centre to hold an expert workshop on "Open Innovation and Large Bioresources: Goals, Challenges and Proposals.” The...

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