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The news section details the latest news relating to COBRA and its members.
The events section below provides the link to the COBRA Events page, where all COBRA events are listed and archived.

Cobra News

September 2011: The Department of Philosophy, NUI Galway, Launches a New Cross Institutional Structured PhD Programme, Philosophy of Art and Culture

This is an interdisciplinary, cross institutional PhD programme between NUI, Galway and Mary Immaculate College in the University of Limerick. This full time programme will provide students with a PhD following four years of thesis-orientated research and taught modules. Students will be registered at one of the host institutions but will attend classes provided by both. More information on this PhD is available here.

March 2010: The Department of Philosophy, NUI Galway, Hosts the Spring Conference of the Irish Philosophical Society, The Futures of Phenomenology

The Department of Philosophy at NUI Galway was proud to host the 2010 Irish Philosophical Society Conference, discussing core issues relevant to present phenomenological research and its potential future developments. It took place between Friday March 5th - Sunday March 7th, and hosted a range of international, as well as national, experts in the field of phenomenology. The keynote speaker at this event was Professor Rudi Visker (K.U. Leuven). More information on the papers given at the conference can be found here.

September 2009: Four-Year Structured PhD in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Launches Research Ethics Module

COBRA Director, Dr. Heike Felzmann, developed a research ethics module available to students on this Structured PhD module. The course involves familiarising students with the key issues, concepts, and procedures involved within research ethics, from a social science, humanities, and professional ethics setting. Covering a broad range of research ethics topics, it hopes to equip students with fundamental insights into the area for both academic and professional development. More information on the papers given at the conference can be found here.

June 2008: COBRA Conference 2008, Issues in Research Ethics

The conference took place from Thursday 16th - Saturday 18th October, 2008. It provided a relaxed platform for reflection and discussion; adopting more informal formats such as workshops and round-table discussion seminars. The keynote speaker, Soren Holm (Cardiff University), gave a paper entitled 'Should there be a separate research ethics for non-clinical research?' More information on the papers given at the conference can be found here.

May 2008: Former COBRA student to lecture at Keele University's PEAK Centre

Former COBRA student, Sheelagh McGuinness, took up a lecturing post with Keele's Centre for Professional Ethics, also called Professional Ethics at Keele (PEAK), based in the UK in September 2008. Sheelagh began her extensive studies here in NUI Galway completing a BA in Philosophy and Legal Science in 2003 and an LLB in 2004. She then went on to complete an MA in Healthcare Ethics and Law at Manchester University where she is currently completing a doctorate in bioethics. We wish Sheelagh the very best in what we are sure will be a long and successful career!

April 2008: Irish Council for Bioethics Launches Stem Cell Research Opinion Document

COBRA Director, Dr. Richard Hull was a member of the Irish Council for Bioethics' rapporteur group that was responsible for producing the Council's opinion document on Stem Cell Research. The document, entitled 'Ethical, Scientific and Legal Issues Concerning Stem Cell Research', was launched 23 April 2008 in the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. A pdf (4.6Mb) of the document is available to download from the Irish Council for Bioethics' publications page.

April 2008: Bioethics Social Network Launched

Bioethics IrelandUK is a professional network for those teaching and researching in the area of bioethics. The aim of this network site is to bring together people from the disciplines of philosophy, law, sociology, medicine, science and theology (and more) to discuss theory, promote debate, examine teaching methodologies, organise events and forge new collaborative relationships between Ireland and the UK. While the main focus is on Ireland and the UK, the network is inclusive and all interested parties are welcome to join and participate.

January 2008: Richard Hull's "Cheap Listening?" Included in New Edition of Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine

Richard J. Hull's article, "Cheap Listening? - Reflections on the Concept of Wrongful Disability" is an addition to the 7th edition of the medical ethics handbook, Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine, edited by Bonnie Steinbock, Alex John London and John D. Arras. Further information on the book and on-line purchasing can be found at the product profile on the McGraw-Hill website.

November 2007: RTÉ Radio 1 - The Big Science Debate 2007

COBRA's student member, Sorcha Uí Chonnachtaigh, was a guest on the panel for the Stem Cell Research show. The Big Science Debate 2007 is a nationwide road show, radio series and website developed by RTÉ Radio 1, in association with Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Council for Bioethics. For more information and to listen to the podcast of the stem cell research debate, please go to RTÉ's Big Science Debate website.

April 2007: Workshop on "Bioethics in Ireland"

COBRA hosted a workshop on “ Bioethics in Ireland” on Sunday, April 1, 2007, directed at researchers in Bioethics in Ireland. The main aim of this workshop was to bring together researchers in Bioethics in Ireland, to inform each other of their Bioethics activities and reflect on possible ways forward to strengthen the profile of Bioethics in Ireland.

March 2007: Richard Hull's 'Deprivation & Freedom' Published

On 22 March 2007, Richard J. Hull's Deprivation and Freedom: A Philosophical Enquiry was published by Routledge as part of the Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory series. Deprivation and Freedom investigates the key issues of social deprivation and human freedom. This comprehensive yet refreshingly simple book is vitally important and philosophically interesting, providing rigorous examination of a number of central themes and distinctions in ethical and political theory.
Further information, go to the product page on the Routledge website.

March 2007: 1st COBRA Postgraduate Conference in Bioethics
"Ethics at the Margins of Human Life"

COBRA held its first bioethics post-graduate conference entitled ’ Ethics at the Margins of Human Life’ from 30 March - 1 April 2007. The conference offered an informal forum for presentation and extensive discussion of on-going research incorporating relevant disciplines. This conference contributed to the development of a network of post-graduate students working in the area of bioethics, both within Ireland and internationally.

October 2006: Specialised Research Ethics Modules for Research Postgraduates in Arts and Sciences

Postgraduate research students at the Arts and Science Faculties at NUI Galway began receiving specialised training in research ethics delivered by COBRA. This training is part of the developed postgraduate induction programmes for the academic year 2006/2007 in each of the faculties. Research ethics training for Arts Faculty postgraduate students was piloted in 2005.

September 2006: New MA Programme in Philosophy
"Ethics, Culture and Global Change"

COBRA is involved in the development of a service learning module on "Practical and Professional Ethics" for the new MA programme in Philosophy "Ethics, Culture and Global Change". Starting in September 2006, students in this programme will address theoretical and ethical perspectives on issues that arise in the context of global change.

The service learning seminar is an intrinsic part of this programme. Students will explore how ethical reflection is implemented in a variety of practice areas e.g. public policy, research ethics, professional ethics, clinical ethics, or business ethics. They will engage with these areas theoretically and underpin their theoretical work by gaining practical experience in relevant projects that serve the community. For more information on Service Learning at NUI Galway, see the webpage of the Community Knowledge Initiative (CKI).

March 2006: COBRA Symposium on Moral Theory & Health Care Practice

On March 8-10, 2006, a group of international and Irish bioethicists came together at COBRA's 3rd annual conference, for three intensive days of ethical reflection and debate. The conference was dedicated to exploring the relation between the theory and practice of health care ethics. Please click here for the conference programme.

December 2005: Research Ethics Committee begins work at NUI Galway

NUI Galway's Research Ethics Committee came together for its first meeting in December 2005. COBRA members Richard Hull and Heike Schmidt-Felzmann are involved in different activities of the Research Ethics Committee.

November 2005: Dr Richard Hull joins Irish Council for Bioethics

At the end of 2005, COBRA's director Dr Richard Hull was invited to join the Irish Council for Bioethics as one of 15 newly appointed member for its second term of operation. The Irish Council for Bioethics is the national advisory body for the government that develops statements and policy proposal regarding bioethical issues that arise in Irish society.

October 2005: Open Debate on the Ethics of Stem Cell Research

On October 18, 2005, REMEDI and COBRA cooperated in convening a public debate on the Ethics of Stem Cell Research. The panel included scientific and philosophical perspectives on the issue. The panel was chaired by Prof Frank Barry (Scientific director, REMEDI) and included Prof. Mike Parker ( ETHOX, Oxford), Dr Donal O'Mathuna (DCU) and Dr. Aonghus Nolan of the Irish Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction (CAHR). The event drew a large audience that contributed actively to a critical discussion of the different ethical positions proposed by the speakers.

November 2004: Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize

In November 2004, the Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics at the University of Southern California - in conjunction with the International Association of Bioethics - awarded the Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize for Healthcare Ethics Research to Dr Richard Hull (member of the Philosophy Department and Director of COBRA) in recognition of accomplishments in Healthcare Ethics Research. The prize aims to give recognition to early career researchers.

Please click here to read the article from National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway) Research Matters 3 (1), 2005.

EVENTS

COBRA regularly organises conferences, workshops and talks on a range of ethical issues that are open to the public. For detailed programs click here

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