Prof Lucy Frith
Professor of bioethics & health research, Centre for Social Ethics & Policy, Dept of Law, University of Manchester.
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithWe are thrilled to announce that our teaching and research staff, @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social and @lucyfrith.bsky.social, have had their books shortlisted for the @slsauk.bsky.social Prizes 2026. Congratulations! @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithUK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithWarmest congratulations to Professor @lucyfrith.bsky.social on her prestigious new appointments as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics (BMJ) and Senior Consulting Editor of its newly launched open access companion, JME: Practical Bioethics.
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithThe 14-day rule for human embryo research has been in place for over 30 years. As scientific capabilities progress, and society changes, does it still reflect people's values & priorities? As part of our ongoing review, we're pleased to share two background briefings. ➡️ bit.ly/science_ethi...
- @bmj.com The Journal of Medical Ethics, listed as number one for #bioethics on google scholar scholar.google.com/citations?vi... @briandavidearp.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithNew article: ✨Relational dynamite: Engagements with kinship at the interface of donor conception & DNA testing Petra Nordqvist, Leah Gilman, Caroline Redhead, Marie Fox, Nicky Hudson @fimaccallum.bsky.social @lucyfrith.bsky.social from #ConnecteDNA www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- The Reset Ethics: Moral Harm project has released its open-access resource package on moral distress and moral injury in healthcare. Free to download. @annanelson95.bsky.social Explore and share: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/research/pro... #moral #distress #bioethics #nhs
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- Article: Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform #ivf #fertility www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Our LLM in Healthcare Ethics and Law is now accepting applications! Perfect for anyone looking to explore medicine, ethics & law. #bioethics #law @uniofmanchester.bsky.social manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/09213/llm-healthcare-ethics-and-law/ #HealthcareEthics #HealthLaw
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithNext Week! Unpacking Bedside Bioethics webinar, “What Would You Want? Navigating Life, Death, and Organ Donation When the Heart Stops” with Brendan Parent, JD. 🗓️: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ac1v Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ac1t
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithCongrats to Caroline Miles and Rose Broad from @criminologyuom.bsky.social for winning in the ‘Outstanding Public Engagement Initiative - National/International’ category. Their research on the abuse of women runners has brought significant awareness and change. #MaDAwards2025 #PublicEngagement
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithCongrats to @lucyfrith.bsky.social, Petra Nordqvist, @annanelson95.bsky.social & Caroline Redhead who have been Highly Commended in the ‘Outstanding Benefit to Society Through Research’ category for their groundbreaking work in direct consumer genetic testing and donor conception! 👏 #MaDAwards2025
- This years Postgraduate Bioethics Conference (PGBC) conference in Oxford, @ethoxcentre.bsky.social #bioethics ime-uk.org/events-and-n...
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithIn @pet-bionews.bsky.social, @lucyfrith.bsky.social and I reflect on the particular implications of the 23andMe saga for the donor conceived community - and what this means for wider calls for reform in this area of law: www.progress.org.uk/23andme-bank...
- If you are considering a Medical Law and Bioethics Masters (LLM, MA or MSc for intercalating Medics), we have a long history of excellence here at Manchester! #law #bioethics @uomsoss.bsky.social www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy Frith23andme selling your data: My thoughts in @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/heal... #bioethics #genetics #privacy #healthcare #23andme #insurance
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithNEWS: Almost 3/4 of UK #fertility patients used a '#addons', according to the #HFEA’s National Patient Survey. Laura Riggall writes about this report in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/fertility-re... #IVF #infertility #pregnancy
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- Link to register - www.eshre.eu/Education/Ca... [eshre.eu]
- @eshre.bsky.social event in Berlin 8th-10th May on personalised medicine
- @eshre.bsky.social event in Berlin 8th-10th May on personalised medicine
- @eshre.bsky.social follow the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on bluesky for the latest on #fertility #ethics #embryology and more, and information on the next annual meeting in #Paris www.eshre.eu/ESHRE2025
- important statement from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine @asrmorg.bsky.social #ivf #funding #fertility www.asrm.org/news-and-eve...
- Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves, women and outsiders theconversation.com/long-before-...
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithOUT NOW: Color, Healthcare and Bioethics by Henk ten Have dives into the world of color, its vital role in healthcare and bioethics, and how it informs our perceptions of health, morality, and identity. An insightful exploration of the interplay between science, emotion and ethics: buff.ly/D3e7oiH
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithBSA members! Learn presentation skills and enhance your CV at our free members-only event, ‘Mastering Presentation & Chairing Skills – Professional Development Training’ 31 March tinyurl.com/3kff6d4h
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithCOMMENT: 'Action is needed to hold #surrogacy agencies operating illegally abroad to account following a series of complex parenthood cases,' writes Sam Everingham. Read in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/internationa... #surrogate #internationalsurrogacy #IVF #ttc #fertility #infertility
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithThe closing date for applications for the 2025 Caroline Miles Scholarship is 4 weeks today - 22 April! This is a fantastic opportunity for post-doctoral and early-career researchers to spend 1 month visiting the Ethox Centre #bioethics. Details: www.ethox.ox.ac.uk/opportunitie...
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- www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma... interesting article, mentioning Heather Draper's work
- Reposted by Prof Lucy Frith🌟 Our #InternationalWomensDay & #WomensHistoryMonth research spotlight continues with @lucyfrith.bsky.social's insightful blog on the questions surrounding current direct-to-consumer genetic testing regulations. 🧬Read her blog here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/womens... #SoSSResearch
- Abstract deadline coming up 1st March, 37th ESPMH Conference Bioethics and philosophy of medicine after COVID 13 - 16 AUGUST 2025, Centre for Social Ethics & Policy hosting, join us in #manchester #bioethics @uomsoss.bsky.social www.espmh.org/upcoming-con...
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- New ESHRE paper on #surrogacy academic.oup.com/humrep/advan...
- Still time to sign up for this event, see below 👇
- We are holding a one-day (f2f) event in London on 7th March on how to support healthcare workers experiencing #moral distress, follow-on project to Reset Ethics, to attend please contact Anna Nelson via University of Manchester webpages. www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/research/pro...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithCan polarisation be addressed through community dialogue? This question was discussed in a Global Centre on Healthcare & Urbanisation seminar last month. Our colleague Caesar Atuire introduced #antitheses.net & a 'community palaver' approach to discussing disagreement. youtu.be/bps8pXjHBqY?...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithWhat to do if you find out you're donor conceived #donorconceived #donorconception #npe donorconceiveduk.org.uk/what-to-do-w...
- We are holding a one-day (f2f) event in London on 7th March on how to support healthcare workers experiencing #moral distress, follow-on project to Reset Ethics, to attend please contact Anna Nelson via University of Manchester webpages. www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/research/pro...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithThank you to everyone who joined our 37th Annual Harry Street Lecture! Prof David Bilchitz delivered an inspiring talk on corporate obligations in healthcare access. Special thanks to Robert Street and family for joining us, what a special evening. #SoSSEvents #UoMLaw
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithNew Ethox Blog Post: Conditions for informed broad consent We are really pleased to share the latest Ethox blog by University of Oxford Medical student Kaesha Marantz to introduce her essay - awarded runner-up in the 2024 Andrew Markus Prize for Medical Ethics. www.ethox.ox.ac.uk/blog/conditi...
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithThe SLSA Board has opened the call for future hosts for the SLSA Annual Conferences in 2027 and 2028. Any institutions keen to host have a look at the website. As the SLSA grows these conferences can have upwards of 500 delegates 🙌🥳 Closing date: 31 March 2025. See slsa.ac.uk/index.php/ne...
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- Reposted by Prof Lucy Frith📣 Andrew Markus Visiting Scholarship - applications now open! Awarded to a practising medical #doctor (physician) with an interest in medical #ethics, spend 4 weeks with @ethoxcentre.bsky.social, #scholarship up to £2500. Deadline: 22 April 2025 www.ethox.ox.ac.uk/opportunitie...
- So many permutations to questioning citizenship and birth registration, and how it can be used as a political weapon edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/u...
- New paper from the Pivotal network, A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build #covid #research #maternity www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithThe Horizon scandal dealt a serious blow to public trust in the Post Office & with branch closures on the horizon the future of this public service is at risk Martin Greenwood (@fichtheit.bsky.social) explores this in his article for @uk.theconversation.com www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithNew article from Ethox colleagues James Hart, Sapfo Lignou, Mark Sheehan in #Bioethics asks whether #environmental #sustainability fits within the scope of #healthcare #resource #allocation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- Nature should have a bluesky button!
- Dangerous trends probably coming our way soon in the UK, 'Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithDoctors Without Borders works in over 70 countries. There are currently 24 sections and 18 branch offices within the @msf.ca movement. Additional satellite offices also exist to support our work. Search this list to find our offices from around the world: bsky.app/profile/did:...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy Frith⏰ ONE WEEK TO GO: Annual Harry Street Lecture Join Prof David Bilchitz as he explores the accessibility of life-saving medications. 📅 29 Jan, 5.30pm 📍 Theatre B, Roscoe 💻 Hybrid 🍷 Drinks + Q&A Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-harry-... #SoSSEvents #UoMLaw #PublicLecture #HealthcareAccess
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithOur collaborators KCL Global Health & Social Medicine are #recruiting for Post-doctoral Research Associate to work on the Wellcome-funded SHARE project (Environmentally Sustainable Health Research) Deadline: 30 Jan 2025 #sociology #bioethics www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/102766-...
- Reposted by Prof Lucy FrithOxford Global Health & #Bioethics International #Conference – Call for Abstracts Open! The #OGHB Conference takes place 8-9 July 2025, bringing together the global bioethics community to exchange ideas & build collaborations. Submission deadline: 5 February 2025 www.oxjhubioethics.org/conference
