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Dear all! Buenos Aires still is a developing world city...since a big storm two days ago I'm without internet...so sorry for not asnwering as soon as I can get normal access (I'm in a borrowed computer)! if there is anything urgent please send it again! Best Florencia Dear all, > > I would like to draw your attention to our annual Biomedical Ethics > Summer School (please see below), in case you know of anyone who might > be eligible and interested to attend. This year the Summer School has as > its theme "Public Health: justice, autonomy and the common good". > > Best wishes, > > Jacob Leveridge > Biomedical Ethics Programme Officer > Wellcome Trust, UK > > > BIOMEDICAL ETHICS SUMMER SCHOOL > > "Public Health: justice, autonomy and > the common good" > 10TH - 12TH SEPTEMBER 2007 > > Call for Applications > A residential summer school will be held on 10th - 12th September at > Stamford Hall, University of Leicester, UK. > The course is sponsored by the Wellcome Trust as part of its programme > to support research into the ethics of biomedical science. > > The aims of the Summer School are to: > > * Explore some of the ethical, social, legal and policy issues > that arise in public health in both the domestic and international > context, and to examine how upcoming events (such as the emergence of > new infectious diseases or the establishment of the NHS's electronic > health records) may raise new questions and challenges; > * Expand awareness of a variety of research methods that can be > employed in biomedical ethics research; > * Stimulate and provide practical advice on grant applications to > the Biomedical Ethics funding programme; > * Highlight excellence in and explore the application of > biomedical ethics research. > > Who is the course designed for? > > Applications are invited from junior researchers (ie PhDs, new postdocs) > in disciplines relevant to biomedical ethics, including (though not > restricted to) the following: philosophy, social sciences, law, > political sciences and theology. We will consider applications from > those based in the UK and those in developing countries. > > Applications are also invited from established researchers in the > biomedical sciences who wish to move into the field of biomedical > ethics. > > What will the course cover? > > The School will involve a mixture of plenary and research methods > sessions. The plenaries will address the state of public health > science; researching the ethical, legal, social and policy implications > of developments in public health; the ethics of research and treatment; > and, getting research into policy and practice. In addition, there will > be sessions on the changes to the Biomedical Ethics grants programme, a > grants workshop (looking at what makes a good grant application and how > to get funded), a presentation from a current Biomedical Ethics > grantholder, and a practical exercise that looks at the grant funding > process from the Funding Committee's point of view. > > Other information > > Up to 30 successful applicants will have their travel costs, subsistence > and accommodation covered. > > For further information and an application form, please send an e-mail > to Jackie Titley - [log in to unmask] > > The closing date is 1st June. Late applications will not be considered. > > > This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - > www.blackspider.com >