People
The Centre for Ethics in Medicine comprises a vibrant mix of research, teaching and administrative staff. It is a supportive environment for early career researchers, and we encourage you to get in touch with individual members of staff if you have queries about their work, or wish to collaborate. Use the links below to browse the profiles of our staff, PhD students and affiliates.
Director (on Study leave until August 2025)
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Prof. Richard Huxtable
Professor of Medical Ethics and Law
Acting Director (until August 2025)
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Prof. Jonathan Ives
Professor of Empirical Bioethics and Head of Section for Health Care Evaluation
Acting Deputy Director (until August 2025)
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Dr Zuzana Deans
Associate Professor in Bioethics
Teaching and Research team
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Dr Giles Birchley
Lecturer in Healthcare Law and Ethics
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Dr John Hayton
Senior Research Associate in Healthcare Ethics and Law
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Ms Melanie Pottle Iddon
Teaching Associate in Healthcare Law
Centre Administrator
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Mel Tomlin
CEM Administrator
Honorary staff and affiliated
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Prof Donna Dickenson
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
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Prof Ruud ter Meulen
Emeritus Professor of Ethics in Medicine
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Dr Helen Smith
Honorary Senior Research Associate
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Dr Mari-Rose Kennedy
Research Associate (emPOWER)
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Iain Campbell
Honorary Research Associate
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Guy Schofield
Honorary Senior Research Associate
Professional backgrounds of staff and PGR students at the Centre for Ethics in Medicine
The professional backgrounds of staff and postgraduate research students currently at the Centre for Ethics in Medicine are wide-ranging across academia and healthcare.
Academic backgrounds include Philosophy, Law, Social Policy and Psychology, and healthcare workers include nurses, doctors, paramedic, and hospital chaplain.
Professional backgrounds of CEM Research staff and PGR students (August 2021)
- Academic - 54%
- Doctor - 20%
- Nurse - 13%
- Hospital Chaplain - 6.5%
- Paramedic - 6.5%
Disciplines of CEM Academic Staff and PGR students (August 2021)
- Philosophy and Politics - 37.5%
- Health Policy - 12.5%
- Law - 12.5%
- Philosophy - 12.5%
- Psychology - 12.5%
- Social Policy - 12.5%