Bioethics & health humanities

bioethics, health humanities, medical ethics

Research aim

The Department of Bioethics & Health Humanities is an interdisciplinary research department. Our expertise spans fields such as bioethics, health law, history of medicine, narrative medicine, health research governance, and patient involvement.

About us

The Department of Bioethics & Health Humanities is part of the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care. At our department, the focus of our research is on ethical, legal and social aspects (ELSA) of biomedical innovation, technologies, patient participation, global health and end-of-life issues. Other key research topics are medical history and narrative medicine. We perform normative, analytical, and empirical (qualitative) research on these topics.