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Ethics of New Biotechnologies (TU Delft Summer School)
APPLICATION CLOSED - 20 - 25 October, 2019 - New biotechnologies create new opportunities in many fields such as medicine, agriculture and industrial biotechnology. What are risks and ethical issues that arise from these developments?
Sunday 20 October at 4 pm - Friday 25 at 2 pm, 2019
Sunday 20 October at 4 pm - Friday 25 at 2 pm, 2019
New biotechnologies create new opportunities in many fields such as medicine, agriculture and industrial biotechnology. They also bring about uncertainty about risks, about how to assess and manage them. In addition, they raise moral uncertainty about what is acceptable or not, and why.
In this course, we will explore implications and problems related to a variety of applications with new biotechnologies. We will explore the main issues with red (medical), green (agricultural) and white (industrial) biotechnologies. Risk assessment, risk management, risk communication, risk perception, moral responsibility, design choices, sharing risks and benefits, and responsible research and innovation will be discussed.
At the same time, we will equip students with ethical reflection tools in the fields of responsible research and innovation and value sensitive design through interactive workshops.
Finally, throughout the week, we aim to have the group create reflection pieces on new biotechnologies through any media they would like.
New biotechnologies create new opportunities in many fields such as medicine, agriculture and industrial biotechnology. They also bring about uncertainty about risks, about how to assess and manage them. In addition, they raise moral uncertainty about what is acceptable or not, and why.
In this course, we will explore implications and problems related to a variety of applications with new biotechnologies. We will explore the main issues with red (medical), green (agricultural) and white (industrial) biotechnologies. Risk assessment, risk management, risk communication, risk perception, moral responsibility, design choices, sharing risks and benefits, and responsible research and innovation will be discussed.
At the same time, we will equip students with ethical reflection tools in the fields of responsible research and innovation and value sensitive design through interactive workshops. Finally, throughout the week, we aim to have the group create reflection pieces on new biotechnologies through any media they would like.
- Introduction lecture on ethical theories
- The role of emotions and art for moral reflection on risky technologies
- Help your audience understand: visual communication workshop
- Industrial biotechnology and Responsible Research and Innovation
- Enhancing evolution? Ethics of new biomedical technologies and human enhancement
- Moral responsibility under uncertainty: the case of agriculture
- Excursion: Biotechnology in Society
- Introduction lecture on ethical theories - The role of emotions and art for moral reflection on risky technologies - Help your audience understand: visual communication workshop - Industrial biotechnology and Responsible Research and Innovation - Enhancing evolution? Ethics of new biomedical technologies and human enhancement - Moral responsibility under uncertainty: the case of agriculture - Excursion: Biotechnology in Society
Participation Details
Delft, The Netherlands
Delft, The Netherlands
Hostel Delft
Hostel Delft
There are no registration and accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel costs.
There are no registration and accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel costs.
How to apply
Application is open to Master / PhD Students of the member universities from the IDEA League Alliance (http://idealeague.org):
- Chalmers University of Technology
- ETH Zürich
- Politecnico di Milano
- RWTH Aachen
- TU Delft
This summer school is also open to students from ASPIRE League (http://www.aspireleague.org) alliance.
Application is open to Master / PhD Students of the member universities from the IDEA League Alliance (http://idealeague.org):
- Chalmers University of Technology - ETH Zürich - Politecnico di Milano - RWTH Aachen - TU Delft
This summer school is also open to students from ASPIRE League (http://www.aspireleague.org) alliance.
In order to apply you need to login to SiROP with your university account. When your email belongs to a partner university the affiliation is created automatically.
After successful affiliation you can return to this event and you will find a button "Apply" right at the top.
If you need to affiliate manually please see: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate
In order to apply you need to login to SiROP with your university account. When your email belongs to a partner university the affiliation is created automatically.
After successful affiliation you can return to this event and you will find a button "Apply" right at the top.
If you need to affiliate manually please see: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate
The following documents will be requested from you as attachments you will have to upload with your application:
- Curriculum vitae & publications list
- Letter of motivation
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
- Transcript of records (for master students)
- Supervisor approval (for PhD students from Chalmers)
The following documents will be requested from you as attachments you will have to upload with your application:
- Curriculum vitae & publications list - Letter of motivation - Letter of recommendation (optional) - Transcript of records (for master students) - Supervisor approval (for PhD students from Chalmers)
For more information please read the FAQ:
http://idealeague.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/FAQ-IDEA-League-Summer-Schools_V2019.pdf
If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact the organizer office@idealeague.org.
The IDEA League offers the students of the network (Chalmers, ETH Zurich, Politecnico di Milano, RWTH Aachen, TU Delft) the unique opportunity to develop new insights into current research, and to enhance their skills and academic excellence.
