Ongoing research

We currently focus on the following research themes in our research at the Ethics & Policy Lab:

• Scientific policy advice and ethical dimensions in policymaking
  • The legitimacy of scientific policy advice
  • Policy advisory systems in different political regimes
  • Ethical dimensions of policy-making during the Covid-19 pandemic
  • Ethics assistance in policy advice
• A public policy and ethical analysis of the debate on research with animals in Switzerland (SNSF NRP 79“Advancing 3R” project; watch a short video about the project)
• Creating political acceptance for disease control measures in household pets: a public policy and ethics perspective (applied research project for the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office)
• Covid-19: Science, Narratives and Policy (MCID-funded)
• Preparedness for future public health crises – ethical issues arising in distinct challenges (AMR, climate change)
• Ethics in data-driven digital health and public health

Dr. Caroline Brall, EPL Manager, Ethics, is a board member of EACME, The European Association of Centres of Medicine Ethics.