I miniaturised and laminated my doctorate certificate so that it fits in my purse and it amuses me no end. Haven't yet "accidentally" tried to pay for something with it - oh whoops SORRY thats just my PhD. #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

Excited to share the cover of our new edited textbook forthcoming with Bristol Uni Press ✨ it covers all the classic content of Health(care) ethics and law but embedding intersectionality and a commitment to making space for diverse stories & voices in the approach (1/2)

Watch Emma Cave Durham Law School talk about medical trials using infected blood products involving children in the 1970s and 80s. Emma advised the UK’s Infected Blood Inquiry on medical ethics 👉 (at 11.00) brnw.ch/21wIYbv

Change is possible! largest most notorious deepfake sexual abuse website has blocked access to UK users. This follows announcement this week to criminalise creation as well as sharing. This has always been my main justification for using the criminal law theconversation.com/deepfake-porn-…

Adolescent treatment refusal case: It is not in the best interests of nearly-18-year-old Jehovah’s Witness to require him to accept blood if small risk materialises in / after operation.

The UK’s Infected Blood Inquiry has reported its findings today. Emma Cave Durham Law School and Prof Bobbie Farsides Ethixbird BSMS, co-chairs of the inquiry's Medical Ethics Group, give the background to this national scandal: brnw.ch/21wJX2C

Joining us in ISEMPH in Durham? Early Bird registration is closing May 31! Register now at isemph.org

Shd a ‘significant harm’ threshold replace #BestInterests when #TreatingChildren? We argue not.  OA and nice to👀on Med Law Rev most read list (Hopefully means some of our fine UK med law students are grappling with this crucial Q) doi.org/10.1093/medlaw…

One of the hardest things to teach graduate students is how to avoid asserting more than what’s necessary for the argument to go through.

We are delighted to announce that Sam Halliday, Co-Director of Durham CELLS, has become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (The RSA). This prestigious recognition highlights her outstanding contributions. Congratulations, Dr. Halliday! #FRSA #MedicalLaw #DurhamCELLS

Congratulations to Fran on passing their Master of Jurisprudence with no corrections. The thesis is entitled 'De-gendering Gestation: The Final Impetus for Decriminalising Abortion'. The project was supervised by Dr (Elizabeth) Chloe Romanis and Camilla. 👏👏

Many thanks to Jordan, Surasing, Yuxiao Wang Yuxin Li and beyza! It’s a delight to have such talent in Durham CELLS. 🫶

Excited to share highlights from our international conference Death and Dying in the 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives celebrating the launch of our LLM in Medical Law and Ethics. Renowned researchers from across the globe came together to discuss this topical issue.

👋 We are thrilled to welcome Dr Li Jiang as a visiting scholar at Durham CELLS! Dr Li Jiang’s expertise and eagerness to collaborate will greatly enrich our research community. #VisitingScholar #ResearchCollaboration #DurhamCELLS

A Zine on the UK Constitution organised by Benedict Douglas on behalf of the Human Rights and Public Law Centre

We are proud to sponsor the keynote presentation by Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem, MD. PhD. MPP. at ISEMPH. His paper is entitled ‘Lifecourse Environmental Exposures and Health: Past, Present, and Future Considerations’.

If you haven’t been able to read the #CassReview in full, then read this straightforward summary by Dr Cass herself in BJPsych Journals. cambridge.org/core/journals/…