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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · 7d

Ethics@Lunch is back from the summer break!

On October 17th, our online lecture series continues, and we are excited to share the program for the winter term.

Visit our website for further information: www.uni-augsburg.de/med/ethiklunch

We look forward to welcoming you!

#PublicHealth #Bioethics

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Richard @ashcroftethics.bsky.social · 15d

Struck by this saying of Goethe: “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”

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Verina Wild @veriwil.bsky.social · 15d

Such an important report, and full of issues that are very concerning from the perspective of health justice - a principle we have been working on and for for many years in the fields of #bioethics and #publichealthethics and #healthjustice.

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 15d

Israel is deliberately depriving people of aid in #Gaza.

MSF’s new report shows how restrictions blocked medical supplies, sometimes even forcing our teams to perform procedures without anesthesia.

Read the report: ow.ly/YZ8v50WZFBs

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Ryoa Chung @ryoa.bsky.social · 20d

We are pleased to announce that the International Scientific Network "Structural Injustice and Responsibility for Relational Equality" (SIRRE) has been awarded three years (2026-2029) of funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG)! @jowolff.bsky.social @jc-h.bsky.social @veriwil.bsky.social

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · Aug 25

Die SZ berichtet heute über einen klimapolitischen Wahnsinnsmove der Bundesregierung.
Sie will möglich machen, europäische Strafzahlungen wegen zu wenig Klimaschutz aus dem Topf zu bezahlen, der Klimaschutz finanzieren soll.

Wodurch weniger Geld für Klimaschutz da wäre.

Klimaschutz: Wie die Regierung den KTF zweckentfremdet

Deutschland droht die Klimaziele zu verfehlen. Doch statt mehr Klimaschutz zu machen, will sie aus dem gleichen Topf CO₂-Zertifikate kaufen.

www.sueddeutsche.de

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Jul 30

So glad to see this published in the latest @thelancet.com Trying to embed planetary care in human health care - making climate action less vulnerable to ideological delusions. Bioethics should be planetary health ethics too!
#bioethics #planetary #STS
@nam.edu @humanitiesau.bsky.social

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Verina Wild @veriwil.bsky.social · Jul 30

Bioethics for the Planet! Lead by @wombatscholar.bsky.social in the most professional, encouraging and friendly way, with this short paper we call for bioethics to contribute more to tackle urgent contemporary planetary problems. authors.elsevier.com/c/1lWM9V-4XS...

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International Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · Jul 25

Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral.

This tragedy must end now.

Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt

"There is no excuse for what’s happening in Gaza.

This tragedy must end now, immediately and decisively.

Every political hesitation, every attempt at justification of the horrors being committed under international watch, will forever be judged as a collective failure to preserve humanity in war.”

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Amnesty Deutschland @amnesty.de · Jul 23

Angesichts der akuten Hungersnot in #Gaza schlagen wir mit mehr als 100 NGOs Alarm: Nicht nur die Bevölkerung (ver-)hungert oder riskiert, bei der Verteilung von Lebensmitteln erschossen zu werden. Auch Helfer*innen und Kolleg*innen leiden Hunger und Not. #Israel muss die Blockade sofort beenden!

As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away

As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, human...

www.amnesty.org

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 22

I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard

A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard

www.theguardian.com

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Verina Wild @veriwil.bsky.social · Jul 16

Danke! Wünschte, ich könnte das mehr als einmal reposten.

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Carolin Emcke @emcke.bsky.social · Jul 16

Es gibt hier keinen "Richter-", sondern einen "Diffamierungs-Eklat". Es ist das Zerstören von Menschen, Frauen vor allem, durch Fundamentalisten, digitalen Mob und deren medial-politischen Komplizen. Es sind Angriffe auf Wahrheit und Anstand - und alle, die sich daran beteiligen, wissen das.

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Nicole Redvers @drnicoleredvers.bsky.social · Jul 5

Indigenous governments/Indigenous organizations/Indigenous Peoples: please note that the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a call for input on the Draft Global Plan of Action for the Health of Indigenous Peoples. Input is really inportant and due Aug 15th.

www.who.int/news-room/ar...

Call for inputs: Draft Global Plan of Action for the Health of Indigenous Peoples

In May 2023, the 76th World Health Assembly adopted Resolution 76.16 on the Health of Indigenous Peoples, which requests the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General to develop a Global Plan o...

www.who.int

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Marcel Fratzscher @mfratzscher.bsky.social · Jul 5

„Ändert sich die Politik nicht noch dramatisch, und danach sieht es nicht aus, wird dies die ökologiefeindlichste Regierung seit zwei Jahrzehnten.“

#Umwelt #Klima #Wohlstand

www.zeit.de/2025/28/klim...

Klimapolitik: Strategie ist eben nichts für Feiglinge

Die schwarz-rote Regierung könnte die ökofeindlichste seit Langem werden. Damit schadet sie nicht nur dem Klima und der Bevölkerung. Es ist auch machtstrategisch unklug.

www.zeit.de

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Assisted Lab @assistedlab.bsky.social · Jun 24

Assisted Lab is hiring - please share widely!

We are inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position (100%) as part of the ERC/SERI Assisted Lab team at University of St. Gallen, starting September 2025.

More information here 👇

jobs.unisg.ch/offene-stell...

HSG: PhD Position in Medical / Legal Humanities / Cultural Studies (m/f/d)

We welcome applicants with a strong academic background in law, legal humanities, socio-legal studies, film studies, media studies, cultural studies, sociology, comparative literature, or a related di...

jobs.unisg.ch

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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · Jun 19

Welcome to our Ethics@Lunch talk tomorrow at 12 CEST. @profemmakowal.bsky.social will speak about historical legacies that haunt genomics research in Australia: "Genomic research with Indigenous populations: historical legacies and future promise". More info here: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · Jun 19

Also, please check out her great book: dukeupress.edu/haunting-bio...

Haunting Biology

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Verina Wild @veriwil.bsky.social · Jun 19

Please note - The title of the talk has changed to „Genomic research with Indigenous populations: historical legacies and future promise“ #bioethics See you tomorrow for a great talk and speaker 😊👇🏻 @profemmakowal.bsky.social

IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday!

We are excited to welcome @profemmakowal.bsky.social (Deakin University, Australia) for a talk on: "Ethics of Qualitative Research in Minority Settings"

We warmly invite you to join us!

🔗 Program & access: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#bioethics

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Verina Wild @veriwil.bsky.social · Jun 19

Please note - The title of the talk has changed to „Genomic research with Indigenous populations: historical legacies and future promise“ #bioethics See you tomorrow for a great talk and speaker 😊👇🏻 @profemmakowal.bsky.social

IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday!

We are excited to welcome @profemmakowal.bsky.social (Deakin University, Australia) for a talk on: "Ethics of Qualitative Research in Minority Settings"

We warmly invite you to join us!

🔗 Program & access: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#bioethics

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Verina Wild @veriwil.bsky.social · Jun 17

Enjoying good times and loooong chats about climate, environment, health and #bioethics / justice with our wonderful guest researcher Bridget Pratt! 😊 with Katharina Wabnitz and @cristiantimmermann.bsky.social (who is missing on the picture) at @iehhs.bsky.social at University of Augsburg.

Katharina Wabnitz, Bridget Pratt and Verina Wild standing in front of wall with photo of lake

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Lisa Haushofer @haushoferl.bsky.social · Jun 17

🚨Salaried PhD position in history of medicine at the University of Zurich with the wonderful @fcondrau.bsky.social 🚨 (ignore the 60%, this is just the Swiss system, and amounts to a very respectable pay)
#histmed #histstm

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UZH: Assistant History of Medicine

The History of Medicine Group within the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities at the University of Zurich, led by Professor Flurin Condrau, seek...

jobs.uzh.ch

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Verina Wild @veriwil.bsky.social · Jun 16

Please join us for the talk by Prof. Emma Kowal on Friday 👇🏻 #bioethics

IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday!

We are excited to welcome @profemmakowal.bsky.social (Deakin University, Australia) for a talk on: "Ethics of Qualitative Research in Minority Settings"

We warmly invite you to join us!

🔗 Program & access: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#bioethics

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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday!

We are excited to welcome @profemmakowal.bsky.social (Deakin University, Australia) for a talk on: "Ethics of Qualitative Research in Minority Settings"

We warmly invite you to join us!

🔗 Program & access: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#bioethics

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Verina Wild @veriwil.bsky.social · Jun 16

It was great! Thank you so much to all speakers and participants 🙏

IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · Jun 11

Here is a first glimpse at the agenda for tomorrow's workshop: Interdisciplinary Health Perspectives on Justice and Vulnerability in the Context of Environmental Changes.

Would you like to join via Zoom or in person? Then sign up here: terminplaner6.dfn.de/b/19cbeee190...

#bioethics

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