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Hilary Term 2007
Animal experimentation for medical research: issues and perspectives
Venue: Mansfield College
Organisers: Katherine Morris and Martin Henig
The seminars were very successful, drawing substantial numbers of people to
discuss the various aspects of animal experimentation for medical research
purposes, ranging through historical, legal, ethical, psychological,
theological and medical aspects, and including one talk by a medical
researcher who himself engaged in animal experimentation (and who expressed
himself pleasantly surprised at the civilised reception he had from audience
members). All of the lectures provided a lively focus for discussion which
continued in the University Club afterwards over refreshments.
We hope this will feed into the positive dialogue which VERO is attempting
to build up within the University, and encourage a process of information
sharing between institutions and disciplines.
Week 1 (16/1/07): 'Aspects of a history of the anti-vivisection movement'
Dr Hilda Kean, History Faculty, Ruskin College
Summary
Week 2 (23/1/07): 'The future of animal law'
Simon Brooman, Business and Law Faculty, Liverpool John Moores University
Summary
Week 3 (30/1/07): 'Speciesism'
Dr Richard Ryder, former Senior Clinical Psychologist, Warneford Hospital
Summary
Week 4 (6/2/07): 'Do animals have rights?'
Dr Alison Hills, Philosophy Faculty and St John's College, Oxford
Week 5 (13/2/07):
'God, animals and embodying belief'
Dr Pamela Anderson, Reader in the Philosophy of Religion, Regents Park College, Oxford
Summary
God and the Animals
Martin Henig, Hon. Professor, University College London (Institute of Archaeology) and Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford
Summary
Week 6 (20/2/07): 'A medical researcher's perspective on animal testing'
Dr David Priestman, Dept. of Pharmacology, Oxford University
Week 7 (27/2/07): 'Animal minds and human morals'
Prof. Richard Sorabji, philosophy faculty and Wolfson College, Oxford
Week 8 (6/3/07): 'Replacing animal experiments'
Dr Gill Langley, the Dr Hadwen Trust
Summary
View Public meeting held on November 28th 2006