23 November 2011 - Dignity on the wards: improving hospital care for the elderly

Leading figures from nursing, hospital management, policy-making and older people’s groups will discuss the findings of the recent University-led Dignity in Practice report.

06 December 2010 - ‘Delivering Global Promise Through the Life Sciences’ Conference Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 December 2010 OECD Headquarters, Paris France

Advances in the life sciences are increasingly shaping our lives and the futures that we anticipate. But are we ready for a future where we can engineer biology to create novel living organisms and direct biological products to do jobs for us in smarter ways? Will personalised genomic medicine lead to inequities between those who can afford the new science and those who cannot? Should we look to the life sciences for environmentally friendly energy sources and new materials?

28 August 2010 - Professor Brian Wynne Associate Director of Cesagen, Lancaster University awarded prestigious Bernal Prize.

Professor Brian Wynne, Associate Director of Cesagen, Lancaster University, has been awarded the prestigious J D Bernal Prize for his distinguished contribution to the social studies of science.

16 September 2009 - Media Invitation - International conference to explore how life sciences are shaping the world

The 3rd International ESRC Genomics Network Conference 'Mapping the Genomic Era: Measurements and Meanings' Cardiff, 7-9 October 2009