Launch of Western University's Centre for Bioethics

Join us to celebrate the official launch of Western’s new Centre for Bioethics. The event will feature an inaugural lecture by internationally renowned bioethicist Dr. Françoise Baylis, who will give two brief lectures, the first titled “Bioethics: A play in three acts”, and the second, “Altered Inheritance: ‘What kind of World do we (you) want to live in?’”

Guests will also have the opportunity to learn about the Centre’s inaugural initiatives and connect with colleagues in our bioethics community.

Enjoy light refreshments and a cash bar following the program!

*No registration required. We would appreciate your RSVP for catering purposes.

3:00 - 4:30pm - Lecture

4:30 - 6:00pm - Reception

For those who are unable to attend in person, please register to join virtually here:

https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/JX4c7tTMTlKwiMibHeMO7g

Françoise Baylis C.M., O.N.S., PhD, FRSC, FISC, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Dalhousie University, is a leading philosopher and bioethics expert, renowned for her pioneering research at the intersection of healthcare ethics, practice and policy. Her work challenges conventional bioethics, pushing for broader, deeper thinking on health, science and technology, and governance, all the while advocating for more ethical and inclusive approaches.

Baylis is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Nova Scotia. She is President of the Royal Society of Canada, and a member of the Governing Board of the International Science Council (as well as Vice-Chair of its Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in Science). In 2022, she received the Killam Prize for the Humanities and in 2023 she was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize in Humanities—Canada's highest honours for scholars in the humanities.

And, it all started here at Western where she completed her MA and PhD in Philosophy with a specialization in Bioethics. She worked at the Westminster Institute for Ethics and Human Values part-time while a student and then full-time after graduation, before moving to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto where, along with Abbyann Lynch (former Director of the Westminster Institute) she opened the first Bioethics Department in a Canadian Hospital.

Photo credits: Nick Pearce

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