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Education Officer
Appeal
‘An excellent session provided by Michael, an engaging, knowledgeable
introduction to the main issues, taking into account the varied backgrounds of
the audience. Questions taken and answered expertly… I will be encouraging
other groups to make use of such expertise.’
- John Smartt, President, National Council for Lay Associations, responding to the Education Officer’s talk on genetic
engineering at the annual conference of the Catholic Men’s Society of Great Britain
‘A wonderful and thought provoking talk which led to some very interesting,
challenging and beneficial discussion!’
- Undergraduate student, responding to the Education Officer’s talk on beginning-of-life issues for a university’s
Catholic Society
Overview
The Education Officer plays a key role at the
Anscombe Bioethics Centre, a Roman Catholic
research institute based in Oxford. His principal
responsibility is to facilitate the effective
communication of Catholic moral thought as it
bears on biomedicine and healthcare. This is done
through engagement with schools and universities,
the publication of high quality articles in the media,
and the organisation of intellectually challenging
academic events. Sixth form students at a workshop led by the Education Officer
As a member of a small but dynamic team, the Over the next five years the Education Officer post
Education Officer’s work cuts across all aspects of will provide the opportunity for the post-holder
the Centre’s activities, from academic research, to contribute to the Centre’s rigorous Catholic
seminary teaching, talks to sixth form and university philosophical and theological approach to bioethical
students, and the production of educational questions, and centrally, to the project of making
resources to day-to-day administration, IT support, this approach accessible and widely available.
design work, and digital marketing. This will be achieved in the following ways:
• Through the development of events, talks,
and resources that are tailored to different 5 Year Plan
audiences, such as students or healthcare
professionals; With the aid of generous donations to
• Through management of the Centre’s online keep the Education Officer post open,
‘shop front’, which includes the website, online we have the following plans for the next
bookshop, event listings, videos on the Centre’s 5 years:
YouTube and the Centre’s Facebook account;
1. Courses: Developing ethics courses for the UK and
• Through continued engagement with relevant Ireland aimed at and for medical students, but open
third parties like schools, universities, media to all. These will include content on bioethical issues
outlets, pro-life organisations and other as well as ethical communication skills, including
academic institutes. communicating in challenging situations.