Research Profile
Prof Ruth Chadwick
2002-7 Lead applicant on application for ESRC Centre on Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics £4.3 million
2002-7 Partner in the NorthWest Genetics Knowledge Part (NoWGeN)
2002 Partner in EU project (co-ordinated from Rome) on Bioethical Implications of Globalisation (BiG)
2001 Partner in Iceland co-ordinated EU funded grant ELSAGEN (ethical, legal and social aspects of genetic databases)
2000 Awarded grant from the Wellcome Trust for electronic Bioethics resource for the United Kingdom (with Oxford and Sheffield)
1998 Awarded grant (one-third share) from the NHS Executive North-West for LiMPET (Liverpool, Manchester, Preston Ethics Training) as partner in a project researching the performance and training needs of members of Local Research Ethics Committees linked to the development, delivery and evaluation of training
1996-9 Lead applicant, EUROSCREEN 2: Genetic screening: towards Community policy on insurance, commercialisation and promoting public awareness
1995 Lead applicant, grant for BIOCULT project on 'Cultural and Social Objections to Biotechnology'
1994-7 Lead applicant, EUROSCREEN Project funded by the EC - (Genetic screening and predictive medicine: ethical and philosophical perspectives, with special reference to multifactorial diseases)