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Neurotechnology Networks Ethics in Neurotechnology Workshop
9 April @ 10:30 - 16:00

Wednesday 9th April 2025
Imperial College London
Please join us for an in-person workshop, to share experiences across the five EPSRC & MRC-funded neurotechnology networks, and discuss how we can develop shared resources on ethics in neurotechnology.
Please register and/or share your views via the form below
Programme
10.30 – Arrival and coffee
11.00 – Introduction and welcome (Sarah Chan)
11.15 – Session 1: Sharing ideas and lessons learned
- Sarah Chan – Neuromod+
- John Terry – NCODE
- Andrew Jackson – CloseNIT: CloseNIT ethics workshop slides
- Eva Loth – Respect for Neurodevelopment: R4N ethics workshop slides
12.15 – Lunch
13.00 – Session 2: Case studies
- Sarah Douglas (R4N Neurodiversity and Participatory Research Board) – Reframing autism in research
- Valerie Sparkes (CPNN) – Studies using VR for chronic pain: CPNN ethics workshop slides
- Amparo Guemes Gonzales (University of Cambridge, CloseNIT, Neuromod+) – PPI in neurotech: https://www.inclusive-neurotech.co.uk/ and “Foundational guidelines for enhancing neurotechnology research and development through end-user involvement”
- Mohamed Mohamed (University of Sheffield, Neuromod+) – Fostering Inclusivity in Neuroimaging Research
- Pranav Mahajan (University of Oxford, CPNN) – Safe Opioid management with Large-language models through Alignment, Control, and Evaluation
- Panel:
- Sarah Chan (Neuromod+) – Reader in Bioethics
- Emily Jones (R4N) – Professor at the Centre for Brain & Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London
- David Lawrence – Assistant Professor in Biolaw, Durham Law School
15.00 – Break
15.15 – Session 3: Outcomes and how to get there
16.00 – End
If you have any trouble viewing the embedded form above, please visit https://forms.office.com/r/5sByDAAbKG). Thank you for your input and we hope to see you in April.
Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network https://cpnn.ac.uk/
CloseNIT https://research.ncl.ac.uk/close-nit/
NCode https://www.n-code.org/
Neuromod+ https://neuromodplus.org/
Respect 4 Neurodevelopment https://respect4neurodevelopment.com/