CUBE Newsletter
The CUHK Bioethics (CUBE) Newsletter
CUBE is a medical student-teacher collaborative newsletter founded in June 2019, aiming to facilitate a continual and inclusive discourse on topics in clinical medicine, public health, and emerging technologies. Our objectives are to:
- Raise awareness for ethical issues in Bioethics among medical students
- Encourage and promote critical thinking and self-reflection on one’s values
- Support medical education at CUHK
For the first time, we welcome all forms of creative expression, not just written articles!
Format (including but not limited to): Visual Art, Comics, English or Chinese Articles, Poems, Reflections, Short Stories, Photographs
Calling for Submission!
The team is now accepting submissions for the Issue 5 (2025 Release)! We invite you to write on any topics about a moral or ethical dilemma. For example, public policy, global health, intervention, volunteering experience, commentary on emerging technologies, and current news.
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students from the following programmes: Biomedical Sciences, Chinese Medicine, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health, Community Health Practice, and Gerontology.
Reference Style: Vancouver Style
Word Count (minimum): English (800 words); Chinese (1,500 words)
Due Date: January 31, 2026
Peer-Reviewed Process
Submission will go through a peer-review process, which allows an intellectual exchange between the editor and student writer.
Our Publications
First Issue: July 2020
- Themes
- Abortion
- End-of-life Care
- Gene Editing
- AI Ethics
- Mental Health Care
- Vaccine Hesitancy
Second Issue: June 2021
- Themes
- Social and Health Services
- Euthanasia
- Emerging Technologies
- Covid-19 Pandemic
- Conscientious Objection
Third Issue: June 2022
- Themes
- Public Health
- Narratives in Medicine
- Research and Publication Ethics
- Reproductive Technology and Society
Fourth Issue: August 2023
- Themes
- Ethics in Medical Technology and Practice
- Public Health Issues
- Social Ethics and Personal Choice
- End-of-Life Care
Where to get the hard copies?
- Faculty of Medicine Undergraduate Office, G07 BMSB
- Student Common Area, BMSB, 3/F
- Room 44072, Faculty and Planning Office, 2/F, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital
Where to find us?
Email: cubioethics@link.cuhk.edu.hk
IG: cubioethics
