The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics Series
The Lanson Lecture is an annual signature lecture at the CUHK Centre for Bioethics. This remarkable lecture series is made possible thanks to Dr. Edgar Cheng's generous endowment, who established it in loving memory of his mother, Ms. Chan Lan Yue. Each year, a distinguished moral philosopher or bioethicist is invited to address a significant bioethical issue.
Year (Edition) | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
2025 (The 7th) | Prof. Bonnie Steinbock | Physician-Assisted Dying: A Slippery Slope? |
2023-24 (The 6th) | Prof. Jeff McMahan | Medical Malpractice: Before Conception and Before Birth |
2022 (The 5th) | Prof. Victor Tadros | Treatment and Accountability |
2021-22 (The 4th) | Prof. Peter Singer | Pandemic Ethics: Five Lessons |
2018-19 (The 3rd) | Prof. Thomas Scanlon | Responsibility for Health and the Value of Choice |
2017-18 (The 2nd) | Prof. Frances Kamm | Assisted Suicide: Arguments For and Against |
2016 (Inaugural) | Prof. Jonathan Glover | Two Concepts of Dignity: Decisions about Assisted Suicide, Genes and Embryos, Psychiatry |
The 8th Lanson Lecture in Bioethics – Climate Change, Health, and the Right to a Healthy Environment
The 8th Lanson Lecture in Bioethics – Climate Change, Health, and the Right to a Healthy Environment
The world we inhabit is changing at a pace that challenges not only our environment but also the very foundations of human health and dignity. Rising temperatures, shifting ecosystems, and intensifying weather events remind us daily that climate change is not a distant concern — it is a lived reality with profound ethical implications. To address these urgent questions, CUHK Centre for Bioethics is honored to host The 8th Lanson Lecture in Bioethics – Climate Change, Health, and the Right to a Healthy Environment, a distinguished lecture exploring the moral dimensions of our shared future.
The 8th Lanson Lecture in Bioethics – Climate Change, Health, and the Right to a Healthy Environment
[Event Recap] CUHK Centre for Bioethics 10th Anniversary Celebration Symposium
[Event Recap] CUHK Centre for Bioethics 10th Anniversary Celebration Symposium
It is with great pleasure to share that we celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the CUHK Centre for Bioethics with our Symposium themed “Science, Medicine, and Beyond: Connecting the Global Communities with Bioethics,” on 21 February 2025. This symposium was a resounding success, bringing together esteemed speakers, experts and professionals in the field to engage in meaningful and in-depth discussions.
[Event Recap] CUHK Centre for Bioethics 10th Anniversary Celebration Symposium
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2023-24 - Medical Malpractice: Before Conception and Before Birth
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2023-24 - Medical Malpractice: Before Conception and Before Birth
Date: 28 November 2023 (Tuesday) Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Hong Kong Time) Venue: Lau Chor Tak Lecture Theatre (LT1), G/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), CUHK Location Map: Please click here Speaker: Prof. Jeff McMahan, Sekyra and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy, Oxford University; Professorial Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Oxford
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2023-24 - Medical Malpractice: Before Conception and Before Birth
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2022 - Treatment and Accountability
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2022 - Treatment and Accountability
Date: 28 February 2022 (Monday) Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Hong Kong Time); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (United Kingdom Time) Venue: Online via Zoom
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2022 - Treatment and Accountability
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2021-22 - Pandemic Ethics: Five Lessons
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2021-22 - Pandemic Ethics: Five Lessons
Date: 23 September 2021 (Thursday) Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Hong Kong Time); 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (US Time) Venue: Online via Zoom
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2021-22 - Pandemic Ethics: Five Lessons
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2018-19 - Responsibility for Health and the Value of Choice
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2018-19 - Responsibility for Health and the Value of Choice
Date: 18 January 2019 (Friday) Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, 1/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2018-19 - Responsibility for Health and the Value of Choice
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2017-18 - Assisted Suicide: Arguments For and Against
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2017-18 - Assisted Suicide: Arguments For and Against
Date: 12 January 2018 (Friday) Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, 1/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin Location Map: Please click here Speaker: Prof. Frances Kamm, Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Discussant: Dr. Chun-Yan Tse, Honorary Advisor of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine; Chairman of Hospital Authority Clinical Ethics Committee (2005 to 2017)
The Lanson Lecture in Bioethics 2017-18 - Assisted Suicide: Arguments For and Against
The Inaugural Lanson Lectures in Bioethics: Two Concepts of Dignity
The Inaugural Lanson Lectures in Bioethics: Two Concepts of Dignity
Two Concepts of Dignity Date: 19 November 2016 (Saturday) Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m. (Registration starts at 1:45 p.m.) Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Cheng Yu Tung Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin
The Inaugural Lanson Lectures in Bioethics: Two Concepts of Dignity
