Anscombe Memorial Lecture 2021: ‘Pandemic Ethics and the Common Good’

We are pleased to announce the 2021 Anscombe Memorial Lecture: Pandemic Ethics and the Common Good.
Speaker: The Rev. Dr Nicanor Austriaco OP
Date / Location: 27th September | 4-5:30pm BST | Zoom
Register now to secure your place.
The Rev. Dr Nicanor Austriaco is Professor of Biology and Theology at Providence College, Rhode Island, and Professor of Biology and Sacred Theology at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila.
Over the course of the pandemic, Fr Austriaco's research has turned towards vaccine development and pandemic management in the Philippines. A former Visiting Research Fellow of the Centre, he produced the seventh in our series of COVID-19 Briefing Papers: The Ethics of Pandemic Lockdowns.
Following the lecture, there will be opportunity for discussion and questions from participants.

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