Influencing Policy
20 August 2024Embedding ethics into research enables scientists to maximise the societal benefit of their work. It is also an important tool for accountability, especially in genomics research. For instance, how are the data gathered going to serve the communities that have donated the data to research?
3 October 20225.6 min readScience is not a zero sum game. We all win when we work together and the Horizon Europe programme is a fantastic opportunity that brings researchers across Europe to grow their skils and solve many of our most pressing issues. Falling out of this community will damage the UK’s science for many years to come, argues Sarion Bowers, Head of Policy at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
1 September 20228.1 min readRead our Associate Director's report from the recent Global Genetics Conference.
19 March 20203.4 min readGenetic testing is becoming a standard part of UK healthcare, with plans to expand its use. But who does this information belong to, and who decides who it is shared with?
17 January 20195.3 min readSarion Bowers, Policy Lead at the Sanger Institute, reflects on how Brexit will affect science.
20 December 20188.6 min readHayley Clissold from the Sanger Institute's policy team team explores the issues surrounding gene editing and human embryos
11 December 20184.2 min readEvidence is a vital part of policy-making - but it's by no means the only part. We look at how scientists can get involved and make a difference.
6 December 20186.7 min readOur Policy Lead, Sarion Bowers, explores the extraordinary claims that the world’s first genome edited babies have been born.
