Our focus
We work on ethical issues from practice in all domains and disciplines. Our key profiles include: 1) Ethics and technology in healthcare, 2) Society and digitalisation 3) Sustainability and technology.
Ethics and technology in healthcare
An ever increasing amount of technology is being used in healthcare to improve quality of care and keep care available. But what is 'good care'? And is that the same for patients, nurses, and managers? To answer these and other questions, we investigate the impact of healthcare technology, together with its users.
Society & digitalisation
Information technology is constantly present in daily life. What does it mean to be human in a technological environment that constantly exerts influence and is never ‘off’? How does that influence our thinking, feeling, choosing and acting? How can citizens, governments, institutions and companies adopt a responsible attitude in this force field and respect public values?
Sustainability and technology
Environmental and climate issues pose a major ethical challenge. The production of technology and our consumption behaviour are a key factor. Can technology become sustainable? This requires thinking and acting differently. How can we work towards a circular economy? Should we strive for degrowth? How do we bring nature-humanity-technology back into balance?