South West and Wales

South West and Wales regional group

The South West and Wales regional group of ethics and law leads is made up of representatives from the following medical schools:

  • Bristol
  • Cardiff
  • Peninsula
  • Swansea


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About the group's work

To contact the regional group please email contact@instituteofmedicalethics.org.

About the group members:

Bristol - Professor Ruud ter Muelen

Contact Ruud: R.terMeulen@bristol.ac.uk

See Ruud's full profile - on the University of Bristol website.

Bristol - Kerry Gutridge

Kerry Gutridge is the Teaching Associate for the Centre for Ethics in Medicine. Her background is in Bioethics, Social Science, Psychology and Biology. Her main research interests are Bioethics and Mental Health. She is currently completing her thesis examining the ethics of 'Assisted Self-Harm' in mental health care facilities. Her research combines empirical research and philosophical analysis.

Contact Kerry: kerry.gutridge@bristol.ac.uk

See Kerry's full profile - on the University of Bristol website.

Peninsula - Dr Andrew Tillyard

Contact Andrew:andrew.tillyard@pms.ac.uk

Swansea - Professor Mike McNamee

Mike McNamee is Professor of Applied Ethics. He teaches healthcare and medical ethics. His research interests are in the ethics of medicine and healthcare and the ethics of sports, and research ethics. He is a former President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, and was the founding Chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association. He serves/has served on the Executive Committee on many national and international associations including the European College of Sport Science, the International Council for sport Science and Physical Education and the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain. He is the founding Editor of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. He has written or edited (singly and in collaboration) 11 books in applied philosophy and ethics in sport and health, including Sports, Virtues and Vices: morality play (Routledge, 2008) and he just completed the Routledge Reader in Sports Ethics (Routledge, 2010).

Contact Mike: M.J.McNamee@swansea.ac.uk

See Mike's full profile - on the Swansea University website.