We are delighted to welcome you to the BSc Bioethics Annual Conference (BEACON), organised by a team at the University of Bristol.

Despite adapting the conference this year to be delivered online, the conference promises to be exciting and thought provoking. The conference will explore the intersections of race, gender, disability and LGBTQIA+ issues within Bioethics and consider the discrimination and disadvantage that can arise.

Each day has been assigned an overarching theme, and speakers will explore this theme from multiple different perspectives. Firstly, we will consider racial disadvantage and discrimination and the role of doctors in challenging this. Secondly, we will focus on disability and sex and finally we will consider the politics of naming and categorising intersex. The schedule is as seen below:

22nd - The role of doctors in challenging racial discrimination and disadvantage - Professor Aneez Esmail & BME Medics

23rd - Disability and sex - Professor Tom Shakespeare & TBC

24th - Beyond the binary: intersex and transgender discrimination in medicine - Professor Elizabeth Reis & Gendered Intelligence

Our speakers include a mix of academics, charities and organisations, all with interesting and diverse perspective on their topics. During the three days, there will be plenty of opportunities for interaction and each day will culminate with a Q&A session, so please feel free to get involved.

This conference is the culmination of months of hard work from the students and staff at the Centre of Ethics in Medicine (CEM). We would like to thank the speakers for taking the time to pass on their knowledge and most importantly you, for choosing to attend this conference.

We hope you will enjoy the three days!