Areas of research
The IEHHS covers a wide range of research in medical ethics and medical history.
Our research focuses on the following areas:
- Data-Driven Health Ethics & History (Genomics, Biobanks, Digital health / mHealth, History of Digital Medicine). Contact persons: Ruth Horn, Verina Wild, David Freis
- Public Health Ethics / Social Determinants of Health and Health Justice (Vulnerability and Marginalisation in Health, Migrant and Refugee Health, Theories of Health Justice, Ethics of Health Prevention, Responsibility for Health, History of public health ethics, History of health care worker migration). Contact persons: Verina Wild, Sylvia Agbih, David Freis
- Environment, Health, Ethics and Justice. Contact persons: Cristian Timmermann, Katharina Wabnitz, Verina Wild
- Clinical Ethics (End-of-Life issues, Prenatal testing, Genetic Testing, Clinical Ethics Consultation, Professionalism, Genital Surgery, Transcultural Care, History of clinical abuse). Contact persons: Ruth Horn, Tamar Nov-Klaiman, Sylvia Agbih, Verina Wild, David Freis
- History of Medicine (History of Medical Futures, History of Medicine in Augsburg). Contact persons: David Freis
An overview of externally funded projects can be found here:
Our research often takes place in interdisciplinary and international contexts. The results are continuously incorporated into our teaching. We are involved in various scientific and science-related committees to ensure that our research is closely linked to implementation and policy.