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16 Sep 2015: Contemporary discourse in bioethics and healthcare policy frequently arrives at an impasse caused by disagreement, often unspoken, about what constitutes ‘health’.

6 Oct 2015: The VHI's 'Patents on Life' project looks at the ethical and religious issues surrounding the patenting of life forms, as well as broader themes in Intellectual Property law. Its first major event was held in September 2015, with a two-day

9 Jan 2015: In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks

25 Nov 2015: One Day Symposium

13 Jan 2015: Inequality is back at the centre of the public discourse. Is this good or bad news for the European Union? In this article on the Social Europe (SE) forum Jan Zielonka argues that the EU should concentrate on selected social projects where it could

24 Jun 2015: The Von Hugel Institute is saddened to learn of the death of Professor Frank Delmartino on Sunday, 21 June 2015. Prof. Delmartino co-founded the Institute for European Policy at KU Leuven and he was a noted specialist on European integration. Last

21 May 2015: Two recent publications on migration policy by Dr Elif Cetin: The Italian left and Italy's (evolving) foreign policy of immigration controls on the Journal of Modern Italian Studies (JMIS)  A comment piece on the many implications of recent EU

25 Feb 2015: On the 24th February Professor John Loughlin was interviewed on BBC Wales TV on the issue of migration. He responded to the Week In Week Out survey of attitudes towards immigration in Wales.

19 Jan 2015: Professor Loughlin will be retiring from his position as Director of the VHI with effect from September 2015 although he will remain as an Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund's College. The College is currently recruiting for a new VHI Director.

14 Sep 2015: VHI Director of Research