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Professor Alan Cribb

Professor of Bioethics and Education

Research interests

  • Education
  • Ethics
  • Policy

Biography

Research

Alan's research relates to applied philosophy and health policy. He has a particular interest in developing interdisciplinary scholarship that links philosophical, social science and professional concerns, and has pursued this interest through writing about health care ethics, health promotion, psychosocial oncology, health economics, higher education and medical education.

He is co-director of the School's Centre for Public Policy Research.

Teaching

  • The Research Training Programme
  • MA Education Programmes 

Further information

For further details please see Alan's  Research Staff Profile.

Research

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'But why is that better?'

''But why is that better?' An investigation of what applied philosophy and ethics can bring to quality improvement work in healthcare'.

Project status: Ongoing

women at wokr
Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR)

The Centre for Public Policy Research is an interdisciplinary research centre research developing critical analyses of social change and social in/justice in education and other policy arenas, sectors and contexts to inform national and international policy debate, social activism, and personal, professional and organisational learning.

Research

CPPR but why is that better_unsplash
'But why is that better?'

''But why is that better?' An investigation of what applied philosophy and ethics can bring to quality improvement work in healthcare'.

Project status: Ongoing

women at wokr
Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR)

The Centre for Public Policy Research is an interdisciplinary research centre research developing critical analyses of social change and social in/justice in education and other policy arenas, sectors and contexts to inform national and international policy debate, social activism, and personal, professional and organisational learning.