祝贺邱仁宗教授获阿维森纳科学伦理奖 http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=47047URL_DO=DO_TOPICURL_SECTION=201.html Professor Renzong Qiu to receive 2009 Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science at UNESCO Paris, 14 December UNESCO/Niamh Burke The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has awarded the 2009 Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science to Professor Renzong Qiu from the Peoples Republic of China, a pioneer in the field of bioethics. Professor Qiu will receive the prize, which consists of a certificate, a gold medal commemorating his contribution to the field of ethics and a cheque for US$10,000, at a ceremony on 18 December at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (Room XI, 3 p.m.). The committee of the Avicenna Prize noted that Professor Qius research in the ethics of science and steadfast public advocacy of ethical issues related to science have established him as a major figure not only in the Chinese academic community but worldwide. His work on life-sustaining technology, assisted reproduction technology, public health and cloning has been supplemented by political initiatives in ethical policy. He has published over 20 volumes and nearly 280 articles on ethical issues and drafted guidelines for researchers and policy-makers. Professor Qiu is currently an Emeritus Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy (Peoples Republic of China) and Professor and Chairperson of the Academic Committee at the Centre for Bioethics at the Peking Union Medical College. He also serves as the Vice-President of the Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health and is a member of the UNAIDS Reference Group on AIDS and Human Rights. Professor Qius keynote lecture at the award ceremony for the Avicenna Prize will be included with a selection of his papers on the ethics of science and technology in a volume to be published by UNESCO in 2010. Established by UNESCOs Executive Board on the initiative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science rewards every two years the activities of individuals or groups in the field of ethics in science. The Prize is named after the 11th-century physician and humanist philosopher Abu Ali al-Husain Ibn Abdallah Ibn Sina (980-1038), known in Europe as Avicenna. Author(s):UNESCOPRESS Source:Press release No.151-2009 14-12-2009 以下来自《科技日报》: 邱仁宗获联合国教科文组织阿维森纳科学伦理奖 中国社会科学院哲学研究所邱仁宗教授2009年12月18日获得了联合国教科文组织颁发的阿维森纳科学伦理奖。 教科文组织副总干事马尔西奥巴尔博萨当天在教科文组织总部举行的颁奖典礼上表示,科学伦理是一种不可或缺的责任,每个学者都应该遵守,邱仁宗在这方面作出了突出贡献。邱仁宗不但从事科学伦理方面的研究,而且对公众进行了不少宣传活动;除了生命维护、辅助生殖技术、公共卫生和克隆领域的工作,他还在伦理政策方面提出了不少建议;此外,他出版了20多部著作,发表了近280篇关于伦理问题的文章,为研究人员和决策者起草了准则。 邱仁宗在获奖后表示,这一奖项不仅是对他个人的褒奖,也是对所有从事这一行业的中国同行的肯定。他认为,应该在科学界提倡一种负责任的研究,确保这种研究对人类有益,而不是有害。他说,中国现在已经认识到了科学伦理的重要性,并为此作出了努力,但仍然需要完善的法律法规进行规范。 http://digitalpaper.stdaily.com:81/kjrb/html/2009-12/23/content_48404.htm