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Professor Laura Machin

Personal Chair

  1. 2025
  2. BACP Expert Reference Group for Counselling Adults Affected by Adoption (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    09/2025 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMember of Working Group

  3. ARC NWC MIDAS Qualitative Sub-Group Third Annual Networking Event

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    9/07/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  4. Open Adoption

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    31/03/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  5. 2024
  6. UK FPO Webinar - Everyday Ethical Decision-Making

    Machin, L. (Speaker), Spencer, P. (Speaker) & Hamad, L. (Speaker)

    18/10/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  7. Building Reflective Spaces for Foundation Doctors: Thinking Ethically, Legally and Professionally About Raising Concerns

    Machin, L. (Speaker) & Spencer, P. (Speaker)

    14/10/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesBusiness Course/Training

  8. Supporting New Foundation Programme Directors in the North West

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    10/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  9. Ethicist

    Machin, L. (Advisor)

    06/2024 → …

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesExpert Opinion

  10. Adopters Advocacy Dads Group

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    05/202407/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesOther

  11. Breaking the Silence on Adopters' Mental Health: The Hard Stuff to Say; The Hard Stuff to Hear

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    20/03/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  12. 2023
  13. A Brief Review of Ethics for Those Working in Laboratories

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    20/12/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesBusiness Course/Training

  14. BSA Deconstructing Donation Conference

    Machin, L. (Organiser) & Cooper, J. (Host)

    8/12/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference - Academic

  15. Advocating for Adopters through Research

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    4/10/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  16. NHS England Designing Ethics, Law and Professionalism Masterclass

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    25/09/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  17. Member, Proportionate Review Board Cell and Gene Therapies

    Machin, L. (Consultant)

    01/2023 → …

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesConsultancy

  18. 2022
  19. Laboratory Ethics Training

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    09/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesBusiness Course/Training

  20. Insider Research Ethics

    Machin, L. (Keynote speaker)

    4/07/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  21. Olayemi Oluwaleye

    Machin, L. (Host) & Williams, R. (Host)

    07/202209/2022

    Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting a student (Other)

  22. Rachael Dibble

    Machin, L. (Host) & Williams, R. (Host)

    07/202209/2022

    Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting a student (Other)

  23. Sam Bradley

    Machin, L. (Host)

    07/202209/2022

    Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting a student (Other)

  24. Exploring Prospective Donors’ Perspectives on Stem Cell Donation for Cell and Gene Therapy Research and Development

    Machin, L. (Contributor) & Hamad, L. (Speaker)

    24/05/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  25. Building Reflective Spaces for Foundation Doctors

    Machin, L. (Speaker) & Baker, P. (Contributor)

    17/03/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  26. Lina Hamad

    Machin, L. (Host)

    03/202205/2022

    Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting a student (Other)

  27. All Things Ethics! Journal Club for Medical Students and Foundation Doctors

    Machin, L. (Organiser) & Tay, T. (Organiser)

    17/02/20221/08/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  28. Ethics by Design and In Practice

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    16/02/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  29. Member, Anthony Nolan Institutional Review Board Cell and Gene Therapies

    Machin, L. (Consultant)

    01/2022 → …

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesConsultancy

  30. All Party Parliamentary Group on Adoption and Permanence (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    2022 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  31. Ethicist

    Machin, L. (Advisor)

    2022 → …

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesExpert Opinion

  32. 2021
  33. Sociology of Health and Illness (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Peer reviewer)

    12/2021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  34. Donation Ethics? Ethical Uncertainties in the Face of Deemed Consent for Organ Donation in the UK

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker), Dixon, H. (Contributor) & Wilkinson, M. (Contributor)

    10/2021

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  35. East Lancashire Hospital Trust Research Development Quality Assurance Group (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    09/202101/2023

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  36. Ethical Un/Certainties in the Face of Deemed Consent for Organ Donation in the UK

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker), Dixon, H. (Contributor) & Wilkinson, M. (Contributor)

    26/07/202130/07/2021

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  37. Ethics Education = Ethics Experts, Ethics Expertise, or Prepared for Practice?

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    18/06/2021

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  38. Laboratory Ethics Training

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    25/02/2021

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesBusiness Course/Training

  39. Clinical Ethics Committee Lancashire and South Cumbria Trust (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    01/2021 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  40. Donor Research Network (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of network

  41. 2020
  42. Foundation Doctors Ethics and Law Training Programme

    Machin, L. (Consultant) & Baker, P. (Member)

    09/2020 → …

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesConsultancy

  43. Regional Training Programme for Academic Foundation Doctors

    Machin, L. (Consultant) & Baker, P. (Member)

    09/2020 → …

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesConsultancy

  44. Clinical Ethics Committee Morecambe Bay Hospital Trust (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    03/2020 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  45. Laboratory Ethics Training

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    02/2020

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesBusiness Course/Training

  46. NHS B&T Organ Donation & Transplant Research Network (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    2020 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of network

  47. NHS England North West Foundation School

    Machin, L. (Consultant)

    2020 → …

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesConsultancy

  48. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians Clinical Ethics Working Party

    Machin, L. (Advisor)

    20202021

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesExpert Opinion

  49. 2019
  50. Informing and Influencing Curriculum and Practice: Foundation Doctors' Medical Ethics and Legal Training Needs

    Machin, L. (Chair), Williams, R. (Speaker), Corfield, L. (Chair) & Lavelle, C. (Speaker)

    25/11/201926/11/2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  51. Healthcare Professionals’ Decisions to Facilitate Organ Donation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Matter of Conscience?

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker), Dixon, H. (Active Contributor) & Wilkinson, M. (Active Contributor)

    15/10/2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  52. A Matter of Conscience? Organ Donation in the Intensive Care Unit

    Machin, L. (Speaker), Dixon, H. (Contributor) & Wilkinson, M. (Contributor)

    12/09/201914/09/2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  53. Opting Out of Opting Out? Organ Donation in the UK and Conscientious Objection

    Machin, L. (Speaker), Wilkinson, M. (Active Contributor) & Dixon, H. (Active Contributor)

    24/06/201926/06/2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  54. Engaging Tomorrow's and Current UK Healthcare Practitioners in Clinical Ethics Education

    Machin, L. (Speaker), Corfield, L. (Member of Panel) & Smith, A. (Member of Panel)

    21/05/201924/05/2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  55. Reflections on Making the (Business) Case for Clinical Ethics

    Machin, L. (Speaker) & Wilkinson, M. (Active Contributor)

    21/05/201924/05/2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  56. Proposing a Minimum Ethics and Law Curriculum for UK Foundation Doctors

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker) & Corfield, L. (Active Contributor)

    6/03/2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  57. Angela Smith

    Machin, L. (Host)

    26/02/201927/02/2019

    Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting an academic visitor

  58. Julia Parkhouse

    Machin, L. (Host)

    26/02/201927/02/2019

    Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting an academic visitor

  59. Designing Interprofessional Education

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    02/2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  60. Chair, Anthony Nolan Institutional Review Board for Cell and Gene Therapies

    Machin, L. (Consultant)

    01/201912/2021

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesConsultancy

  61. Anthony Nolan

    Machin, L. (Consultant)

    2019 → …

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesConsultancy

  62. 2018
  63. External Examiner - PhD Viva and Thesis

    Machin, L. (Examiner)

    12/2018

    Activity: Examination typesExamination

  64. The ‘Vulnerable’ Practitioner: Exploring the Ethical and Legal Training Needs of UK Foundation Doctors

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker), Corfield, L. (Invited speaker) & Williams, R. A. (Lecturer)

    14/09/2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  65. Risky research: challenging assumptions, practices, and understandings

    Machin, L. L. (Organiser), Case, B. (Organiser) & Knight, D. A. (Organiser)

    5/07/2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  66. Exploring the Ethical and Legal Training Needs of Foundation Doctors

    Machin, L. (Speaker), Corfield, L. (Active Contributor), Williams, R. A. (Active Contributor), Lavelle, C. (Speaker) & Latcham, N. (Speaker)

    21/06/201823/06/2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  67. Exploring the Ethical and Legal Training Needs of Foundation Doctors

    Machin, L. (Speaker), Corfield, L. (Active Contributor), Williams, R. A. (Active Contributor), Lavelle, C. (Active Contributor) & Latcham, N. (Active Contributor)

    19/06/201820/06/2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  68. Reimagining Donation

    Machin, L. (Keynote speaker)

    19/04/201820/04/2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  69. Exploring the Medical Ethics and Legal Training Needs of Foundation Doctors

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker) & Corfield, L. (Invited speaker)

    27/02/2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  70. UK Research Integrity Office (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Advisor)

    2018 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMember of Advisory Panel

  71. 2017
  72. Research ethics, donation ethics, and commercial ventures involving donations from stem cell donors

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    13/12/2017

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesBusiness Course/Training

  73. BSA Deconstructing Donation Study Group Conference

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    7/12/2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  74. The British Council (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Reviewer )

    2/11/2017

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  75. Ethics Education in the UK Foundation Years

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker) & Corfield, L. (Invited speaker)

    5/06/2017

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  76. External Examiner PhD Viva and Thesis

    Machin, L. (Examiner)

    04/2017

    Activity: Examination typesExamination

  77. North West of England Foundation School Academic Foundation Sub Committee (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    2017 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  78. 2016
  79. External Examiner PhD Viva and Thesis

    Machin, L. (Examiner)

    09/2016

    Activity: Examination typesExamination

  80. How to become more ethical

    Machin, L. (Participant)

    31/08/20161/09/2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  81. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Editorial board member)

    1/08/2016 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesEditorial activity

  82. Morecambe Bay Medical Journal (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Editorial board member)

    1/08/20161/02/2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesEditorial activity

  83. Takuya Matsushige

    Williams, R. (Host) & Machin, L. (Host)

    25/06/20161/07/2016

    Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting an academic visitor

  84. BSA Deconstructing Donation Study Group Conference

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    16/06/2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  85. Medical Ethics Debating Competition

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    27/04/2016

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  86. Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)

    Machin, L. (Peer reviewer)

    4/04/2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  87. American Ethnologist (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Peer reviewer)

    14/03/2016 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  88. Is a universal code of ethics possible for all health care professionals?

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    12/03/2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  89. Journal of Medical Law and Ethics (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Editorial board member)

    1/03/2016 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesEditorial activity

  90. 2015
  91. The Ethics of Self-discharge from Hospital

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    28/09/2015

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  92. Donors, Money, and Body Parts: what are the issues?

    Machin, L. (Participant)

    22/09/201523/09/2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  93. British Sociological Association Medical Sociology

    Machin, L. (Chair)

    10/09/2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  94. Understanding Gamete Donors as Altruists, Patients and Customers

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    23/07/2015

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  95. Exploring Perceptions of Quality Cord Blood for Stem Cell Treatments

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    20/05/201521/05/2015

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  96. Symposium on Language, Culture and Medicine

    Machin, L. (Participant)

    23/03/2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  97. Faculty of Health and Medicine Teaching and Learning Forum

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    16/03/2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  98. Global Medicine and Civilisations: An International Medical Film Festival

    Machin, L. (Contributor)

    5/03/2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  99. Networking and Career Development

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    3/03/2015

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  100. Institute of Medical Ethics National Debate Competition

    Machin, L. (Lecturer)

    02/201503/2015

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  101. Social and Ethical Aspects of Health and Medicine Journal Club

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    01/201528/03/2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  102. The Social and Ethical Aspects of Self-Discharge: Patient and Professional Perspectives

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    01/2015

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  103. British Sociological Association Deconstructing Donation Special Interest Group (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Chair)

    201501/2024

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of network

  104. Institute of Medical Ethics Education Committee (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    20152020

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  105. Institute of Medical Ethics Trustee (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    20152017

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of board

  106. Journal of Medical Law and Ethics (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Guest editor)

    2015

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesEditorial activity

  107. 2014
  108. Deconstructing Donation

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    15/12/2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  109. Hour of Writes

    Machin, L. (Contributor)

    15/12/201420/12/2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  110. Lancaster University Researcher Ethics Network Seminar Series

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    12/201407/2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  111. Exploring Perceptions of 'Quality' Umbilical Cord Blood Therapies in Japan and the UK

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    11/11/201412/11/2014

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  112. Lancaster Medical School Medical Ethics Society Conference

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    10/10/2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  113. 'Pendulum of Power': Medical Dominance in the Case of Self-Discharge

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    09/2014

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  114. 'Please don't go': Healthcare Professionals' Duty of Care in the Face of Self-Discharge

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    09/2014

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

  115. Takuya Matsushige

    Machin, L. (Host)

    27/03/20141/04/2014

    Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting an academic visitor

  116. Institute of Medical Ethics National Debate Competition

    Machin, L. (Lecturer)

    02/201403/2014

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  117. British Sociological Association Human Reproduction Annual Conference

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  118. New Genetics and Society (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Peer reviewer)

    20142015

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  119. NHS Research Ethics Committee (North West) (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    20142016

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  120. Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)

    Machin, L. (Referee)

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  121. Routledge (Publisher)

    Machin, L. (Referee)

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  122. 2013
  123. Deconstructing Accountability

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    11/07/2013

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  124. Clinical Ethics (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Peer reviewer)

    2013

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  125. Education Day

    Machin, L. (Contributor)

    2013

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesBusiness Course/Training

  126. Health (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Peer reviewer)

    20132015

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  127. Morecambe Bay Hospital Trust Organ Donation Committee (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    20132019

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  128. Sage (Publisher)

    Machin, L. (Referee)

    2013

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  129. 2012
  130. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

    Machin, L. (Speaker)

    14/11/2012

    Activity: Business or School/HEI EngagementSchool Engagement

  131. Lancaster University and Hospitals Seminar Series

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    06/2012

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  132. Medical Ethics Debating Series

    Machin, L. (Organiser)

    2012

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  133. The Current Status of Cord Blood Donation, Banking, and Transplantation in the UK

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    2012

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  134. 2011
  135. British Sociological Association Human Reproduction Annual Conference

    Machin, L. (Participant)

    2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  136. Cord Blood Collection and the Notion of Compromise

    Machin, L. (Invited speaker)

    2011

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  137. Human Reproduction (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Peer reviewer)

    20112015

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  138. Reproductive BioMedicine Online (Journal)

    Machin, L. (Peer reviewer)

    20112015

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  139. 2010
  140. All Party Parliamentary Group on Stem Cell Transplantation (External organisation)

    Machin, L. (Member)

    20102015

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

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