Blog posts tagged ‘ethics’

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Three community activists occupy Govanhill baths, sitting on the roof of the baths with a banner that reads 'Ours' in 2001 when the pool was threatened with closure

Discarding well? justice and collective care in two grassroots waste initiatives in the UK

Academic publications

Grassroots initiatives model socially just, care-centred ways of “discarding well,” revealing both their transformative potential and the need for broader systemic change in waste relations.
A brick and glass series of buildings at School of Culture and Society at Aarhus University are the backdrop for a bustling group of students and academics in the foreground.

Activism, public health, and global plastics treaty negotiations at ‘The Anthropology of Plastics’ symposium in Aarhus

Presentations

Cat Acheson presented research on activism, public health, and global plastics treaty negotiations at ‘The Anthropology of Plastics’ symposium in Aarhus.
After the Single Use infinity logo symbol on purple background.

Unravelling the healthcare paradox: tensions in sustainable healthcare

Blog posts

Danielle Farrow reflects on CleanMed Europe 2025 explores the unresolved tensions shaping sustainable healthcare: how we balance patient outcomes, budgets, and planetary health, and who carries the burden of driving change. Read the full piece on why confronting these trade-offs is essential for reimagining healthcare’s future.
A rural health centre in Papua New Guinea.

How do hospitals (continue) to matter to anthropologists?

Presentations

At the Medical Anthropology Europe Conference 2025, Alice Street questioned how we might theorise hospitals as more-than-biomedical places and highlighted the environmental damage hospitals cause. 
A personal phone shows a photo of the researcher's dog alongside the medical equipment they are dissecting

Photo Stories and Photo Voice: Collecting Things in After the Single Use

Blog posts

How can photo stories and photovoice help us rethink single-use medical devices - revealing their benefits, harms, and ethical challenges - while amplifying marginalised voices and reshaping collaboration in healthcare research?
A group of academics sit around a table discussing pathways and barriers to collaboration.

Collaborations: Building Ethical and Effective Interdisciplinary Partnerships

Blog posts

What does it take to build ethical, effective collaborations for a sustainable healthcare future? Our "Collaborations" workshop explored justice, advocacy, and co-production beyond academia.
After the Single Use collaborators discuss the ethics of engagement.

Ethical Reflections on Researching Medical Waste

Blog posts

How do we ethically research medical plastic waste in hospitals, waste sites, and communities while respecting privacy, avoiding harm, and fostering collaborative, non-exploitative relationships?
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