Introduction

Workpackage Leader:

Robert Doubleday (Cambridge): rvld2@cam.ac.uk

Brief description:

Following the European Commission’s recent communication ‘Towards a European Strategy for Nanotechnology’, the network will seek to integrate consideration of the societal dimensions of nanotechnology through a structured program of reflection and public engagement. The Ethical and Social Aspects of Nanotechnology work package will assist Frontiers researchers to comply with the highest standards of ethical research practice; to reflect on the societal dimensions of research in the nanosciences; and to begin to engage in public dialogue.

The objectives of work within the Frontiers network on the ethical and social aspects of nanotechnology are:

·	Safeguard ethical issues within the project.

·	Education / information of Frontiers researchers on ethics.

·	Involvement of media and different sectors of society with respect to ethical issues.