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A world-leading research centre exploring the nature of the life sciences and their ethical, social, political and philosophical implications. Renowned for its lively interdisciplinary culture, Egenis brings together scientists, philosophers, and social scientists to develop new approaches to understanding all aspects of the life sciences—from the classification of microbes to the impact of artificial intelligence.
About Egenis
Based at the University of Exeter in the South-West of England, Egenis is a world-leading research centre exploring the nature of the life sciences and their ethical, social, political and philosophical implications. In addition to the biosciences, our researchers also study the cognitive, biomedical, agricultural and environmental sciences.
Originally founded in 2003 as the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society under the directorship of Professor John Dupré, Egenis has pioneered new understandings of genomics, stem cell science, symbiosis, model organisms, data-intensive research, systems biology, synthetic biology, heredity and microbiology.
Today, Egenis’s research is organised into four key research strands:
- Mind, Body and Culture
- Biology and Environment
- Health and Biomedical Research
- Data, Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence
Renowned for its lively interdisciplinary culture, Egenis brings together scientists, philosophers, and social scientists to develop new approaches to understanding all aspects of the life sciences—from the classification of microbes to the impact of artificial intelligence. To get a sense of what we do, you can watch talks from our 20th anniversary conference.