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Personal profile
Overview
I am a Research Fellow in the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at The University of Manchester and a solicitor (non-practising). Having worked as a commercial solicitor for many years, in the UK and in Hong Kong, I moved from private practice to academia in 2020.
My research interests lie broadly in the dynamic interplay between law, ethics (particularly bioethics) and social change. I am particularly interested in the way legal and ethical frameworks are interpreted and experienced by people in their everyday lives, in decision-making processes and practices, and in exploring socio-legal approaches to legal research, especially in healthcare regulation. I am currently working on the ConnecteDNA project, examining how the use of direct-to-consumer genetic testing is changing the landscape in which donor conception is experienced, how it impacts the management of information about donor conception and what this might mean for law reform.
I have a PhD in Palliative Care and an LLM in Child Law. My PhD explored the influence of legal consciousness on the way in which the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is understood by hospice staff making decisions for patients who lack capacity to decide for themselves. My Masters dissertation considered children's autonomy in making mental- and medical-health treatment decisions.
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Member of The Law Society of England and Wales
Member of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
Member of the Society of Legal Scholars
Member of the Society for Computers and Law
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Laws
Areas of expertise
- K Law (General)
- BJ Ethics
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Healthier Futures
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Delivering compassionate NHS healthcare: A qualitative study exploring the ethical implications of resetting NHS maternity and paediatric services following the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
Chiumento, A., Fovargue, S., Redhead, C., Draper, H. & Frith, L., 1 Mar 2024, In: Social Science & Medicine. 344, 116503.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the changing landscape of gamete donor conception: key issues for practitioners and stakeholders
Gilman, L., Redhead, C., Hudson, N., Fox, M., Nordqvist, P., MacCallum, F., Kirkman-Brown, J. & Frith, L., 1 Jan 2024, In: Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 48, 1, 103421.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DONOR CONCEPTION, DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING, CHOICES AND PROCEDURAL JUSTICE: AN ARGUMENT FOR REFORM OF THE HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY ACT 1990
Redhead, C. & Frith, L., 10 Jul 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Medical Law Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction
Smallman, M. & Redhead, C., 21 May 2024, Governance, democracy and ethics in crisis-decision-making : The pandemic and beyond. Redhead, C. & Smallman, M. (eds.). Manchester: Manchester University Press, p. 1-11 (The pandemic and beyond).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Relationships were a casualty when pandemic ethics and everyday clinical ethics collided
Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, Redhead, C., Chiumento, A., Fovargue, S., Draper, H. & Frith, L., 21 May 2024, Governance, democracy and ethics in crisis-decision-making: The pandemic and beyond. Redhead, C. & Smallman, M. (eds.). Manchester: Manchester University Press, p. 29-53 (The pandemic and beyond).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Open Access
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PIVOT-AL: The Parent-Infant CoVid OrganisaTional Academic Learning Collaborative – PIVOT-AL Collaborative
Frith, L. (PI) & Redhead, C. (PI)
1/06/20 → …
Project: Research
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Continuing engagement with the Parent-Infant COVID Organisational Academic Learning [PIVOT-AL] Collaborative.
Frith, L. (PI) & Redhead, C. (PI)
1/10/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Other
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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing and donorconception: support and governance in emerging digital systems
Frith, L. (PI), Redhead, C. (Researcher), Nordqvist, P. (CoI) & Gilman, L. (Researcher)
1/03/21 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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When pandemic and everyday ethics collide: supporting ethical decision-making in maternity care and paediatrics during the Covid-19 pandemic
Frith, L. (PI) & Redhead, C. (CoI)
1/06/20 → 14/09/21
Project: Research
Activities
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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the changing landscape of gamete donor conception: key issues for practitioners and stakeholders
Redhead, C. (Speaker)
6 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Total pain and limited time: clinical ethics and the relationality of hospice care
Redhead, C. (Speaker)
19 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Donor conception, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, choices and the role of law
Redhead, C. (Speaker)
5 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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The ConnecteDNA project: donor conception, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, choices and the role of law
Redhead, C. (Speaker)
27 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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The ‘ConnecteDNA’ project: relationality and legal consciousness in the context of donor-conception
Redhead, C. (Speaker)
26 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Press/Media
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Reforming UK fertility legislation: the effects of online DNA testing
27/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Reforming UK fertility legislation: the effects of online DNA testing
27/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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ConnecteDNA – the implications of technology on donor conception anonymity
22/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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The ConnecteDNA project: thinking about law reform and gamete donor anonymity
3/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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THE CONVERSATION: Eggs and sperm can now be stored for up to 55 years – here’s what that means for donors and people seeking fertility treatment
Redhead, C., Gilman, L. & Frith, L.
4/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment