Personal profile
Research interests
Research
Research interests
Søren Holm has a broad set of research interests in health care ethics and bioethics, in the philosophy of medicine, and in the intersection between bioethics and law.
He has succesfully supervised PhD students in all of these areas.
Biography
Biography
Søren Holm holds degrees in Medicine, and in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the University of Copenhagen. A Masters degree in Health Care Ethics and Law from the University of Manchester and a Diploma in Health Economics from the Danish Hospital Institute. He also holds a PhD and a higher Danish doctorate from the University of Copenhagen.
He has been the President of the European Society for the Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care, and President of the International Association of Bioethics.
He is a former member of the Danish Council of Ethics and of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
He was the Editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics 2004-2011 and Editor of the journal Clinical Ethics 2011-2022.
He edits book series for Oxford University Press and Springer.
External positions
Professor of Medical Ethics (part-time), University of Oslo
1999 → …
Areas of expertise
- BJ Ethics
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute
- Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
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):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Review of Medical Data Sharing Initiatives With a Focus on the Use of Blockchain Technologies: Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Cunningham, J., Davies, N., Devaney, S., Harding, M., Holm, S., Neumann, V., Smith, C. & Ainsworth, J., 22 Apr 2026, In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 28, p. e63575Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Conceptualising ‘My Data’: Going Beyond Data Security to Build Trustworthy Governance of Health Data Sharing.
Bowden, C., Ainsworth, J., Cunningham, J., Holm, S., Redhead, C. A. B. & Devaney, S., 3 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Medical Law International.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Drivers of trust in AI across the domains of finance, law, and healthcare: a conjoint study
Ploug, T., Jørgensen, A. & Holm, S., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: AI and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Equity and representativeness in pragmatic drug trials: methodological and ethical considerations
Dal-Re, R., Abreu, A., Biering-Sørensen, T., Gale, C. P., Halvorsen, S., Holm, S., Ibanez, B., James, S., Latini, R. & Shaw, D., 24 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ evidence-based medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ethics and Regulation of Human Brain Organoid Research: Recommendations from the Asia Pacific Neuroethics Working Group
Ishida, S., Kagan, B. J., Kataoka, M., Koplin, J., Porsdam Mann, S., Browning, H., Erler, A., Feroz, F., Fukushi, T., Holm, S., Kokubo, M., Latham, S., Lavazza, A., Lee, I., Lee, T.-L., Lyreskog, D., Menikoff, J., Niikawa, T., Nagaishi, N. & Nakazawa, E. & 9 others, , 29 Apr 2026, In: Asian Bioethics Review. 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RAPID-RT: Using real world data and rapid learning to drive improvements in lung cancer survival (PROJECT)
Faivre-Finn, C. (PI), Devaney, S. (CoI), French, D. (CoI), Holm, S. (CoI), Kontopantelis, E. (CoI), Mcwilliam, A. (CoI), Payne, K. (CoI), Price, G. (CoI), Proudlove, N. (CoI), Sanders, C. (CoI) & Van Staa, T. (CoI)
1/02/22 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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RAI: Centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Cangelosi, A. (PI), Lennox, B. (PI), Weightman, A. (CoI), Dennis, L. (CoI), Dixon, C. (CoI), Fisher, M. (CoI), Herrmann, G. (CoI), Dickson, A. (CoI), Lanzon, A. (CoI), Stancu, A. (CoI), Miller, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Nini, A. (CoI), Voronkov, A. (CoI), Brass, A. (CoI), Vijayaraghavan, A. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI), crowther, W. (CoI), Grieve, B. (CoI), Adorno, B. (CoI), Jay, C. (CoI), Wang, C. C. L. (CoI), Todd, C. (CoI), Soutis, C. (CoI), Arsene, C. (CoI), Dresner, D. (CoI), Barrett, E. (CoI), Gowen, E. (CoI), Arvin, F. (CoI), Podd, F. (CoI), Brown, G. (CoI), Reger, G. (CoI), Cooper, G. (CoI), Mairs, H. (CoI), Yin, H. (CoI), Kinloch, I. (CoI), Eleftheriou, I. (CoI), Li, J. (CoI), Carrasco Gomez, J. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Sinha, J. (CoI), Ozanyan, K. (CoI), Smith, K. (CoI), Twomey, K. (CoI), Margetts, L. (CoI), Ren, L. (CoI), Zhang, L. (CoI), Cordeiro, L. (CoI), Rattray, M. (PI), Bissett, M. (CoI), Elliot, M. (CoI), Alvarez, M. (CoI), Luján, M. (CoI), Nabawy BSc, MSc, PhD, MRAeS, SMAIAA, FHEA, M. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Marjanovic, O. (CoI), Dorn, O. (CoI), Dudek, P. (CoI), Green, P. (CoI), Connolly, P. (CoI), Da Silva Bartolo, P. J. (CoI), Gardner, P. (CoI), Martin, P. (CoI), Potluri, P. (CoI), Curtis, R. (CoI), Schmidt, R. (CoI), Banach, R. (CoI), Batista-Navarro, R. T. (CoI), Kaski, S. (CoI), Midson, S. (CoI), Watson, S. (CoI), Holm, S. (CoI), Furber, S. (CoI), Schlegel, V. (CoI), Mirihanage, W. (CoI), Mansell, W. (CoI), Pan, W. (CoI), Sampson, B. (CoI), Sellers, W. (CoI), Yang, W. (CoI), Cai, P. (CoI), Sun, Y. (CoI), Alharthi, A. (Researcher), Macario Rojas, A. (Researcher), Serhan, B. (Researcher), Yu, C. (Researcher), Abara, D. (Researcher), Lopez Pulgarin, E. (Researcher), Faruq, F. (Researcher), Tavella, F. (Researcher), Semeraro, F. (Researcher), Liu, G. (Researcher), Fang, G. (Researcher), Niu, H. (Researcher), Taylor, H. (PI), Zhu, H. (PGR student), Collenette, J. (Researcher), Amano, K. (Researcher), Lo, K. C. J. (PGR student), Raggioli, L. (Researcher), Romeo, M. (Researcher), Ruocco, M. (PGR student), Ghaffari Saadat, M. (Researcher), Walmsley, M. (Researcher), Mubarik, A. (Researcher), Vinanzi, S. (Researcher), Su, Y.-H. (PGR student), McAleese, H. (PGR student), Stringer, P. (PGR student), Stoican, R. (PGR student), Ye, R. (PGR student), Kurawa, S. S. (PGR student), Zhang, T. (PGR student), Krywonos, W. (PGR student), Xu, Y. (PGR student), Tian, Y. (PGR student), Henderson, A. (Technical team), Morley, D. (Support team), Tallentire, J. (Support team), Smith, J. (Support team), Hawthornthwaite, S. (Support team), Carlson, J. (Support team) & Baniqued, P. D. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Assembling the Data Jigsaw: Powering Robust Research on the Causes, Determinants and Outcomes of MSK Disease.
Dixon, W. (PI), Brown, B. (CoI), Clarkson, P. (CoI), Dowding, D. (CoI), Holm, S. (CoI), Humphreys, J. H. (CoI), Jani, M. (CoI), Mcbeth, J. (CoI), Nenadic, G. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Pendleton, N. (CoI), Sanders, C. (CoI) & Van Der Veer, S. (CoI)
1/05/20 → 31/10/25
Project: Research
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IAB International Association of Bioethics (External organisation)
Holm, S. (Member)
2014 → 2016Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Research
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Clinical Ethics (Journal)
Holm, S. (Editor)
2011 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Research
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Clinical Ethics (Journal)
Holm, S. (Editor in chief)
2011 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Research
Impacts
Press/Media
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Lab-grown embryo models: UK unveils first ever rules to guide research
3/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Parliamentary Briefing on Human stem cell-based embryo models
Lewis, J. & Holm, S.
29/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Artificial intelligence and robotics in health care
31/10/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Why are Boston University scientists experimenting with even deadlier Covid strain?
19/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Coronavirus: more countries host final trials of Chinese-made vaccines
30/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment