Andy Miah ( bn, এন্ড্রু মুজাফফর মিয়া; born 15 October 1975 in

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, Norfolk) is an English

bioethicist Bioethics is both a field of study and professional practice, interested in ethical issues related to health (primarily focused on the human, but also increasingly includes animal ethics), including those emerging from advances in biology, med ...

, academic and journalist. His work often focuses on technology and

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Early life

Andy Miah was born in

to a

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father and an

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mother.

Education

Miah earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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from

De Montfort University De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was tak ...

in Leicestershire in 1997, then earned a doctorate (PhD) focusing on Bioethics, Philosophy of Technology and Genetic Enhancement from De Montfort in 2002. In 2006, he earned a master's degree (MPhil) in Medical Law and Ethics from

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Career

Miah is Chair in Science Communication and Future Media at the

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. Here he set up th
Scicomm Space
a platform for Science Communication and Future Media to engage staff and students across the University to work in partnership with creative practitioners and industry partners, including the delivery of a transdisciplinary MSc course. He is also a Fellow for the

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) is a technoprogressive think tank that seeks to "promote ideas about how technological progress can increase freedom, happiness, and human flourishing in democratic societies."Joseph R. ...

, Fellow at

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, the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Liverpool and Global Director for the Centre for Policy and Emerging Technologies. His research discusses ethical and cultural issues arising from new technologies and is informed by an interest in

applied philosophy Applied philosophy (philosophy from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, 'love of wisdom') is a branch of philosophy that studies philosophical problems of practical concern. The topic covers a broad spectrum of issues in environment, medicine, ...

, technology, and culture. He has contributed to various international projects, including the

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inquiry into Human Enhancement and projects based at

The Hastings Center The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan bioethics research institute and think tank based in Garrison, New York. It was instrumental in establishing the field of bioethics and is among the most prestigious bioethics and health policy i ...

, where he was a visiting scholar in 2002. Miah has published over 130 research papers, including articles in ''

Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physics, physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomenon, phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. ...

'', ''

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'', the ''

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'', '' CTHEORY'', and '' Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology''. He has also written for leading newspapers, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', the ''

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'', and ''

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''. He has interviewed for over 100 media outlets include the flagship television news programmes in the UK (BBC,

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), Canada (CBC, The National) and Australia (ABC, The 7:30 Report) where he is frequently called on to discuss humanity's use of technology in the future. He has also appeared on numerous radio programmes, recently

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with

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. Miah is an Editorial board member for numerous journals and is Associate Editor for New Media & Communications in Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology and Associate Editor for the '' International Journal of Technoethics''. In recent years, he has developed the field of BioArt and was Chair of the Posthumanism theme and Executive Committee member for the 2009 International Symposium of Electronic Art. He is also part of the organizing team for th
Abandon Normal Devices
festival of new cinema and digital culture, which developed from the cultural programme of the

London 2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and

2012 Paralympic Games The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

. He is also curator of the University of Salford's delivery within Manchester Science Festival and sits on the steering group for Manchester 2016 European City of Science. He is also a member of the Scottish Government's Ministerial Advisory Group for Digital Participation. In 2020 he was appointed to the Board of the British Esports Association and Commission Member of the Global Esports Federation.

Awards and nominations

In January 2013, Miah was nominated for the Science and Engineering award at the

British Muslim Awards The British Muslim Awards are an annual award ceremony that honours the success and achievements of British Muslim individuals, groups and businesses. It was established in 2013. Overview The British Muslim Awards was founded by Oceanic Consulti ...

. In 2015, he received the Josh Award for science communication, a UK national award presented by the BIG Network for Science Communicators.

Books

*''Genetically Modified Athletes: Biomedical Ethics, Gene Doping and Sport''. London and New York,

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. . 2004 *'' Miah, A. Translation into Portuguese'', Atletas Geneticamente Modificados. Phorte Publishers, São Paulo Trans. Andrea Ramirez. 2007 *''The Medicalization of Cyberspace'' (with Emma Rich. London and New York, Routledge. 2008 *''Human Futures: Art in an Age of Uncertainty'' (Editor).

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& FACT
''The Olympics: The Basics''
London and New York, Routledge. 2012
''Sport 2.0''
The MIT Press, 2017.
''Drones: The Brilliant, the Bad and the Beautiful''
Emerald Publishing, 2020.

References

External links

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Andy Miah's University webpageThe Guardian author profileThe Conversation author profileInstitute of Emerging Technologies, fellow profile
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Early life

Education

Career

Awards and nominations

Books

See also

References

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