Head of Research and Dialogue at Wellcome Connecting Science, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Richard Milne is Head of Research and Dialogue at Wellcome Connecting Science, part of the Wellcome Sanger Institute, and Principal Research Associate in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. Richard works in sociology and bioethics, with a focus on the interface between science, ethics, and the public, in the context of new and emerging work in the life sciences. His research focuses on the nature and role of trust in science, the place of ethics in discovery science, and the role of the public in scientific decision-making. He has explored these questions in the context of genomics and biotechnology, ageing and dementia, and latterly applications of artificial intelligence in the life sciences. Richard has a long-held commitment to interdisciplinary research and collaboration, exploring how social scientists and ethicists can work alongside scientists to improve innovation in biology, medicine, and public health.