The IME National Student Debate Final 2019

Congratulations to the team from Keele University who took on the reigning champions Queen’s University Belfast at the 2019 National Student Debate Final in Manchester on Saturday 9 March. Queen’s won both the 2017 and 2018 finals & proved to be tough opponents during the 2019 final but, in the end, Keele triumphed.The motion was Law & professional guidance should abandon the ‘best interests’ test in favour of the ‘serious harm’ test when deciding whether to override the decisions of parents about treatment for their children.

Congratulations once again to Keele and commiserations to tough opponents Queen’s.

Thank you to all the teams who entered, in particular those who reached the final: Keele University – Queen’s University Belfast – University of Liverpool – University of Exeter – University of Sheffield – University of Cambridge – University of Cambridge – University of Birmingham.

Thank you also to guest speaker, Dr Joe Brierley (Consultant Paediatric Intensive Care & Director of Bioethics), Great Ormond Street Hospital who spoke to the students about Paediatric Bioethics, and also to our panel of judges: Georgia Testa, Dr Richard Knox, Dr Joe Brierley, Miss Lorraine Corfield, Dr Vivienne Crawford, Dr Simon Deery, Julie Stone, Jordan Parsons and Dr Daniel Tigard.

Winners Keele