WelcomeThe W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics (the Centre) is an interdisciplinary research unit within the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia . The Centre was created in 1993 with endowments by W. Maurice Young (LLD) and the Bentall Foundation. The Centre's affairs are managed by a Coordinating Committee representing faculty, students and research associates, chaired by the Director of the Centre.The Centre's approach to other UBC academic and research units follows from our position as an interdisciplinary academic centre, and from our mission to advance the research agenda of applied ethics. more... See more text