Dr. Catriona Mcmillan

Associate Professor

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Biography

Catriona McMillan is a Reader in Medical Law and Ethics at the University of Edinburgh. She holds an LLB from the University of Glasgow, an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a PhD in Medical Law and Ethics from the University of Edinburgh. Since joining the Law School in 2018, she has been a Senior Research Fellow, contributing to a Wellcome Trust-funded project entitled 'Confronting Liminal Spaces: Health Research Regulation.' She subsequently secured a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project 'Femtech: Law and Regulation – How Should We Respond?' Her research primarily focuses on the legal and ethical regulation of human reproduction and health technologies, with particular interests in Femtech, period-tracking applications, digital contraception, medical devices, contraception, assisted reproduction, embryo research, and termination of pregnancy. In 2022, she was awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Dame Muriel Spark Medal. McMillan is the author of 'Human Embryo in vitro: Breaking Legal Stalemate' published by Cambridge University Press in 2021 and served as co-editor for 'The Cambridge Handbook of Health Research Regulation,' also published by Cambridge University Press in 2021. Additionally, she was the Deputy Director at the JK Mason Institute for Medicine and Life Sciences Law from 2021 to 2023 and served as the Convenor of the Law Society of Scotland's Health and Medical Law Committee.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Edinburgh

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.25
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in business, management, or related subject
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Specialization Notes

Department of Marketing