Prof Kevin Behrens

Kevin Behrens is Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. 

Kevin’s research interests lie in applied ethics - in particular, bioethics and environmental ethics. A major emphasis in his work is on applying African moral philosophical notions to ethical questions. He has published widely in international and national journals. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of the African Journal of Business Ethics. He holds a B2 rating as an internationally acclaimed researcher from the National Research Foundation. 

Kevin previously served on the Research Ethics Committee of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, has served as a clinical bioethics consultant to several hospitals, and is a member of the Clinical Ethics Committee of the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre. He was on the organising committee of the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research held in Malaysia in 2024.He chairs the Hosting Committee of the 18th World Congress of Bioethics to be held in Johannesburg in 2026.  He is a member of the Board of the International Association of Bioethics.