Gareth Jones (anatomist)

Gareth Jones
CNZM
Jones in 2005
Born28 August 1940
Academic background
Alma materUniversity College London, University of Western Australia
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Western Australia, University of Otago
Doctoral studentsHallie Buckley

David Gareth Jones CNZM (born 28 August 1940) is a New Zealand academic, and is an emeritus professor at the University of Otago, specialising in neuroscience, bioethics and anatomical education. He has published a number of books, including a textbook on medical ethics, and several books on medicine and theology. In 2004 Jones was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to science and education.

Early life and education

Jones has a Bachelor of Science with Honours and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, both from University College London.[1] He also holds a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Western Australia, and an MD from the University of Otago.[1]

Academic career

Jones taught and studied at the University of Western Australia before joining the faculty of the University of Otago in 1983, as head of the Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology.[2][3] He served four consecutive five-year terms in the role, ending in 2003.[3] During his tenure he broadened the focus of the department from medical and dental students to include a greater proportion of science students, and strengthened the biomedical research focus of the department.[4] Jones served as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International) for five years from the beginning of 2005, and was succeeded by Professor Vernon Squires.[1][2] In 2008 he chaired the university's gender equity working party, which recommended the appointment of a gender equity leader.[5]

Jones was Professor of Anatomy and Structural Biology.[1] He was Director of the University of Otago Bioethics Centre.[4] Jones specialises in neuroscience, bioethics and anatomical education, including topics such as stem cell research, genetic testing, the use of body parts in medical education, and abortion.[1][6][7] He describes his research as "try[ing] to bridge the gap between science, research and policy issues."[3] With two other Otago academics, Grant Gillett and Alastair Campbell, Jones wrote a widely-used textbook on medical ethics, which ran to four editions.[3] Jones has also written on the relationship between science and faith. After his book Brave New People: Ethical issues at the commencement of life was published in 1984 there was considerable controversy, leading Jones to explore Christian approaches to dealing with controversial issues.[8]

Jones was appointed emeritus professor at the University of Otago in 2012.[9] He writes often for the Otago Daily Times on ethical and university issues.[10][11][12][13]

One of Jones's notable doctoral students is Hallie Buckley.[14]

Recognition

In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jones was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to science and education.[8][15]

Selected works

Books

  • Gareth Jones (21 September 2022). At the margins: A life in biomedical science, faith, and ethical dilemmas. Eugene: Resource Publications. ISBN 978-1-6667-4471-2. OCLC 1368161837. Wikidata Q136149131.
  • Gareth Jones (2013). The Peril and Promise of Medical Technology. Oxford: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-0343-0775-8. OCLC 859744882. Wikidata Q136150301.
  • Gareth Jones, R. John Elford (editors, 2010) A Glass Darkly: Medicine and theology in further dialogue. Peter Lang, Oxford, Bern. ISBN 978-3-03911-936-3
  • Gareth Jones; Maja I. Whitaker (2009). Speaking for the dead : the human body in biology and medicine. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7546-7452-8. OCLC 253188180. Wikidata Q136149908.
  • R. John Elford, Gareth Jones (editors; 2009). A Tangled Web: Medicine and theology in dialogue. Peter Lang, Oxford, New York. ISBN 978-3-03911-541-9
  • Alastair Campbell, Gareth Jones and Grant Gillett. (2005) Medical Ethics (4th edition). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558487-2
  • Gareth Jones (2007). Bioethics: when the challenges of life become too difficult. ATF Press, Hindmarsh, South Australia. ISBN 978-1-920691-79-0
  • Gareth Jones (2005). Designers of the Future: Who should make the decisions? Monarch Books, Oxford. ISBN 978-1-85424-708-7

Scholarly articles

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology: Annual report 2011/12. Wellington: Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology. October 2012. p. 15.
  2. ^ a b University Calendar. Dunedin: University of Otago. 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "CNZM for services to science and education". Otago Daily Times. 6 June 2004.
  4. ^ a b McKinlay, Tom (31 August 2004). "Neuroscientist takes deputy vice-chancellor job". Otago Daily Times.
  5. ^ Rudd, Alison (12 December 2009). "New university post; Gender equity role to be offered to female senior academic". Otago Daily Times – via Factiva.
  6. ^ Nicola (13 August 2023). "Prof. Gareth Jones – New Zealand Christians In Science (NZCIS)". www.nzcis.org. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. ^ University of Otago (1 August 2023). "Profile: Emeritus Professor Gareth Jones". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Prof. Gareth Jones". Faraday. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  9. ^ University Calendar. Dunedin: University of Otago. 2015.
  10. ^ "Bioethics confronting but informs debates". Otago Daily Times Online News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Academics enrich community". Otago Daily Times Online News. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  12. ^ "The university challenges heading our way". Otago Daily Times Online News. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Managers making our university tick". Otago Daily Times Online News. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  14. ^ Buckley, Hallie (2001). Health and disease in the prehistoric Pacific Islands (Doctoral thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. hdl:10523/6804.
  15. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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