Presented by the Galton Institute Aims of the Galton Institute The Galton Institute promotes and supports the scientific exploration of all aspects of human heredity through Education and communication with all interested individuals and groups ID: 926537
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Advances in Genetics: a Second Teachers’ Conference
Presented by the Galton Institute
Slide2Aims of the Galton Institute
The Galton Institute promotes and supports the scientific exploration of all aspects of human heredity through:
Education and communication with all interested individuals and groups.Stimulating and informing public debate on the social and ethical implications and relevance to human well-being.
The study and understanding of the historical origins and development.
For further information see
www.galtoninstitute.org.uk
Slide3Galton Institute Activities
Offers financial support for conferences and workshops of kindred organisations.Supports young researchers by awarding travel and other grants.
Publishes ‘The Galton Review’ three times a year.Publication of occasional booklets on subjects relevant to its aims
.
Awards prizes for 6
th form essays.Holds an annual conference in November at the Royal Society.
Slide4Sir Francis Galton 1822-1911
Slide5Sir Francis Galton: a Victorian Polymath
sociologistpsychologistanthropologist
geographer and explorer
meteorologist
psychometrician
statisticianeugenicist
Slide6Pioneer of Science
Galton produced over 340 papers and books He created the statistical
concepts of correlation and
standard deviation
, and
widely promoted regression toward the mean He was the first to
apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of
intelligence
He introduced the use of
questionnaires and
surveys
for
collecting data on human
communities
He pioneered biometrics for studying human populations and invented
fingerprinting
as a means of identification
Slide7Galton Institute Conference on ‘Galton’s Legacy’
Wednesday 15th November 2017
The Royal SocietySpeakers include Professor Bartha
Knoppers
who will deliver ‘The Galton Lecture 2017’ on ‘Eugenics: past, present and future’2018 conference will be on ‘Genome Editing’
Slide8Essay Competition for 6th
FormersFirst prize - £500!!!
Title – “Discuss the importance of the use of statistics in scientific and medical research, especially in genetics”
Closing date – February 2018
Details of rules and how to enter on our website
Slide9Joining the Galton Institute
Membership of the Galton Institute is open to all who share the Institute’s
aims.New members are admitted as life Members or Fellows, depending on
qualifications.
Life membership costs a one-off payment of £
50.Apply on our website. Council reviews applications in March, June & November.