Legacy of eugenics: mini-lecture

Dr Debbie Challis explores Sir Francis Galton’s legacy of eugenics and how it shapes modern day perceptions of heredity. Dr Challis has curated an exhibition at the UCL Petrie Museum on Galton, a Victorian polymath and pioneer in the fields of fingerprinting, meteorology, psychology and biology.

Further information:
UCL’s Galton Centenary: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1103/11032801
Debbie Challis: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/about/our-staff/challis

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