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Eugenics inquiry at UCL continues Oct 2019, formal apology made January 2021

Discussion in 'Other health news and research' started by Sly Saint, Oct 12, 2019.

  1. Sly Saint

    Sly Saint Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I watched part 1 of a 2 part program on BBC4
    Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal

    UCL is the 'birthplace' of Eugenics dating back to 1904 (Sir Francis Galton see wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton )

    There has been an inquiry (ongoing) since last year.

    Angela Saini is one of the BBC4 program presenters and wrote a piece in the Guardian about the issues raised.
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/03/eugenics-francis-galton-science-ideas

    another article on the inquiry here
    http://www.savageonline.co.uk/our-journal/dismantling-eugenics-at-ucl/
     
    Last edited: Oct 12, 2019
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  2. Andy

    Andy Committee Member

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    Merged thread

    UCL makes formal public apology for its history and legacy of eugenics


    https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/jan/ucl-makes-formal-public-apology-its-history-and-legacy-eugenics

    Code:
    https://twitter.com/ucl/status/1347213915386736641
    https://twitter.com/user/status/1347213915386736641
     
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