Neville Butler Memorial Lecture
Through money raised in connection with commemorating Neville Butler’s life, and generous support from the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), this important landmark has been added to the longitudinal research calendar.
The Neville Butler Memorial Lecture, supported by Neville Butler’s estate and the Neville Butler Memorial Fund is organised by Longview and the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the Institute of Education jointly.
Each lecture will be on a topic of wide interest to people engaged in longitudinal research and life course study. In recognition of Neville’s considerable contribution in the area of child health and development, the main orientation of the early lectures will be towards child health and its later consequences through the life course.
Neville Butler Memorial Lecture 2012
Professor John Hobcraft
Why Birth Cohort Studies Matter - Contributions to Science and Policy
17th May 2012 - 5:30pm - 7.30pm
Elvin Hall, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL
John Hobcraft is ESRC Strategic Adviser for Data Resources and the Professor of Demography and Social Policy at the University of York.
The talk began by examining the role of birth cohort studies in the context of longitudinal studies more generally. The UK leadership role was emphasised and tribute paid to the vision and foresight of the initiators of birth cohort studies, including David Glass, James Douglas and, of course, Neville Butler. The main body of the talk drew upon illustrative examples of the contribution of birth cohort studies both to the advancement of scientific understanding and in raising and answering questions on policy agendas. Examples were drawn from a range of birth cohort studies, a range of scientific and policy domains, and covered different phases of the life course. The key importance of examining multiple determinants and multiple outcomes across the life-course and identifying persistent and lasting effects were drawn out, partly using examples from his own work. The need for greater engagement with neuroscience and genomics in understanding mechanisms involved in lasting effects was also emphasised, with some examples. Equally the need for policies to be tailored to recognise the importance of people’s life experiences were drawn out. The key role of birth cohort studies in providing evidence for current policy concerns and evaluations, such as SureStart, social mobility, and the importance of early years were also addressed.
The Neville Butler Memorial Lecture, supported by Neville Butler’s estate and the Neville Butler Memorial Fund is organised jointly by Longview and the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the Institute of Education.
Each lecture centres on a topic of wide interest to people engaged in longitudinal research and life course study. In recognition of Neville’s considerable contribution in the area of child health and development, the main orientation of the early lectures will be towards child health and its later consequences through the life course.
Neville Butler Memorial Lecture 2011
Rt. Hon. David Willetts MP
'Public Benefit from Science and Research'
Monday 13th June 2011 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
The Brunei Gallery , School of Oriental and African Studies, London
David is the Minister for Universities and Science, and has been the Member of Parliament for Havant since 1992.
David has worked at HM Treasury, the Number 10 Policy Unit, the Centre for Policy Studies and served as Paymaster General in the last Conservative Government. He has also previously served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions. He is a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation and a member of the Council of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He has written widely on economic and social policy, including his book on Modern Conservatism.
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Neville Butler Memorial Lecture 2010
Professor Sir Michael Rutter
'The Power and Potential of Longitudinal Research'
Wednesday 31 March 2010 - Institute of Education,
Michael Rutter, the first consultant of child psychiatry in the United Kingdom is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Like Neville Butler he is a clinician who has turned to longitudinal research as a major instrument of his scientific career. His own studies include longitudinal follow-ups in the Isle of Wight and of Romanian Orphans. His many publications include seminal works on maternal deprivation, transmitted deprivation and resilience.
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