At Oxford U he studied philosophy. In 1908, on graduating, he joined the faculty at U Liverpool, where he worked with delinquent boys in the docklands area. In 1913 he was appointed as the first ever educational psychologist for London County Council. He joined UCL in 1924 as Professor of Education, becoming Professor of Psychology in 1931. In 1942 he was President of the British Psychological Society and he was knighted in 1946. After his death, his work on identical twins was declared to be fraudulent, though this remains a subject of debate.
http://www.galtoninstitute.org.uk/Newsletters/GINL9909/cyril_burt.htm Fuller biography and portrait.