Susan Greenfield

What draws me to Susan Greenfield is her refusal to stay behind the lab door. Plenty of neuroscientists rack up honours and disappear into journals, but she carried her work on Parkinson's and Alzheimer's straight into the House of Lords and onto the airwaves. I particularly admire that she stuck her neck out on how technology reshapes the brain, a topic guaranteed to invite criticism. Being a baroness is the lesser headline to me; what counts is a scientist willing to translate the wet, living brain for ordinary people. That public courage, more than any medal, is what earns my respect.

Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, (born 1 October 1950) is an English scientist, writer, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords (since 2001). Her research has focused on the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. She is also interested in the neuroscience of consciousness and the impact of technology on the brain.

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Name (English)

Susan Greenfield

Name (Japanese)

スーザン・グリーンフィールド

Reading

すーざん・ぐりーんふぃーるど

Born

October 1, 1950 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

Origin

Hammersmith, United Kingdom

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Occupation

politician / biologist / writer / businessperson / neurologist

Elementary school

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Junior high

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University

St Hilda's College

Awards & achievements

• 2000 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 2003 Knight of the Legion of Honour
• 2007 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• 1998 Michael Faraday Prize
• 2000 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
• honorary degree of the University of Leeds
• 2001 honorary doctorate

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Parents

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Siblings

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• Official sitehttps://www.susangreenfield.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/baronessgreenfield/
• Xhttps://x.com/baroness_susan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89

Tags

• politician
• biologist
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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