Susan Greenfield
Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield , CBE , (born October 1, 1950 in London ) is a British neuroscientist , writer and member of the House of Lords .
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Baroness Greenfield grew up as the daughter of a dancer and a machinist in the Borough of Hammersmith in West London, where she attended Godolphin and Latymer School . The first member of her family to make the leap to university, she studied at St Hilda's College , Oxford , where she began studying ancient languages and psychology, and graduated in pharmacology .
Research stays at the Collège de France , the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of La Jolla , USA, and other universities in Germany and abroad followed. In 1990 she married Peter Atkins , Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University.
From 1995 to 1999 she taught at Gresham College in London and in 1996 Professor of Pharmacology at Lincoln College of Oxford University . Susan Greenfield has been Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain since 1998 . In 2006 she was appointed rector of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh .
In 2001 she was promoted to Life Peeress as Baroness Greenfield , of Ot Moor in the County of Oxfordshire, and has been a member of the House of Lords ever since.
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Greenfield is one of the most influential women in Great Britain, according to The Guardian newspaper . Her specialty is the physiology of the brain with the research areas of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease . Susan Greenfield advocates a broader public understanding of the sciences through her brain research books, radio reports, television programs and interviews.
Awards
- In 1994 she was the first woman to give the prestigious Christmas lecture at the Royal Institution (Journey to the Center of the Brain).
- In 2000, she was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her contributions to popularizing science
- In 2003 she was awarded the French Legion of Honor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung Plan W Issue 7, December 2016, p. 6.
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung Plan W Issue 7, December 2016, p. 6.
Primary literature
- The Human Brain: A guided tour , published by Basic Books Inc., US, January 1997, ISBN 0-465-00725-2 , was on the UK bestseller lists for several months
- Travel guide brain . Spektrum Verlag, Heidelberg, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-8274-1429-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Susan Greenfield in the catalog of the German National Library
- Weltwoche interview, November 2007: Everything starts with the brain
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greenfield, Susan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Greenfield, Susan Adele, Baroness Greenfield (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British neuroscientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |