Susan Greenfield, DPhil Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford
- Position:
- Con to the question "Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?"
- Reasoning:
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“Social networking sites might tap into the basic brain systems for delivering pleasurable experience. However, these experiences are devoid of cohesive narrative and long-term significance. As a consequence, the mid-21st century mind might almost be infantilised, characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity.”
Speech to the UK House of Lords, Feb. 12, 2009
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Chancellor, Heriot-Watt University, 2006-present
- Member, House of Lords (appointed by Tony Blair), 2001-present
- Professor, Pharmacology, Oxford University, 1996-present
- Director, Royal Institution of Great Britain, 1998 – Jan. 8, 2010
- Listed as one of the 25 most influential women in the UK, She magazine, 2009
- Voted one of the 100 most influential women in Britain, Daily Mail, 2003
- Recipient, Golden Plate Award, Academy of Achievement, May 2003
- Recipient, Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur, 2003
- Appointed, CBE (Commander of the British Empire), 2000
- Recipient, Michael Faraday medal, Royal Society, 1998
- Professor, Medicine, Gresham College, 1995-1998
- Teacher, Pharmacology, Oxford University, 1985-1996
- Education:
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- DPhil, Pharmacology, Oxford
- BA, St. Hilda’s College at Oxford
- Other:
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- Titles include “Baroness” and “Lady”
- Has been awarded 30 honorary degrees from British and foreign universities
- In 1994, was the first woman to give the Royal Institution Christmas lectures
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?