Suzanne Alleyne - The Churchill Fellowship
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Suzanne Alleyne

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Suzanne Alleyne

Neurology of power

Fellowship

Themes
Focus

Neuroscientific aspects of the behaviour and decisions of people in power

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Fellowship year

2020

Locality

London

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Biography

I am the Founder of Alleyne&, an organisation which combines a strategic thinking consultancy and cultural incubator. Our mission is to create more equitable spaces. Our incubator explores the big questions affecting society. Currently our research is around power, difference and inequality. My research topic is Neurology of Power. I am exploring the brain's relationship to power neurologically, who has it, who doesn't and how that impacts equitability.

The Fellowship enables visits to international experts and laboratories facilitating the in-person dialogue required due to the depth of the topic, as well as my neuro differences. The themes of my research were inspired whilst jointly undertaking my master's degree in arts and cultural management and being an Arts Council England Change Maker.

My Fellowship has aided my access to academics and institutions globally. People like me don't get to do the work I am doing due to glass ceilings, access requirements, resources and networks. This Fellowship supports me to continue and evolve my work supporting organisations and individuals who want to contribute to a more equitable society.

Activity

editorial

Power shapes everything. So why don’t we understand it better?

Suzanne Alleyne reflects on how her Churchill Fellowship helped deepen her understanding of power and its effects on how we think, feel, and behave. Drawing on learning from South Africa and Canada, she explores the connections between neuroscience, lived experience, art, and organisational practice. Suzanne shares how this learning continues to shape her work, and why understanding power can help people build agency, make better decisions, and create conditions in which more people can thrive.

By Suzanne Alleyne, 22 October 2026

Disclaimer

All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.

Activity

editorial

Power shapes everything. So why don’t we understand it better?

Suzanne Alleyne reflects on how her Churchill Fellowship helped deepen her understanding of power and its effects on how we think, feel, and behave. Drawing on learning from South Africa and Canada, she explores the connections between neuroscience, lived experience, art, and organisational practice. Suzanne shares how this learning continues to shape her work, and why understanding power can help people build agency, make better decisions, and create conditions in which more people can thrive.

By Suzanne Alleyne, 22 October 2026

Disclaimer

All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.

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