A B O U T B R I A N HIS JOURNEY INTO STEM Brian enjoyed playing music and was a keyboard player in two pop bands in the late 80’s and 90’s, Dare and D:ream. Fortunately, his lower than expected A Level grade in Mathematics did not stop him gaining a place at university and at the age of 23, Brian began studying for a science degree. At this time he was still trying to juggle his music ambitions with his studies; his band D:Ream had a number one hit with “Things Can Only Get Better” in 1994. Brian received a first class degree in Physics from the University of Manchester in 1997. His pop band, D:Ream, disbanded the same year. Brian completed a doctorate in High Energy Particle Physics at the University of Manchester in 1998. Supervised by Robin Marshall, his thesis was entitled, “Double Diffraction Dissociation at Large Momentum Transfer”. HIS JOB Brian is Professor of Particle Physics at The University of Manchester and The Royal Society Professor for Public PROF Engagement in Science. He is active in the public and political promotion of science, BRIAN COX and is known to the public for his documentary work on BBC television. P A R T I C L E P H Y S I C I S T P R E S E N T E R A N D A U T H O R , A Q U E S T I O N B R I A N W A N T S T O R O Y A L S O C I E T Y P R O F E S S O R O F A N S W E R I S . P U B L I C E N G A G E M E N T I N S C I E N C E What happens to information if you throw it into a black hole? @PROFBRIANCOX This question, originally asked by Stephen Hawking, has stimulated a vast field of decades-long research which has transformed our understanding of black holes, the nature of time and space and even our understanding of what reality is. B R I A N I N S P I R E S Y O U T O T H I N K A B O U T . How really simple questions can lead to a transformation in our knowledge and approach to the world. W A T C H https://youtu.be/XNvdLkNdfII PROF BRIAN COX Do you have a question that you wish to have answered about Climate Change? Use Question Frame to generate questions and develop your questions www.greatscienceshare.org/question-makers 1/ Look at the image in the window. 2/ Describe what you can see. 3/ Now, think about questions you have and jot them on a sticky note around the side of the frame. 4/ Select the question(s) you wish to share with us and investigate yourself. Submit your question to take part in Your Planet, Your Questions on 15th June 2021, 9- 10am with Prof Brian Cox and leading climate scientists! www.greatscienceshare.org.