Brian Cox is a famed physicist, who has created a strong following as a television personality and author. Having presented Wonders of the Universe, Wonders of Life and Wonders of the Solar System, Brian is a talented presenter who has audiences revelling in the wonders of space and the world around us. Also a Fellow of the Royal Society, Brian is considered a leading authority in the realm of science and is now booked as a speaker for events to share his detailed expertise on all things science.
Before the days of working on the hadron collider, Brian was a member of bands Dare and D:Ream. Playing the keyboard, Brian released albums such as Cox- Out of the Silence and Blood from Stone with Dare, and hit number one Things Can Only Get Better with D:Ream. During his music career, Brian was a student studying at the University of Manchester, where he found his passions for physics and science. Since achieving a Bachelor of Science and a PhD in high-energy particle physics, Brian has become a Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, held a Royal Society University Research Fellowship, a Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Research Fellowship and was a part of the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider.
Outside of his work in physics, Brian has also become a popular face across the screens of British television. He is widely known for presenting the Wonders of… series and has also presented In Einstein’s Shadow, The Six Billion Dollar Experiment, What on Earth is Wrong with Gravity?, Can we Make a Star on Earth?, Do You Know What Time It Is?, Science Britannica and Stargazing Live. He has also dabbled in radio presenting, co-presenting The Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC Radio 4 and regularly contributing to the Breakfast Show on 6 Music. He is also a multiple-time author, having written titles such as Human Universe, Forces of Nature, Wonder of Life: Exploring the Most Extraordinary Phenomenon in the Universe and The Quantum Universe (And Why Anything That Can Happen, Does).
With a renowned science career to his name, Brian has since become a popular choice as a speaker to have perform at a range of corporate and public events. A seasoned speaker, Brian has delivered the 2010 Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture, the 2011 Ninth Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture and delivered TED talks Why We Need Explorers, CERN’s Supercollider and What Went Wrong at the Large Hadron Collider. Having claimed awards such as the Lord Kelvin Award, the Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics President’s Medal and the Michael Faraday Prize of the Royal Society, it is without a doubt that Brian Cox is one of the world’s leading authorities on science. When looking for an expert speaker who will bring increased understanding to a complex and impressive subject, look no further than Brian Cox.
