Students in schools need to see physics as potentially offering them a future career direction.
Professor Averil Macdonald, Professor of Science Engagement, University of Reading
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Brian Cox launches the London Physics Factory
1pm, 03 October 2008, Graveney School, Tooting, London SW17 9BU
Brain Cox gave a lecture on the Large Hadron Collider how it works and what it is hoping to discover.
Professor Brian Cox of Manchester University and BBC Horizon fame, gave a lecture to 300 pupils from 6 different schools in the Wandsworth area. He proved that sub-atomic particle physics can be fascinating to pupils despite being one of the most abstract subjects it is possible to discuss.
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