It was straight to business for legendary British physicist Stephen Hawking as he started work alongside researchers studying in Canada.

“Stephen works all the time,” chuckled Neil Turok, the director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where Hawking will spend the next six weeks explaining and critiquing ideas.

Hawking arrived on Friday, but despite a long flight, Turok said the renowned physicist was itching to get to work.

“Just after he arrived, we were trying to get the wireless to work at home, he really wanted to check his email,” laughed Turok.

“He's completely determined to work at all costs,” he added.

Hawking will be sharing ideas with the researchers at the institute for several weeks. This process will help refine understanding of important concepts.