The Royal Institution’s iconic Theatre in central London is set for a major refurbishment thanks to a grant received from the Wolfson Foundation, it was announced today. The refurbishment works, ...

Leading IT and business consulting firm CGI has renewed its commitment to the Royal Institution’s charitable activities, through a further three years support as title partner to the CHRISTMAS ...

On the 100th anniversary of the first public television demonstration, read about how the partnership between science and the small screen started at the Ri. One hundred years ago today, on the 26th ...

We're bringing you even more Spotify content, by sharing one of our world-famous lectures on every second Wednesday of the month through 'From the Theatre' episodes. Don't worry, Ri Science Podcast ...

We’re bringing you this month’s From the Theatre episode from the Space Park in Leicester, joined by Professor of Space Physics Suzie Imber. Suzie is a Co-Investigator on the Mercury Imaging X-Ray ...

In this Discourse, Chemist Ivan Parkin will cover the history, synthesis and applications of nanoscaled materials, as nanoparticles and coatings in functional materials. Tracing the history of ...

Magic often begins with the illusion that invisible forces can shape the world around us; this Discourse explores how carefully shaped sound fields can become a medium for seeing, feeling and ...

Join us for an evening of spectacular demonstrations as we round out our celebration of Discover200, and look ahead to the next 200 years at the Ri. For the last 12 months, we've been celebrating the ...

Get a fascinating look at animal biology with a live dissection of an animal as part of a full afternoon of wonder for all ages. Across the course of the event, Ben, Jess and their team will dissect ...

Cosmology, the study of the evolution of the Universe, only really existed in the realm of philosophy until the start of the 20th century. However, since then, technological advances in telescopes and ...

Do you need to be a genius to be good at chess – or is dedicated practice enough? What does it really take to become a Grandmaster? Can computers now display intuition? Fernand Gobet will answer these ...

In this talk, gastronomist and founder of The Fermenters Guild UK, Robin Sherriff, will open up the jar to fermentation and explore the science behind the mysterious process. He'll explore the real ...