Collaborative explorations of childhood by amateur scientists, and historical insights into climate change, sustainability, and disaster resilience are the focus of the latest research to be ...

To mark 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES and Ri Discourses, we look back through your fondest memories of these eclectic gatherings.

Discover how your brain builds reality—and why it sometimes gets it wrong. Imagine your entire life, everything you see, hear, and feel, as a first-person movie. Your brain is the director, producer, ...

Shini Somara uncovers how engineers are fixing scientific enigmas, revealing the creativity of the engineering approach to pr ...

Event type This is a theatre only event where the speakers and audience are together in our Theatre. By booking to attend events at the Royal Institution, you confirm that you have read and accept the ...

Have you ever wanted to play video games against 300 other people, all while feeling the joys of the season? Well, you're in luck. Santa has come early and has given the Royal Institution the gift of ...

In this session, students will explore how tools like the micro:bit can collect and analyse data, and be used to coach a students’ batting technique. By measuring the movement of a cricket bat and ...

Off-the-shelf Masterclass: Artificial intelligence Discuss what ‘intelligence’ means to you, explore how artificial intelligence is designed, and train your very own AI model.

Throughout 2025 we’re celebrating the 200th anniversaries of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES and Ri Discourses, and we’re asking as many people as possible to share their memories of these two landmark series.

Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh uncovers forgotten contributions and stories from around the world, challenging the narrow view of who makes science. When we think of the biggest historical figures in ...

Paying tribute to Professor Margaret Boden OBE ScD FBA, Chair of the Royal Institution, Sir Richard Catlow, said: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the recent death of Professor Margaret (Maggie) ...

Think more deeply about science and its place in our lives.