It is with great sadness that we report the death on the 19th May of Peter Day, who served as Director of the RI from 1991 to 1998. It is with great sadness that we report the death on the 19th May of ...

Demo team extravaganza: Fun, facts and fire round three! Essential cookies are enabled by default to give you the best ...

Help us create more opportunities for everyone to discover, discuss and critically examine science and the way it shapes our lives. The Ri has been connecting people with science for over 200 years.

Davide De Bassio uncovers string theory's quest to unify quantum field theory and general relativity and its vision for future physics. 20th-century theoretical physics achieved extraordinary results.

The first evidence of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES exists in the form of an advertisement in The Times, seen below, published in 1825. This introduced the first ever CHRISTMAS LECTURES series hosted by John ...

Alvena Kureshi steps into the world of bioengineering and its potential to revolutionise surgical materials, improving both people and the planet. Imagine a future where surgical materials not only ...

NHS Doctor and leading science presenter Chris van Tulleken will reveal the revolutionary science of what happens inside our bodies when we eat, when he gives the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the ...

Join us in this session to go on a journey from 2D we know and love all the way to 4D and beyond, exploring shapes and problem solving along the way. The workshop includes paper folding puzzles in 2D, ...

Venue hire Make your next event one to remember at our unique central London venue, steeped in 200 years of science history. Find out more ...

Join Festival of the Spoken Nerd and friends for an evening of science, songs, stand-up maths and more! An Evening of Unnecessary Detail is, in short, an event where 80% of the words in the title ...

Ada Lovelace Day Live is back! The annual ‘science cabaret’ returns with a fantastic line-up of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), who will share their experiences, insights ...