Join world-leading quantum physicist and industrial musician Bob Coecke as he presents a new way to understand the quantum world. Join world-leading quantum physicist and industrial musician Bob ...

The Royal Institution’s beautiful Grade I listed building on Albemarle Street is a busy, multi-purpose, public, events venue, also providing office accommodation to the Ri team (approximately 60 staff ...

The CHRISTMAS LECTURES ticket ballot has now closed. The 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution will be filmed in front of a live audience in our Theatre on Tuesday 10 December, Thursday ...

NASA’s Astrophysics Division Director Mark Clampin shares his experiences designing the James Webb Space Telescope, and what the future of astrophysics has in store. The James Webb Space Telescope ...

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 ...

Join our demo team for a science filled variety night. We’ve been doing science demonstrations for over 200 years and we love sharing them with you! Join us for this exciting variety night where Ri ...

Join author and authority on the Middle East Diana Darke as she takes us on a forensic journey through the history of medieval architecture. From the Mont-Saint-Michel to Santiago de Compostela, from ...

For a physicist, all the world is information, with the Universe and its workings reflecting the ebb and flow of data. We ourselves are transient patterns of information, passing on the recipe for our ...

Join Marcus Chown as he explores how black holes offer an understanding of the Universe, fundamental physics, and even our own existence. What is space? What is time? Where did the Universe come from?

Particle detectors are to particle physicists as telescopes are to astronomers. They allow us to open a window into the inner workings of the Universe at the smallest length scales to understand it in ...

Jehane Ragai delves into this ongoing battle between scientists and forgers, revealing the cutting-edge and traditional methods used to uncover art deceptions. Over the last few decades, the art world ...

Former FCO chief scientific advisor Sir David Clary FRS tells the stories of scientists from Germany and other European countries who vanished during World War II. In this talk, former FCO chief ...