Put your building, computational thinking and problem solving skills to use by making a variety of programmable models using LEGO. In this session with Brian Egles, you will work in pairs to build a ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. The Ri has inspired generations of scientists over the years whose discoveries ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. The Ri has inspired generations of scientists over the years whose discoveries ...

Thank you for sharing your memories of the Ri with us. If you've given us permission to contact you, we may be in touch to find out more.

With something for everyone – adults, children and the whole family – discover science directly from the minds of the world’s leading scientists and thinkers.

Some medical advancements in the treatment of injuries in the first world war are highlighted from the Ri’s archive of Discourses by Laurence Scales, regular blogger and Heritage and Collections ...

In this very important year for the Ri, marking 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES, 200 years of Discourses and 200 years since the discovery of Benzene, we are taking the opportunity to look further ...

This workshop explores a concept which astronomers refer to as "The Cosmic Distance Ladder". By measuring progressively larger distances in the solar system, and then beyond, we can get a handle on ...

Students will extract their own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for them to wear. Working in a real science lab and using their own cheek cells, students will extract their ...

We all know the movie plots where evil robots and computers take over the world, but what is the reality? This workshop explores artificial intelligence, the field of science that tries to build ...