BBC's The Sky at Night presenter Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock shares her expertise and unique insights into the marvellous world of stars. Despite the huge advances in space technology in recent decades, ...

Teacher, mathematician and professional magician Andrew Jeffrey is back to help us celebrate 50 years of the Rubik's Cube! In ...

Join us in the Ri Theatre for a first chance to hear from Chris van Tulleken, our eagerly awaited 2024 Christmas Lecturer, who will deliver our prestigious annual November Discourse. Chris van ...

One of the greatest debates of the modern age is on how we store our food. For some foods it’s rather self-explanatory, for example keeping raw meat in the fridge and dried pasta in the cupboards. For ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. Founded in 1799 through the wonderful generosity of 58 patrons, to this day we ...

Undaunted, the London-based hub for the UK climate innovation community, has today announced a new partnership with The Earthshot Prize, which for the first time creates a global network of ...

The 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, supported by CGI, will explore all things food-related. From what happens in our bodies when we eat to how food has shaped human evolution. Dr Chris van Tulleken will ...

As the sun sets earlier during the day, many are beginning to experience the collective low mood associated with the dark winter months. While the ‘winter blues’ is a completely normal phenomenon, ...

“Our hopes for the future have to be based principally on one of two alternatives [to fossil fuels], nuclear energy or the steady state of solar energy.” With only a few weeks to go until COP29 opens ...

When did you realise you wanted to pursue a PhD? I have always been a naturally curious person, questioning how the world worked from a very young age. Since I enjoyed making things and being creative ...