Join mathematician Nira Chamberlain as he proposes how to better Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as a pure science problem. Why are geniuses predominantly males? Why are board members ...

Join Rob Sedgebeer and Steve McNeil for a very special WiFi Wars where, for the first time, the Ri Demo Team combine their scientific and sometimes explosive toys with the amazing WiFi Wars tech to ...

Along with Imperial College London, the Ri is a founding partner of Undaunted, combating the causes and effects of climate change through clean-tech innovation.

Coventry is becoming one of the first cities in the world to roll out a Very Light Rail system. The engineering researchers working on this project from University of Warwick, are bringing their ...

Sir Richard Catlow, Chair of Trustees at the Royal Institution (Ri) has today been announced as this year’s joint winner of the prestigious David and Betty Hamburg Award for Science Diplomacy. Awarded ...

Step into the role of a clinical bacteriologist and use research-grade laboratory equipment to investigate DNA samples from new outbreaks of bacterial disease. Participants use restriction enzyme ...

In this advanced workshop, participants explore the radical geometry and systems thinking of Buckminster Fuller—an inventor, designer, and visionary who believed we could “do more with less.” Through ...

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 ...

After harvesting their own cheek cells, participants will extract their DNA using lysis buffer, protease and ethanol. They will go home with a piece of their own DNA in a necklace. This workshop takes ...

This workshop is strictly for ages 15–18 only. We reserve the right to refund or deny entry to those who are not in this age range. This workshop will include a 30 minute unsupervised lunch break.

Acoustic devices are all around us, from loudspeakers to automotive exhaust systems, each designed to control and manipulate sound in different ways. In this hands-on workshop, participants will ...