From supporting education programmes for pupils in the most disadvantaged parts of the UK, to engaging a global science ...

Join Ig Nobel founder Marc Abrahams alongside Ig Nobel laureates to celebrate the awards which make you laugh, then think. Every year the Ig Nobel Prizes honor ten achievements that make people LAUGH, ...

Started by Michael Faraday in 1825, and broadcast on national television every year, the CHRISTMAS LECTURES are the UK's flagship science series. The three-part series is filmed in front of a live ...

From the first electrical transformer to the tube that told us why the sky is blue, view the actual objects scientists of the Royal Institution built in some of the world's most famous experiments.

The Royal Institution (Ri) has joined forces with the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) to invite entries for a national award to help nurture aspiring science writers from UK ...

The new Programme, ‘Fuel the Future’, can be booked by UK schools – including those in the most deprived parts of the country that are set to benefit from free visits from the Ri’s professional ...

Adults and families are set to ‘Discover200’ years of the past, present and future of science, at the Royal Institution (Ri) this year, as the science charity celebrates the 200th anniversaries of the ...

During school holidays we run a range of exciting hands-on workshops, bringing to life all areas of science – including mathematics, computing and engineering. All workshops take place in our building ...

It is impossible to discuss the CHRISTMAS LECTURES without conjuring the image of Bill Coates—a towering, sharp-witted figure whose inventive demonstrations brought complex science to life. Between ...

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.

Participants will be working as Civil Engineers with some Mechanical Engineering aspects. They will participate in all the stages of a real-life construction project being design, construction, ...

If you take a walk in a British woodland, you will come across just a handful of the 120 tree species found across temperate Europe. In contrast, in the tropics, you will be surrounded by hundreds of ...