Family Fun Days are suitable for children aged 7–12, though older and younger siblings are very welcome. All children under ...

How long will the Ri be closed? We'll be closed in summer 2025 to undertake the important works funded by the Mayor of London, that will significantly reduce our building’s carbon emissions. This ...

About our workshops Holiday workshops at the Royal Institution give students a hands-on experience of STEM topics (science, technology, engineering, maths) beyond what they learn at school. Working in ...

About the role The role of the STEM Masterclass Engagement Intern This is an exciting opportunity to develop workshops and accessible resources, training young people to create and deliver their own ...

Job Title: Demonstrations PhD Intern Dates: x1 placement Oct 2025 - Jan 2026 Location: 21 Albemarle Street, London (based onsite at The Royal Institution) Contract type: Three-month internship for PhD ...

Milestone 1: The invention of GANs (2014) Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) were the key technological innovation which would eventually enable realistic-looking AI-generated images and videos.

We’re all familiar with the trappings of science fiction, many of which generously stretch the possibilities of real science. But the genre is not just a place for outlandish escapism: it holds an ...

The Future of Regular Computing and AI It’s impossible to predict what the future holds for both regular computing and AI as developments in both are happening at lightning speed. From the position of ...

However, the actual existence of a greenhouse effect was already known. In 1824, Joseph Fourier had written that "the temperature [of the Earth] can be augmented by the interposition of the atmosphere ...

Transporting gunpowder The mining and engineering industries in the 19th century relied heavily on gunpowder as an explosive to aid their work. However, storing and transporting gunpowder on wooden ...

Magic squares have fascinated mathematicians for centuries. Today, they continue to do so as part of our Ri Masterclasses for young students around the UK, as they explore the wonders of mathematics, ...