The fact that sodium could have been named Sodarchium, the moment when self-experimentation revealed nitrous oxide alleviated pain, and the pioneering 19th Century scientist whose contribution to the ...

This workshop will introduce students to the BBC Micro:bit and how it can be used it to create music. They will be introduced to how, with the addition of input and output devices, the Micro:bit can ...

The CHRISTMAS LECTURES ticket ballot has now closed. The 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution will be filmed in front of a live audience in our Theatre on Tuesday 10 December, Thursday ...

Join us for a variety night full of pride for LGBTQ+ in STEM day. Your evening will start in the theatre where you will hear from Gabriel (Gab) Astorga as he explores tracing the origins of pathogens.

With thanks to CGI for supporting the CHRISTMAS LECTURES. Christmas is fast approaching, and we need your help! Come and be part of the audience for our rehearsal "scratch night", and see ...

Humphry Davy was a chemist and inventor who invented the Davy Lamp here at the Royal Institution. Humphry Davy was a chemist and the first Director of the Laboratory here at the Royal Institution, ...

Our vision is that science is for everyone, and we believe there should be equitable access to all of the Ri's science engagement programmes. We aim to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to ...

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Learn to use to the BBC Micro:bit in this computer science workshop for 7–8 year olds. This workshop will introduce students to the BBC Mirco:bit and how it can be used it to create music. They will ...

Students will explore the difference between acids and alkalis and how they react to form a salt. Using this knowledge they then make their own personalised bath bombs. The workshop also allows ...

The continual struggle between bacterial pathogens and their hosts provides an illustration of evolution in action, driven by changes in the bacterial DNA. Students use restriction enzyme digests and ...