Engaging shows bringing science to life in schools across the UK Launched over a decade ago, SiS has already inspired over 500,000 students in schools across the UK. This programme is highly scalable ...

Enhancing the programmes that light a spark of curiosity for science in young people The Royal Institution has long been a leader in enhancing science education and inspiring young people to pursue ...

The YSC is an interactive and imaginative laboratory at the heart of the Ri, inspiring students to explore science outside the classroom. For students that can face significant barriers to accessing ...

Climate change is the defining challenge of our era, demanding action from all sectors of society. The Ri, like many of London’s older listed buildings, faces the significant challenge of improving ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) has today launched a new fundraising campaign to raise £20 million in support of its charitable activities, over the next four years. Through its ‘Be the Spark’ campaign the ...

Join Dr Jo to explore the wonder of paper and how it can help explain scientific phenomena: from chromatography and capillary action to static electricity, from shadow puppets to optical illusions, ...

This workshop looks closely at the evolutionary arms race between bacteria and the host immune system and how different strains of bacterial species evolve over time. In this workshop, students ...

There’s a lot of criticism of funders around at the moment, as grant schemes buckle under the strain of spiralling demand from charities. And I do understand the pressures: many, many charities are ...

Join us for a fascinating journey into the science of sight as we explore Edwin Land's revolutionary Retinex Theory - a bold reimagining of how we perceive colour. Best known as the inventor of the ...

Tech headlines in the last couple of years have been dominated by Artificial Intelligence. But what do we mean by intelligence? What has AI learned from biological intelligence, and how do they still ...

Modern physics distils the vast richness and diversity of our universe into very few theories. Unfortunately, these theories can be staggeringly complicated, and can hold us back from answering the ...

Discover how maths influenced the life of Shakespeare. What’s the connection between Shakespeare and maths? A lot, as it turns out! Shakespeare grew up in a time of remarkable mathematical innovation.