Events Calendar

• Wednesday 5 December 2012
• 6.00pm start

• The modern alchemist - 2012 Christmas Lectures preview event

• Dr Peter Wothers

When medieval alchemists staged spectacular stunts in front of royalty they never revealed the secrets of their mystical potions and fire-breathing creations.  Today's chemists can perform eq...   Read more >>

• Tuesday 11 December 2012
• 6pm

• Air: The Elixir of Life

• Dr Peter Wothers

Take a deep breath. Inside your lungs is a mixture of highly reactive and incredibly stable gases. Oxygen is the most reactive constituent. When we eat it’s these O2 molecules that seize electro...   Read more >>

• Tuesday 11 December 2012
• 6pm start

• Air: The Elixir of Life (LIBRARY)

• Dr Peter Wothers

You can still be a part of the fun by watching a live feed from the adjacent theatre on the big screen. Unlike the tickets for the theatre, there are no age restrictions so everyone can join in.Take a...   Read more >>

• Tuesday 11 December 2012
• 3pm
• 2pm

• Behind the scenes tour of the Christmas Lectures

This year, we are offering exclusive access behind the scenes of the Christmas Lectures. Sneak into the rehearsals to see how the lectures take shape. Take a peek in our workshop and see how the demon...   Read more >>

• Tuesday 11 December 2012
• 6.00pm start

• Air: The Elixir of Life (STANDBY)

• Dr Peter Wothers

From previous experience we find that a number of people do not turn up on the day of the lecture. We therefore have some non-guaranteed standby tickets available. We are confident we will be able to ...   Read more >>

• Thursday 13 December 2012
• 6pm

• Water: The Fountain of Youth

• Dr Peter Wothers

Water is essential to life since every reaction in our bodies takes place in it.  But what makes this fluid so special?  What happens when you add a lighted splint to a mixture of hydrogen a...   Read more >>

• Thursday 13 December 2012
• 6pm start

• Water: The Fountain of Youth (LIBRARY)

• Dr Peter Wothers

You can still be a part of the fun by watching a live feed from the adjacent theatre on the big screen. Unlike the tickets for the theatre, there are no age restrictions so everyone can join in.Water ...   Read more >>

• Thursday 13 December 2012
• 3pm
• 2pm

• Behind the scenes tour of the Christmas Lectures

This year, we are offering exclusive access behind the scenes of the Christmas Lectures. Sneak into the rehearsals to see how the lectures take shape. Take a peek in our workshop and see how the demon...   Read more >>

• Thursday 13 December 2012
• 6.00pm start

• Water: The Fountain of Youth (STANDBY)

• Dr Peter Wothers

From previous experience we find that a number of people do not turn up on the day of the lecture. We therefore have some non-guaranteed standby tickets available. We are confident we will be able to ...   Read more >>

• Saturday 15 December 2012
• 6pm

• Earth: The Philosopher's Stone

• Dr Peter Wothers

The rocks that form planet Earth have always fascinated alchemists. Deep in the bowels of the Earth they thought the metals literally grew in the rocks and that one metal over time matured into anothe...   Read more >>

• Saturday 15 December 2012
• 6pm

• Earth: The Philosopher's Stone (LIBRARY)

• Dr Peter Wothers

You can still be a part of the fun by watching a live feed from the adjacent theatre on the big screen. Unlike the tickets for the theatre, there are no age restrictions so everyone can join in.The ro...   Read more >>

• Saturday 15 December 2012
• 3pm
• 2pm
• 1pm

• Behind the scenes tour of the Christmas Lectures

This year, we are offering exclusive access behind the scenes of the Christmas Lectures. Sneak into the rehearsals to see how the lectures take shape. Take a peek in our workshop and see how the demon...   Read more >>

• Saturday 15 December 2012
• 6.00pm start

• Earth: The Philosopher's Stone (STANDBY)

• Dr Peter Wothers

From previous experience we find that a number of people do not turn up on the day of the lecture. We therefore have some non-guaranteed standby tickets available. We are confident we will be able to ...   Read more >>