Search

Showing 1653 results
Mike looks into the camera while holding a small robot, sitting on red seats in our Theatre
The truth about AI

In the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES Mike Wooldridge gave us a guided tour of AI.
A still of Carl Sagan during his CHRISTMAS LECTURE Video
CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Physics
The planets – The outer solar system and life (1977)
Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan asks whether the origin of life is a cosmic commonplace.
A still of Carl Sagan during his 1977 CHRISTMAS LECTURE Video
CHRISTMAS LECTURES
The planets – The history of Mars (1977)

Carl Sagan explores how humans have studied the red planet.
Chris Van Tulleken sitting in the Theatre at the Royal Institution
Thank you for entering the CHRISTMAS LECTURES ballot

Thank you for entering the 2024 Christmas Lectures ballot - and good luck!
Young people at the Royal Institution Christmas lectures 2019
2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES ticket ballot FAQs

Find out more about the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES tickets.
Children are excited by a science in schools show
Science resources for UK teachers

Welcome to the Royal Institution's page for UK science teachers! We are delighted to offer a wide range of resources to help you
Danielle George with her robot orchestra, presenting the CHRISTMAS LECTURES.
Our supporters

We are grateful to all those who support our charitable work.
Oil portrait of Sir Humphry Davy by Archer James Oliver From the collection
History of science
The Davy Letters Project

A team of Davy scholars, including the Ri's Prof Frank James, worked to edit the first-ever edition of the Collected Letters of
Back to top