Humphry Davy was a chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp. He was director of the Ri

Humphry Davy was a chemist and inventor who invented the Davy Lamp here at the Royal Institution.
Important scientific advances, poetry, and ‘scurrilous gossip’ revealed for the first time in Humphry Davy’s notebooks
I am Jeanne, a third year PhD student in cell biology at the University of Cambridge. This summer, I took a break from my PhD to
Find out more about what it's like to intern at the Ri, helping students to learn more about science.
The Child Safeguarding Policy covers the Ri's approach to safeguarding children.
The Adult Safeguarding Policy covers the Ri's approach to safeguarding adults at risk.
Learn about the UK Solar Energy Society (UK-ISES) and their work promoting solar energy.