The Mayor of London's visionary support is helping the Ri to prove that historic buildings can lead the fight against climate change, cutting carbon emissions by 35% whilst preserving over 200 years of scientific heritage.

Corporate supporters

CGI is Headline Partner of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES®, supporting the Royal Institution to inspire audiences through world-class science and innovation.

Urenco is the sponsor of the Urenco Young Scientist Centre, supporting hands-on science engagement for young people at the Royal Institution.

Causeway Technologies support the Royal Institution’s Computer Science Masterclasses, expanding access to digital skills for underserved young people.

Trusts & Foundations

The Bain Capital Europe Children's Fund has generously supported both the Science in Schools and Masterclass programmes for five years, enabling thousands of children who are living in the most disadvantaged areas to participate on our transformational schools programmes.

The Wolfson Foundation have generously given us a significant grant, which will enable a major refurbishment of our iconic theatre, which will improve accessibility and greatly enhance the audience experience.

The Ri is very grateful to the Founders' Brunel Awards for their generous support of our Science in Schools programme for the next 3 years, which will enable 60 Science in Schools shows to take place across the UK.

The Ri is very grateful to the Worshipful Company of Actuaries for supporting the Ri Masterclass programme for over a decade. The main objective of the WCA Charity is to support mathematical education, especially for underprivileged children: in 2024/25 their funding supported over a thousand underrepresented students to participate in Sixth Form to Primary Masterclasses.