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The Ri is closed for two weeks in the daytime from Monday 27 July to Sunday 9 August (inclusive) for refurbishment works. Our planned ticketed events will run as usual. 

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (Year 7 - 9)

Fri 14 Aug 2026

Make the most unique piece of jewellery you will ever own in this exciting workshop!

Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (Year 7 - 9) Book now
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Workshops

Holiday workshop: Forensics (Year 7 - 9)

Wed 12 Aug 2026

Learn how to use DNA fingerprinting to help solve a murder mystery.

Holiday workshop: Forensics (Year 7 - 9) Book now
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Workshops

Holiday workshop: Bacterial evolution (Year 10 - 13)

Tue 11 Aug 2026

Step into the role of a clinical bacteriologist and use research-grade laboratory equipment to investigate DNA samples from new

Holiday workshop: Bacterial evolution (Year 10 - 13) Book now
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: A Question of Taste (Year 12 & 13)

Mon 10 Aug 2026

In this genetics workshop, students will extract and test their own DNA using modern molecular biological techniques.

Holiday workshops: A Question of Taste (Year 12 & 13) Book now
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Workshops

Holiday workshop: Digital Designs to Physical Products (Year 7 - 9)

Mon 10 Aug 2026

A workshop exploring the exciting connection between math, coding, and manufacturing to create embroidered patterns.

Holiday workshop: Digital Designs to Physical Products (Year 7 - 9) Book now
In-person
Embroidery machine stitching a pattern that can be seen on a screen behind
Workshops

Holiday workshops: Digital Designs to Physical Products (Year 5 and 6)

Mon 10 Aug 2026

A workshop exploring the exciting connection between math, coding, and manufacturing to create embroidered patterns.

Holiday workshops: Digital Designs to Physical Products (Year 5 and 6) Book now
In-person
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Cosmetic chemistry (Year 5 and 6)

Tue 18 Aug 2026

Students get hands-on making their own bath bombs and lip balm, all whilst learning the fundamentals of pH, chemical reactions

Holiday workshops: Cosmetic chemistry (Year 5 and 6) Book now
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Biology and the human body

Podcast: How does epigenetics impact the placenta? - with Jennifer Frost

Explore how transposons impact gene expression in the placenta, and what effects this has on pregnancy with research leader

Podcast: How does epigenetics impact the placenta? - with Jennifer Frost Read more
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Talks and shows

Alive: what life is, how it works, and why it matters

Thu 16 Jul 2026

Melanie Challenger is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the science behind one of the most fundamental questions in the

Alive: what life is, how it works, and why it matters Book now
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Talks and shows

The real science of psychoanalysis

Mon 13 Jul 2026

Mark Solms unpicks the real science underlying the controversial topic of psychoanalysis, and whether Freud was more accurate

The real science of psychoanalysis Book now

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