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Podcast The back of a young person's head as they look at streams of data
Brain Technology and engineering

Podcast: Is data failing us? - with Grace Huckins

Join Grace Huckins to learn more about data, AI, and neuroscience.

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In-person
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Talks and shows

WiFi Wars Christmas bash 2025

Fri 19 Dec 2025

The WiFi Wars team return home to the Ri for their annual Christmas celebration.

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Talks and shows

How engineering solves scientific questions

Sat 01 Nov 2025

Shini Somara uncovers how engineers are fixing scientific enigmas, revealing the creativity of the engineering approach to

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Hard hats and builidng plans scattered across a table
Talks and shows

Let's engineer together (family)

Sat 01 Nov 2025

Engineering meets creativity in this interactive show building an oversized obstacle course!

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Biology and the human body Technology and engineering

Podcast: Ri on AI: The healthcare revolution – with Dr James Kinross

Dr James Kinross chats to Lisa Derry about the impacts of AI on healthcare, from medical publishing to robotic surgery.

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An artist’s illustration of artificial intelligence (AI). This image represents how machine learning is inspired by neuroscience and the human brain.
Technology and engineering

Off-the-shelf Masterclass: Artificial intelligence

Discuss what ‘intelligence’ means to you, explore how artificial intelligence is designed, and train your very own AI model.

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Podcast  Human C12orf29 protein 3D structure predicted by AlphaFold
Biology and the human body Technology and engineering

Podcast: Ri on AI: Understanding AlphaFold with Dame Janet Thornton

Dame Janet Thornton talks about AlphaFold, the AI programme that can determine a protein structure from its amino acids alone.

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Podcast Electric tower under blue sky and white clouds during daytime.
Maths Technology and engineering

Podcast: Tales from my PhD: Algorithms for energy efficiency – with Karan Mukhi

Karan Mukhi talks how he is using algorithms to improve the use of renewable energy in the power grid.

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In-person
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An introduction to artificial intelligence (short course)

Mon 22 Sep 2025 - Mon 27 Oct 2025

A comprehensive 6 week course on the technology behind Artificial Intelligence and its wider implications.

An introduction to artificial intelligence (short course) Book now
In-person
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Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day: Magic and Illusions

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Join us for a fun day of activities all about the science of magic and illusions.

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