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Ada Lovelace Day logo

Talks and shows

Ada Lovelace Day Live!

Tue 10 Oct 2023

Join us to celebrate the 15th year of Ada Lovelace Day Live.

Ada Lovelace Day Live! Read more
In-person
A birds eye view of buildings and nature creating a living city.

Talks and shows

The urban matrix: Cities as living organisms

Thu 07 Sep 2023

Join us as we unravel the complex dynamics of cities and uncover the surprising parallels between urban systems and the natural

The urban matrix: Cities as living organisms Read more
In-person
a black hole

Talks and shows

Black holes and quantum computers

Fri 08 Sep 2023

How can black holes help us understand the workings of a quantum computer?

Black holes and quantum computers Read more
In-person
Two pixelated heads

Talks and shows

WiFi Wars Debug XVI

Fri 22 Sep 2023

WiFi Wars returns to the Ri for their gaming extravaganza.

WiFi Wars Debug XVI Read more
In-person
national cancer institute via Unsplash

Talks and shows

SOLD OUT - A user's guide to the new biology

Mon 12 Feb 2024

A leading-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, how to enhance it, and what

SOLD OUT - A user's guide to the new biology Read more
In-person
Children in a classroom with plastic globes

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Skateboards to starships (ages 12–14)

Wed 16 Aug 2023

Explore how the laws of motion take us into space and beyond.

Holiday workshops: Skateboards to starships (ages 12–14) Read more
Video Youtube thumbnail image of Melanie Windridge talking about nuclear fusion

Physics Technology and engineering

Could nuclear fusion energy power the future? – with Melanie Windridge

Could fusion energy transform the way the world produces energy for the world? Find out with demos of plasma, superconductors

Could nuclear fusion energy power the future? – with Melanie Windridge Read more
In-person
The world's largest radio telescope in the Australian outback

Talks and shows

Beyond the Milky Way: VR experience with narration from Brian Cox

Tue 15 Aug 2023 - Sat 19 Aug 2023

Join us for a 30 minute VR experience, with daily slots.

Beyond the Milky Way: VR experience with narration from Brian Cox Read more
Livestream
The JWST telescope in space, planet earth is in the foreground

Talks and shows

The JWST: A year in solar system science

Fri 14 Jul 2023

Celebrate the first anniversary of the ground-breaking release of the ‘Deepest Infrared Image of the Universe Yet’ from the JWST

The JWST: A year in solar system science Read more
Video The speaker faces the front of the stage, hands slightly raised. Overlayed are the words 'THE HISTORY OF CODING' alongside the Royal Institution's logo.

Technology and engineering

How code has changed the world - with Torie Bosch

Why does computer code have such a huge impact on our lives? From the Y2K bug to the history of pop-up ads, discover how code

How code has changed the world - with Torie Bosch Read more

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