Skip to main content
Become an Ri Member
  • What's on
  • Learning
  • Explore science
  • Christmas Lectures
  • Visit
  • Support us
  • About us
Become an Ri Member
Video A satellite orbiting the earth. Text overlayed above it reads 'HOW TO BUILD A SATELLITE', along with the Royal Institution's logo.

Technology and engineering

How to build a satellite – with Stuart Eves

How are satellites built, operated, and disposed of? Discover these marvels of space engineering - including mega-constellations

How to build a satellite – with Stuart Eves Read more
In-person
Matt Parker, Steve Mould and Helen Arney performing on stage

Talks and shows

An Evening of Unnecessary Detail

Sun 26 Feb 2023

SOLD OUT. Join the Festival of the Spoken Nerd and friends for an evening of science, humour, maths and more!

An Evening of Unnecessary Detail Read more
In-person
Students build a robot with LEGO

Workshops

Holiday workshops: LEGO robotic explorers (ages 11–14)

Wed 15 Feb 2023

Put your building, coding and problem solving skills to use by programming a mars explorer based on a LEGO robot.

Holiday workshops: LEGO robotic explorers (ages 11–14) Read more
In-person
Students build a robot with LEGO

Workshops

Holiday workshops: LEGO robotic explorers (ages 11–14)

Tue 14 Feb 2023

Put your building, coding and problem solving skills to use by programming a mars explorer based on a LEGO robot.

Holiday workshops: LEGO robotic explorers (ages 11–14) Read more
In-person
Children code on a laptop

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Building and coding with LEGO (ages 7–10)

Mon 13 Feb 2023

Put your building, computational thinking and problem solving skills to use by making a variety of programmable models using

Holiday workshops: Building and coding with LEGO (ages 7–10) Read more
In-person
Children code on a laptop

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Building and coding with LEGO (ages 7–10)

Mon 13 Feb 2023

Put your building, computational thinking and problem solving skills to use by making a variety of programmable models using

Holiday workshops: Building and coding with LEGO (ages 7–10) Read more
In-person
The first ever image of a black hole

Talks and shows

Echoes from the edge of space and time

Sat 25 Feb 2023

Uncover the cutting edge science used to look at black holes.

Echoes from the edge of space and time Read more
Livestream
A rocket launching behind a lake

Talks and shows

A traveller's guide to the stars

Thu 06 Apr 2023

Discover the remarkable breakthroughs in science and technology that will help tomorrow’s space travellers chart a course for

A traveller's guide to the stars Read more
In-person / Livestream
A whale diving into the water

Talks and shows

The Turing Lectures: How to speak whale

Tue 14 Feb 2023

Inside the technology that’s decoding the voices of ocean giants.

The Turing Lectures: How to speak whale Read more
Video Hatice Gunes speaking at the Ri

Technology and engineering

Can machines be emotionally intelligent? - with Hatice Gunes

Do machines need emotional intelligence? And how can we create technology that behaves in a socio-emotionally intelligent way?

Can machines be emotionally intelligent? - with Hatice Gunes Read more

Pagination

  • Previous page ‹‹
  • Page 21
  • Next page ››
Back to top

Subscribe to The Ri Newsletter

Sign up now

About the Ri

The Royal Institution is an independent charity dedicated to connecting people to the world of science.

Contact us What we do

About us    Jobs

Venue hire

Make your next event one to remember at our unique central London venue, steeped in 200 years of science history.

Find out more

Support us

Support us in our charitable mission to create opportunities for the public and scientists to explore science together.

Donate online Join the Ri

More ways to support

The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS

Find us Museum Licensing Shop

The Royal Institution of Great Britain was granted a royal charter in 1800 and is registered as a charity in England and Wales (227938).

© Royal Institution 2025
  • Terms and conditions
  • Web accessibility
  • Policies
  • Safeguarding

The CHRISTMAS LECTURES® are a registered trademark