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Royal Institution Youth Summit 2025

Mon 15 Sep 2025

Sixth form and college students from around the UK will learn, discuss and critically examine the topic of this year's CHRISTMAS

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Interpreting games (ages 9–11)

Wed 30 Jul 2025

Discover game theory with our workshop!

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Fractal fun (ages 7–8)

Wed 30 Jul 2025

Patterns within patterns within patterns? It must be fractals!

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Talks and shows

How stars built our world - LIVESTREAM ADDED

Mon 31 Mar 2025

Discover how stars underly everything we are and do, from the genes in our bodies to measuring time.

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Cartoon images of scientists surround text 'Hidden Heroes of Science'

Talks and shows

Hidden heroes of science (Family)

Sat 07 Jun 2025

Discover the people behind some of the greatest scientific innovations of our time!

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Talks and shows

Ig Nobel Awards Tour Show 2025

Sun 06 Apr 2025

Join Ig Nobel founder Marc Abrahams alongside Ig Nobel laureates to celebrate the awards which make you laugh, then think.

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Drawing & Painting Islamic geometric patterns (age12–14)

Wed 19 Feb 2025
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Talks and shows

How stars built our world

Mon 31 Mar 2025

Discover how stars underly everything we are and do, from the genes in our bodies to measuring time.

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Talks and shows

An Evening of Unnecessary Detail

Sun 02 Mar 2025

Join Festival of the Spoken Nerd and friends for an evening of science, songs, stand-up maths and more!

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In-person
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Talks and shows

How the future began

Mon 20 Jan 2025

Join futurist Richard Watson for a look into how we can predict what's to come, and why, despite all our technology, the future

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