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For Your Inspiration: Into the wild

Fri 13 Nov 2026

A wild evening exploring the range of careers working with animals

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Chemistry of a candle

Sat 19 Dec 2026

Round out the year with a matinee or evening performance of this contemporary take on Michael Faraday's most famous series.

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WiFi Wars Christmas Bash 2026

Fri 18 Dec 2026

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

WiFi Wars Christmas Bash 2026 Book now
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The animal queendom (family)

Sat 17 Oct 2026

Join Catherine Blackledge to learn all about some fierce female animals

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Did Neanderthals hum? The musicality of early humans

Mon 19 Oct 2026

From Neanderthal hums to ancient instruments: Steven Mithen explores the origins of music and its role in human evolution.

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The future of AI is tiny and physical

Sat 21 Nov 2026

How tiny AI could help create safer, smarter and more responsive environments, with people and trust at the centre.

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Talks and shows

The new normal: how weather whiplash is shaping our lives

Mon 16 Nov 2026

A series of three enlightening short talks uncovering the technology helping us overcome the severe impacts of changing weather

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How to grow a quantum computer

Sat 14 Nov 2026

What could replace silicon in the quantum age? Theoretical physicist Felix Flicker explores the remarkable materials powering

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The Einstein Telescope: Discovery and diplomacy

Mon 02 Nov 2026

Theoretical physicist, and President-elect of the International Science Council, Robbert Dijkgraaf explores what makes the

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The neuroscience of sadness

Sat 07 Nov 2026

Parastoo Hashemi explores the chemistry of our brains, and asks whether we might be able to create a simple chemical test to

The neuroscience of sadness Book now

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