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Talks and shows

Chemistry of a candle

Mon 22 Dec 2025

Round out the celebrations of 200 years of CHRISTMAS LECTURES with this contemporary take on Michael Faraday's most famous

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Xmas logo for Wifi Wars

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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Illusion where concentric circles look like they are moving

Talks and shows

How real is your reality? (family)

Sat 13 Sep 2025

Discover how your brain builds reality—and why it sometimes gets it wrong.

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Talks and shows

Ig Nobels Face-to-face

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Join new and former Ig Nobel Prize winners to celebrate the awards which make you laugh, then think.

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Snowman wrapped in scarf and hat

Talks and shows

There's no business like snow business (family)

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Get in the Christmas spirit and explore the science of snow and ice.

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Child in astronaut helmet surrounded by cartoon stars

Talks and shows

How to survive in a cartoon universe (family)

Sat 15 Nov 2025

What happens to the laws of physics in a cartoon world?

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Talks and shows

The scientific mind of Leonardo Da Vinci

Sat 27 Sep 2025

The world's foremost expert on Da Vinci, Martin Kemp, explores what made the great thinker unique.

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Cover for the book 'Things Scientists don't know yet' by Pete Gallivan

Talks and shows

Things scientists don't know yet (family)

Sat 08 Nov 2025

From dreaming to the end of the universe, join Peter Gallivan to explore the biggest mysteries science hasn’t solved… yet!

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