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Talks and shows

Ri Demo Team unleashed

Sat 24 May 2025

The Ri Demo Team and friends present their newest demonstrations, plus some old favourites in this explosive show!

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In-person / Livestream
Vertical Aerospace, prototype VX4 electric aircraft

Talks and shows

Engineering the skies: The rise of electric flight

Mon 19 May 2025

Join an expert panel to discover the future of battery-powered flight, in collaboration with the Faraday Institution.

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Talks and shows

The chemistry of Star Wars

Sun 04 May 2025

By popular demand, Alex Baker returns to show off some amazing chemistry from a galaxy far, far away.

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Talks and shows

The mathematical life of Shakespeare (Family)

Sat 03 May 2025

Discover how maths influenced the life of Shakespeare.

The mathematical life of Shakespeare (Family) Read more
In-person
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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.

Ig Nobel Awards Tour Show 2025 Read more
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A microscope

Talks and shows

Seeing our hearing: How microscopes have changed our lives

Sat 08 Mar 2025

Discover how the development of microscopes has shaped our understanding of the senses, as Anwen Bullen explores the working of

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Talks and shows

Following Faraday's hint: The search for quantum gravity

Sat 08 Feb 2025

World-renowned physicist Jim Gates explores how visualisation can propel the search for quantum gravity.

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In-person
a person is holding out a long stick with a flame on the end. it is touching a balloon which has turned into a yellow ball of fire.

Talks and shows

LIVESTREAM TICKETS AVAILABLE - The greatest science demos of all time!

Sat 15 Mar 2025

Help decide the most-loved demo from over 200 years of history.

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In-person
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Talks and shows

Let there be light! (Family)

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Join Gideon Koekoek as he explores the existence of light.

Let there be light! (Family) Read more
In-person
Cosmological phenomenon

Talks and shows

An introduction to cosmology 2025 (short course)

Mon 24 Feb 2025 - Mon 24 Mar 2025

Join Malcom Fairbairn's famous short course to explore the greatest cosmology questions of our time.

An introduction to cosmology 2025 (short course) Read more

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