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The Ri is closed for two weeks in the daytime from Monday 20 October to Sunday 2 November (inclusive) for refurbishment works. Our planned ticketed events will run as usual. 

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Talks and shows

A molecular tale: What your fingerprints say

Tue 07 Feb 2023

Join Simona Francese as she explores pioneering research into Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Mass Spectrometry

A molecular tale: What your fingerprints say Book now
In-person
A collection of different plastic bottles and containers.
Talks and shows

Neofossils: Can plastics capture CO2?

Tue 31 Jan 2023

The news is full of the evils of plastic. But plastic can’t be evil, it’s inanimate. It’s plastic abuse that is morally wrong.

Neofossils: Can plastics capture CO2? Book now
In-person
Different emotional faces from one one women
Talks and shows

Lost and found in the science of emotion

Mon 30 Jan 2023

Dean Burnett takes us on an incredible journey of discovery, stretching from the origins of life to the end of the universe.

Lost and found in the science of emotion Book now
In-person
A close up shot to a spider
Talks and shows

Spider sense: Uncover the secrets of spiders

Mon 23 Jan 2023

Join Sara Goodacre, founder of SpiderLab in an evening to explore the diversity of spiders – much of which cannot easily be seen

Spider sense: Uncover the secrets of spiders Book now
In-person
A man conducts demonstration in which a bright light comes out of a larger beaker
Talks and shows

Ri 2023: Public Programme Launch

Thu 12 Jan 2023

Join the Ri demonstration team for an action packed lecture titled 'Energy Live' as we celebrate our Spring 2023 programme

Ri 2023: Public Programme Launch Book now
In-person / Livestream
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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 Book now
In-person / Livestream
Melting ice sheets
Talks and shows

The Turing Lectures: How much can we limit the rising of the seas?

Wed 16 Nov 2022

Explore how we can use AI to predict the fate of our planet’s glaciers and ice sheets

The Turing Lectures: How much can we limit the rising of the seas? Book now
In-person
Santa writing maths on a chalkboard
Talks and shows

The maths of Christmas

Tue 20 Dec 2022

Unpack the mysteries of Christmas with a secret superpower - maths!

The maths of Christmas Book now
In-person
a person creates a fireball by blowing flamable gas through a flame
Talks and shows

Fire chemistry

Wed 26 Oct 2022

Discover the amazing science inside humankind's greatest discovery: fire!

Fire chemistry Book now
Livestream
A picture of an eye in between two blue circles. It is an abstract picture of physics.
Talks and shows

The whole truth: The search for objective reality

Thu 13 Oct 2022

Nobel Prize–winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles explores objective reality in natural science

The whole truth: The search for objective reality Book now

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