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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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A tiger is swimming through water. The water is covered in algae.
Talks and shows

Species survival: How AI can help conservation

Tue 22 Nov 2022

Discover digital solutions that could help in wildlife conservation.

Species survival: How AI can help conservation Book now
In-person / Livestream
A car driving through a tunnel
Talks and shows

The Turing Lectures: Where next for self-driving vehicles?

Tue 27 Sep 2022

Explore the technology behind autonomous vehicles and the measures needed to ensure safety and accountability.

The Turing Lectures: Where next for self-driving vehicles? Book now
In-person
Book Cover for The Origins of Time
Talks and shows

On the origin of time: A quantum beginning

Tue 28 Mar 2023

SOLD OUT. Journey into the extreme quantum physics of black holes and cosmic holograms.

On the origin of time: A quantum beginning Book now
In-person
Multi-coloured balls
Talks and shows

Particle physics made easy: from past successes to remaining challenges

Mon 26 Sep 2022
Particle physics made easy: from past successes to remaining challenges Book now
In-person
Europa moon from NASA
Talks and shows

How and why the icy moons of Jupiter became a goal for space exploration

Wed 05 Oct 2022
How and why the icy moons of Jupiter became a goal for space exploration Book now
In-person
Clouds in Blue Sky
Talks and shows

The art and science of cloudspotting

Mon 17 Oct 2022

Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, takes you on an illustrated tour of the sky.

The art and science of cloudspotting Book now
In-person
A zebra is grazing on green grass.
Talks and shows

How rewilding transforms the world

Tue 23 Aug 2022

Discover success stories of rewilding from across the world.

How rewilding transforms the world Book now
Livestream
A drawing in green and black. On the left two hands hold up a phone. It has a neuron on the screen. On the right, a silhouette woman looks puzzled.
Talks and shows

Zero to birth: How the human brain is built

Mon 08 Aug 2022

Explore how our brain is built, with neurobiologist William A Harris.

Zero to birth: How the human brain is built Book now
In-person / Livestream
A pink and purple cloud of gas and dust, floating against the dark background of space.
Talks and shows

The origin of our universe from the multiverse

Wed 03 Aug 2022

Discover cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton's ground-breaking theory.

The origin of our universe from the multiverse Book now
In-person
A plasma ball with a pink central ball of light and blue with blue sparks radiating out from it
Talks and shows

An Introduction To Plasma Physics

Mon 05 Sep 2022

Uncover the world of plasma physics and the very real possibilities it gives to our understanding of the past, and building of

An Introduction To Plasma Physics Book now

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