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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.

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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

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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 Read more
In-person
A bookcase filled with books

Fiction Lab - November 2022

Mon 14 Nov 2022

Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com hosts the monthly book club dedicated to great fiction books with a science theme.

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In-person
A bookcase filled with books

Fiction Lab - October 2022

Mon 10 Oct 2022

Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com hosts the monthly book club dedicated to great fiction books with a science theme.

Fiction Lab - October 2022 Read more
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? Read more
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 Read more
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

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In-person
An artist's impression of an astronaut walking through water. Clouds and a planet are behind them.

Talks and shows

Premier screening of 'Last exit: Space'

Sat 12 Nov 2022

Join us for a premier physical viewing of the documentary 'Last exit: Space', written and directed by Rudolph Herzog.

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In-person / Livestream
 magnetic cobalt ferrite nanoparticles. tiny purple squares overlapping.

Discourses

Nanomaterials for the future of healthcare (Discourse)

Thu 24 Nov 2022

Discover the evolution of nanomaterials and their use in the future of healthcare.

Nanomaterials for the future of healthcare (Discourse) Read more

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