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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.

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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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Discourse: The future of engineering biology

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Join Dame Angela McLean, the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, as she discusses the transformative potential of the field

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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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Cosmological phenomenon
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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.

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Bringing the CHRISTMAS LECTURES to TV: Who moved the tortoise?

Mon 14 Apr 2025

Join us for a live recording of podcast 'Who Moved the Tortoise?' featuring former lecturer Helen Czerski, CHRISTMAS LECTURES

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Why does light exist?

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Join Gideon Koekoek as he illuminates us on a fundamental question of physics. Not just "what is light?", but "why must light

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How to grow a house

Mon 16 Jun 2025

Martyn Dade-Robertson explores the new materials being developed which could one day allow us to grow buildings.

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Setting the body clock to the right time

Mon 07 Apr 2025

Aarti Jagannath explores how the body maintains its circadian clock, and what happens when that clock goes wrong.

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Scaling giants: Uncovering the secrets of the rainforest

Sat 05 Apr 2025

Join canopy science expert Robin Hayward for an incredible look at the vibrant world at the top of the rainforest, and discover

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