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Family Fun Day

Family fun day: imaginative inventions

Sat 18 Feb 2023

A fun day of interactive science for the whole family!

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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.

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Talks and shows

Fire chemistry

Wed 26 Oct 2022

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

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Andrew Szydlo with a desk full of exciting flames

Talks and shows

The explosive history of hydrogen with Andrew Szydlo

Sat 26 Nov 2022

An night of spectacular science with one of our favourite science presenters.

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In-person
Colourful insects on a leaf

Talks and shows

Everything you know about minibeasts is wrong!

Sat 10 Sep 2022

Explore the amazingly astounding and perfectly puzzling world of minibeasts in this fun family science talk.

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In-person
Colourful origami shapes

Talks and shows

Engineering with origami

Sat 22 Oct 2022

Discover the surprising uses of origami in science and engineering

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In-person
Multi-coloured balls

Talks and shows

Particle physics made easy: from past successes to remaining challenges

Mon 26 Sep 2022
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In-person
A man blows flour into a blowtorch, creating a giant fireball

Talks and shows

Explosive Food (matinee show)

Fri 26 Aug 2022

Join the Ri's own presenter extraordinaire Dan Plane for a demo-filled journey through the science of food.

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In-person
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Talks and shows

Maths madness

Mon 01 Aug 2022

Joyous number-play and family entertainment collide in this exciting, energetic show filled with amazing maths.

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: 1.618 the golden ratio (ages 7–9)

Thu 28 Jul 2022

In this workshop for 7–9 year olds, students will explore the fascinating golden ratio

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