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Talks and shows

Chemistry of a candle

Mon 22 Dec 2025

Round out the celebrations of 200 years of CHRISTMAS LECTURES with this contemporary take on Michael Faraday's most famous

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WiFi Wars Christmas bash 2025

Fri 19 Dec 2025

The WiFi Wars team return home to the Ri for their annual Christmas celebration.

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How real is your reality? (family)

Sat 13 Sep 2025

Discover how your brain builds reality—and why it sometimes gets it wrong.

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Ig Nobels Face-to-face

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Join new and former Ig Nobel Prize winners to celebrate the awards which make you laugh, then think.

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Discourses

Discourse: Christmas Lecturer 2025

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Join 2025 Christmas Lecturer Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock for the final Discourse of the year.

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Searching for the invisible universe

Sat 04 Oct 2025

Explore the mysteries of Dark Matter with Matt Bothwell

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Talks and shows

Ri Demo Team extravaganza

Sat 20 Sep 2025

The Ri's world-famous Demonstration Team and friends show off a collection of new ideas and old favourites!

Ri Demo Team extravaganza Book now
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Talks and shows

Mathematics: The rise of the Machines?

Mon 15 Sep 2025

Yang-Hui He reflects on what the growing collaboration between humans and AI means for the future of mathematics.

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WiFi Wars Debug XX

Fri 12 Sep 2025

The interactive gaming extravaganza returns for an exclusive preview of new games and material.

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Pride in STEM coffee morning

Sat 05 Jul 2025

Join Pride in STEM and the Ri to celebrate Pride in London and kick off the day in style!

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