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The Ri will be closed to the public from Wednesday 16 to Wednesday 23 July. We will then be closed for building works from Monday 28 July to Friday 12 September (inclusive), apart from our popular Summer Holiday Workshops for children.

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Pixelated drawings of two men. One is wearing a crown.

Talks and shows

Wifi Wars 8.0

Thu 15 Jun 2023

Video games, comedy and interactive entertainment collide in this unique mobile gaming extravaganza.

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In-person
A sparking coil shows electricity

Talks and shows

High-voltage physics

Sat 24 Jun 2023

An electric evening, featuring amazing sparks, plasmas, and amazing physics behind them, including a Tesla coil orchestra!

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In-person
Ginny holding a cuddly toy

Talks and shows

Amazing animals

Thu 17 Aug 2023

Are you smarter than a chimp? A crow? How about a slime mould? Find out in this interactive theatre show!

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In-person
An illustration of sharks underwater

Talks and shows

Everything you know about sharks is wrong!

Sun 16 Jul 2023

Find out how cool these fantastic fish really are.

Everything you know about sharks is wrong! Read more
In-person
tesla coils

Talks and shows

Danger: high voltage!

Sat 24 Jun 2023

An electrifying afternoon with huge sparks, plasmas, and shocks, as well as a Tesla coil orchestra!

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In-person
Dr Jo and a plastic cutaway model of a human

Talks and shows

The wonders of the human body

Sat 10 Jun 2023

Explore the curious corners of your amazing body.

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In-person
Fran pressing a buzzer in front of smoke

Talks and shows

How to build a racing car

Sat 13 May 2023

Join science presenter extraordinaire Fran Scott for a super speed theatre show exploring how to make a racing car.

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In-person
Children sitting at long desks

Workshops

Holiday workshops: An introduction to space science (ages 12–14)

Tue 04 Apr 2023

Dive into the theory of rockets and space travel, in this challenge based workshop.

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In-person
Students make colour using fruit peel

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Spectacular colour chemistry (ages 12–14)

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Discover what a colour actually is, understand how objects become coloured, and how Chemists can manipulate these aspects to

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In-person
Students pipette samples

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Forensics (ages 15–18)

Tue 04 Apr 2023

Experience what it would be like to work in a forensics lab by investigating a fictional crime scene.

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