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A house in the countryside with a roof filled with solar panels

Talks and shows

For Your Inspiration: the future is energy

Fri 21 Oct 2022

Explore the world of energy and electronic engineering, with this hands-on event for young people

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In-person
Dr Karl is his usual jazzy shirt, casually leaning against a wall

Talks and shows

Strange science with Dr Karl

Sat 08 Oct 2022

Join world famous science communicator Dr Karl Kruszelnicki for a wild ride through some even wilder science.

Strange science with Dr Karl Read more
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.

Everything you know about minibeasts is wrong! Read more
In-person
Robots lined up

Talks and shows

The magic of motion

Tue 15 Nov 2022

An evening with Raffaello D’Andrea, a professor at ETH Zürich and the founder/CEO of Verity, a self-flying drone systems company

The magic of motion Read more
In-person
A purple crystal ball

Talks and shows

Crystals, chaos and the wizardry of physics

Tue 01 Nov 2022
Crystals, chaos and the wizardry of physics Read more
In-person
A shark swims inside a tank

Talks and shows

Why sharks matter: An evening with marine biologist David Shiffman

Mon 24 Oct 2022
Why sharks matter: An evening with marine biologist David Shiffman Read more
In-person
WiFi Wars logo

Talks and shows

The WiFi Wars Royal Institution Christmas bash 2022

Wed 21 Dec 2022

Steve McNeil and Rob Sedgebeer from WiFi Wars return for a very special festive spectacular.

The WiFi Wars Royal Institution Christmas bash 2022 Read more
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

Engineering with origami Read more
Livestream
A silhouette of a person in front of a starry night sky.

Talks and shows

The biggest ideas in the Universe

Thu 06 Oct 2022

Join Sean M Carroll as he explores deep questions about the cosmos.

The biggest ideas in the Universe Read more
In-person / Livestream
Wilfred G. van der Wiel working on one of his machines

Talks and shows

Materialising intelligence: Information processing with intelligent matter

Mon 03 Oct 2022
Materialising intelligence: Information processing with intelligent matter Read more

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