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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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Workshops

SOLD OUT Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 12-14)

Tue 27 Aug 2024

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

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Workshops

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

Wed 21 Aug 2024

Dive into the theory of rockets and space travel, and design a mission to Mars.

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Workshops

SOLD OUT Holiday workshops: An expanding universe of knowledge (ages 15–18)

Tue 20 Aug 2024
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Workshops

SOLD OUT Holiday workshops: Where is engineering? (ages 12–14)

Tue 20 Aug 2024

Discover the hidden world of engineering, from powering your car to building your mobile phone.

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Workshops

SOLD OUT Holiday workshops: Colour chemistry (ages 12–14)

Thu 15 Aug 2024

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

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Workshops

SOLD OUT Holiday workshops: Patterns and predictions (ages 12–14)

Wed 31 Jul 2024
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Computing with cards and dominoes (age 13–15)

Tue 06 Aug 2024
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Workshops

SOLD OUT Holiday workshops: Forensics (ages 15–18)

Thu 01 Aug 2024

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

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Drawing and painting Islamic geometry (ages 12–14)

Thu 01 Aug 2024
Holiday workshops: Drawing and painting Islamic geometry (ages 12–14) Read more
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Making music and sound with BBC Micro:bit (ages 12–14)

Tue 30 Jul 2024
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