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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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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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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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students experiment with slime

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Fantastic Plastic (ages 9–11)

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Explore the amazing science of plastic and make your own creative artworks and sculptures.

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In-person
students experiment with slime

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Fantastic plastic (ages 7–8)

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Explore the amazing science of plastic and make your own creative artworks and sculptures.

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sparks

Workshops

Holiday Workshops: Feel the power (age 9–11)

Tue 11 Apr 2023

In this workshop for 9–11 year-olds, students will explore the exciting world of electricity and power.

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sparks

Workshops

Holiday Workshops: Feel the power (age 7–8)

Tue 11 Apr 2023

In this workshop for 7–8 year-olds, students will explore the exciting world of electricity and power.

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Children looking at something in awe in a computer science workshop

Workshops

Holiday workshops: The magic of computer science (ages 9–11)

Wed 05 Apr 2023

Learn the logic of computing in this fun magic-based session for 9–11 year-olds.

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Children looking at something in awe in a computer science workshop

Workshops

Holiday workshops: The magic of computer science (ages 7–8)

Wed 05 Apr 2023

Learn the logic of computing in this fun magic-based session for 7-8 year-olds.

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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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