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Biology and the human body

Five foods to boost your mood

Fight the winter blues with an extra helping of these mood-boosting foods

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The potential and future of solar energy

Learn about the UK Solar Energy Society (UK-ISES) and their work promoting solar energy.

The potential and future of solar energy Read more
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Art, culture and society

A summer of science: my internship at the Ri

I am Jeanne, a third year PhD student in cell biology at the University of Cambridge. This summer, I took a break from my PhD to

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Blog Humphry Davy

Important scientific advances revealed for the first time in Humphry Davy’s notebooks

Important scientific advances, poetry, and ‘scurrilous gossip’ revealed for the first time in Humphry Davy’s notebooks

Important scientific advances revealed for the first time in Humphry Davy’s notebooks Read more
Blog Chris looks into the camera surrounded by different types of food

Chris van Tulleken to reveal the revolutionary science inside our bodies when we eat, in the 2024 Ri CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Chris van Tulleken to reveal the revolutionary science inside our bodies when we eat, in the 2024 Ri CHRISTMAS LECTURES Read more
Blog Stefan and Sheryl in Michael Faraday's lab
History of science

Royal Institution awards two new Freer Prize Fellowships to history of science researchers

Royal Institution awards two new Freer Prize Fellowships to history of science researchers Read more
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Alright boom! Royal Institution and Big Manny reunite at The British Science Festival

The Royal Institution (Ri) will join forces with TikTok sensation Big Manny for an explosive, demo-filled extravaganza at this

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Blog The Ri Theatre with a fire demonstration surrounded by the audience

Dive into our sensational autumn season of science, here at the Ri!

Join us in our Theatre or online as we journey from the science of skateboarding to a deeper understanding of quantum theory.

Dive into our sensational autumn season of science, here at the Ri! Read more
Blog Maya doing a demonstration in the Ri Library, pouring coloured liquid

My experience as an intern at the RI

Find out more about the experiences of Maya when she interned at our L'Oreal Young Scientist Centre.

My experience as an intern at the RI Read more
Blog The outside of the RI building

Young Science Writer of the Year Award winner named by Association of British Science Writers, Ri and BBC

A young writer from East Lothian won this year's award.

Young Science Writer of the Year Award winner named by Association of British Science Writers, Ri and BBC Read more

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