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Holiday workshops: Kitchen Lab (ages 7-8)

Tue 26 May 2026

Join us to explore a world where your kitchen becomes a laboratory and everyday ingredients unlock exciting science.

Holiday workshops: Kitchen Lab (ages 7-8) Book now
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Kitchen Lab (ages 7-8)

Tue 26 May 2026

Join us to explore a world where your kitchen becomes a laboratory and everyday ingredients unlock exciting science.

Holiday workshops: Kitchen Lab (ages 7-8) Book now
In-person
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Kitchen Lab (ages 9-11)

Tue 26 May 2026

Join us to explore a world where your kitchen becomes a laboratory and everyday ingredients unlock exciting science.

Holiday workshops: Kitchen Lab (ages 9-11) Book now
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Creating Islamic geometric patterns (ages 9–11)

Tue 26 May 2026

Explore complex geometry by creating amazing Islamic artworks.

Holiday workshops: Creating Islamic geometric patterns (ages 9–11) Book now
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Creating Islamic geometric patterns (ages 12-14)

Tue 26 May 2026

Explore complex geometry by creating amazing Islamic artworks.

Holiday workshops: Creating Islamic geometric patterns (ages 12-14) Book now
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Talks and shows

Amped Up: Tesla and the art of lightning

Mon 20 Jul 2026

Innovator-in-Residence, David Ricketts and the Ri's Michael Cutts join forces again, for an electrifying live show inspired by

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Discourses

Discourse: Discoveries at the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn

Fri 24 Jul 2026

Astronomer Royal Michele Dougherty asks whether other bodies in the solar system could support life.

Discourse: Discoveries at the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn Book now
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Talks and shows

Alive: what life is, how it works, and why it matters

Thu 16 Jul 2026

Melanie Challenger is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the science behind one of the most fundamental questions in the

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Talks and shows

The real science of psychoanalysis

Mon 13 Jul 2026

Mark Solms unpicks the real science underlying the controversial topic of psychoanalysis, and whether Freud was more accurate

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Talks and shows

Statistics and stupidly smart AI

Sat 11 Jul 2026

Statistician Arthur Turrell explores how we can separate bad data from good, how it impacts decisions, and why that matters for

Statistics and stupidly smart AI Book now

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