To celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, we have compiled all his greatest contributions to the Royal Institutio ...

On behalf of the Staff, Trustees, Patrons and Members of the Royal Institution (Ri), Director, Katherine Mathieson, has today paid tribute to former Trustee, Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton.

What is Now? It seems simple. The immediate moment, what we’re experiencing this instant, bathes us like air, or gravity. It is our connection with the world. Yet when we try to grasp it and analyse ...

Evolution is a seemingly inconsistent process, switching from long periods of stability to rapid transitions. But what allows some species to survive and adapt to new environments, while others are ...

From the vastness of our solar system to the most distant galaxies, space invites us to explore, imagine and innovate. During the event, there will be engaging talks in the Theatre from people working ...

Mark Solms unpicks the real science underlying the controversial topic of psychoanalysis, and whether Freud was more accurate than sometimes believed. Since its introduction by Sigmund Freud in the ...

In this advanced workshop, participants explore the radical geometry and systems thinking of Buckminster Fuller—an inventor, designer, and visionary who believed we could “do more with less.” Through ...

Innovator-in-Residence, David Ricketts and the Ri's Michael Cutts join forces again, for an electrifying live show inspired by Tesla’s legendary high-voltage apparatus. In the same theatre where ...

Statistician Arthur Turrell explores how we can separate bad data from good, how it impacts decisions, and why that matters for you. Statistics are under pressure. It's harder to count the things that ...

Participants get to make their own bath bombs and lip balm, all whilst learning about pH, chemical reactions and states of matter. In the morning, participants will investigate neutralisation and the ...

Acoustic devices are all around us, from loudspeakers to automotive exhaust systems, each designed to control and manipulate sound in different ways. In this hands-on workshop, participants will ...