Watch the video version of our latest podcast with the 2025 Christmas Lecturer, Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Discover more ...

Mathematician and Healthcare Engineer Becky Shipley explains how mathematical modelling is driving innovation in the NHS and ...

Join award-winning science journalist Michael Pollan to explore the mystery of consciousness, with a discussion of the mind w ...

Family Fun Days are suitable for children aged 6–12, though older and younger siblings are very welcome. All children under ...

From artificial intelligence to the origins of the Universe, these are the Ri science talks that captivated millions in 2 ...

As we look forward to the broadcast of this year’s CHRISTMAS LECTURES® – ‘Is there life beyond Earth?’ – later this month, Xavier Meyer, CEO of our supporting partner Aberdeen Investments, celebrates ...

Explore the latest mission on its way to Mercury and what scientists are hoping to learn, with Space Physicist Suzie Imber. We’re bringing you this month’s From the Theatre episode from the Space Park ...

We are now looking for three candidates to be nominated for our Trustee elections, with Finance, Building Architecture and Fundraising skills. The deadline is 9am on 17 December 2025, and if you are ...

A record number of partner venues will livestream the filming of the 200th anniversary CHRISTMAS LECTURES® when this year’s Lecturer, space scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, takes centre stage ...

Mechanical engineer and broadcaster Shini Somara joins us this month to uncover some of the fascinating and often under-appreciated innovations in the world of engineering, ahead of her double bill of ...

A new partnership with the British Library’s Living Knowledge Network will see the filming of the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES livestreamed to local community libraries throughout the UK for the first time ...

Science and art have always been intertwined, and often met right here at the Ri. Discover more about our cultural history of experimentation and collaboration. Since its foundation in 1799, the Royal ...