Join Pride in STEM as they host a coffee morning celebrating LGBTQIA+ scientists. There will be space to get ready for Pride ...

The Royal Institution is a charity that brings the public and scientists together to share their interest and passion for science. We've been doing it for 225 years and have an international reach, ...

Description These liquids are the first examples of metallic gold colloids. They were made, accidentally, by Michael Faraday whilst he was mounting thin sheets of gold leaf onto microscope slides.

During school holidays we run a range of exciting hands-on workshops, bringing to life all areas of science – including mathematics, computing and engineering. All workshops take place in our building ...

The first ever prototype of Davy’s miner’s safety lamp. Created in 1815, it prevented the methane gas present in the depths of the mines from reacting with the flame and exploding. Following a number ...

The Michael Faraday Museum at the Royal Institution was assessed by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) in July 2009 and was officially accredited on 20 September 2009. MLA's ...

The 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES are on BBC Four and iPlayer 29, 30 and 31 December at 9pm, and on our YouTube channel for those outside the UK. In this year’s Christmas Lectures, Dr Chris van Tulleken ...

In 2025 we’re celebrating 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES and Ri Discourses – both landmark moments in the Ri’s rich history of engaging public audiences with science – as well as the discovery of ...

From the history of science to the future of the universe, take a deep dive into science with our blogs, videos, Ri Talks, podcasts and more.

Event type This is a theatre and livestream event for an adult audience, where the speakers and audience in our Theatre are joined by our audience online. By booking to attend events at the Royal ...

Milestone 1: The invention of GANs (2014) Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) were the key technological innovation which would eventually enable realistic-looking AI-generated images and videos.

Event type This is a theatre event for children and adults to enjoy together. All young people under the age of 13 need to be accompanied by a paying adult and those aged 4 and above need a ticket to ...