Practising NHS doctor and leading science presenter Chris van Tulleken explores how the food we eat has a fundamental impact on our own health and that of our planet, in the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES ...

Why join the Royal Institution as a member? The Ri is a charity that brings the public and scientists together to share their interest and passion for science. We empower people to explore and get ...

Johan Mentink explores a brand new paradigm in computing, and looks at how it might offer faster solutions that can support scientific breakthroughs. Our brains consume around 20 Watts of power, a ...

Our vision is that science is for everyone, and we believe there should be equitable access to all of the Ri's science engagement programmes. We aim to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to ...

Only a few more sleeps until the 2024 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI! To get into the festive spirit (but with a science theme, as we do at the Ri), kick back with this short but sweet crossword ...

Another trip around the sun, another fantastic year of scientific learning. Dive into unmissable lectures from 2024. As we pack away the set of the Christmas Lectures, we look back at 2024 and all the ...

Venue hire Make your next event one to remember at our unique central London venue, steeped in 200 years of science history. Find out more ...

How can physics help us with baby carrying? When lifting an object, we know that work done (amount of energy transferred to an object) is equal to the force it takes to lift the object, multiplied by ...

Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? The answer was first discovered over 150 years ago right here at the Royal Institution using this tube. John Tyndall was a keen mountaineer and spent quite ...

From the first electrical transformer to the tube that told us why the sky is blue, view the actual objects scientists of the Royal Institution built in some of the world's most famous experiments.