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Planet hunting in the cosmos

  • Wednesday 1st May, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Lisa Kaltenegger, founding director of the Carl Sagan Institute, has assembled a multidisciplinary team of experts…

The future of fusion

  • Friday 3rd May, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Join us for a riveting discussion led by Sir Ian Chapman on the future of fusion energy. This event will feature l…

The chemistry of Star Wars

  • Saturday 4th May, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

In a galaxy far, far away, there is a Star Wars universe packed with captivating science, from the biology of alie…

Windermere Science Festival

  • Saturday 11th May, 2024 – 10am
  • Windermere Jetty Museum, Windermere

Enjoy a STEAM-filled weekend brimming with insightful talks, engaging workshops, and events! Get involved in co…

The global origins of science

  • Monday 13th May, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Join Freer Fellow Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh as he shares some of his discoveries that will reshape our understan…

Pint of Science Liverpool

  • Monday 13th May, 2024 – 7pm

Join us for three evenings full of fascinating science from Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th May. Scientists from acr…

Batteries for emerging economies

  • Tuesday 14th May, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Between 750-800 million people globally lack access to a reliable source of electricity. One possible solution to …

The Evolution of the Penis

  • Monday 20th May, 2024 – 6:45pm
  • The Albert Club, Manchester

Animals have evolved many physical traits and strategies to survive long enough to reproduce. The sexual organs…

Discourse: Beyond the perception envelope with Conrad Shawcross

  • Friday 24th May, 2024 – 7:15pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

This Discourse will be an evening of exploration of the interconnectivity between art and science, as both process…

Exploring ancient ecosystems through time

  • Saturday 25th May, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Step into ancient landscapes with award-winning paleobiologist Thomas Halliday as he guides us through a captivati…

How women drove evolution

  • Saturday 8th June, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Join researcher and author Cat Bohannon as she tackles long-overlooked questions concerning the evolutionary purpo…

Saving the world's botany

  • Monday 10th June, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Join Chris Thorogood, a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden, and discover the biggest flower on …

Short course: An introduction to particle physics (2024)

  • Monday 10th June, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Particle physics is the study of nature at the highest energies and shortest distances that we can probe in a labo…

The first human womb transplant

  • Friday 14th June, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Following two decades of steadfast research, the first-ever UK human womb transplant took place between two sister…

How games shape our reality

  • Saturday 15th June, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Join neuroscientist and physicist Kelly Clancy as she delves into our unrelenting fascination with games. Beyond m…

The Science of Comics

  • Monday 17th June, 2024 – 6:45pm
  • The Albert Club, Manchester

Cartoonist Marc Jackson discusses the Science of Comics

Is maths real?

  • Monday 17th June, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Join Ri favourite Eugenia Cheng as she transforms our traditional understanding of maths, presenting it not as a s…

Wifi Wars 9.0

  • Saturday 22nd June, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Due to popular demand, WiFi Wars will be back at the Ri for the ninth time! Join the team to hear what they've bee…

Dark Energy: Einstein's biggest "Blunder"?

  • Monday 24th June, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

Join world-leading scientist Ofer Lahav as he reveals the extraordinary narrative of the Dark Energy Survey (DES),…

Discourse: The science of happiness

  • Wednesday 26th June, 2024 – 7:15pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

In this Discourse, renowned psychologist and former Christmas Lecturer Bruce Hood shifts focus from self-care to c…

ExpeRience: Sensational senses

  • Tuesday 2nd July, 2024 – 7pm
  • The Royal Institution, London

We experience the world by using our senses, but they can be tricky to understand. Some of us have fewer senses th…

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