Neuroscientist Tomi Akingbade joins us this month to explain how inflammation could be playing a role in the progression of Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by ...

Hannah Fry takes us on a tour of the good, the bad and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us. She lifts the lid on their inner workings, to demonstrate their power, expose their ...

The Royal Institution’s iconic Theatre in central London is set for a major refurbishment thanks to a grant received from the Wolfson Foundation, it was announced today. The refurbishment works, ...

Leading IT and business consulting firm CGI has renewed its commitment to the Royal Institution’s charitable activities, through a further three years support as title partner to the CHRISTMAS ...

On the 100th anniversary of the first public television demonstration, read about how the partnership between science and the small screen started at the Ri. One hundred years ago today, on the 26th ...

Cosmology, the study of the evolution of the Universe, only really existed in the realm of philosophy until the start of the 20th century. However, since then, technological advances in telescopes and ...

In this Discourse, Chemist Ivan Parkin will cover the history, synthesis and applications of nanoscaled materials, as nanoparticles and coatings in functional materials. Tracing the history of ...

Join us for an evening of spectacular demonstrations as we round out our celebration of Discover200, and look ahead to the next 200 years at the Ri. For the last 12 months, we've been celebrating the ...

Get a fascinating look at animal biology with a live dissection of an animal as part of a full afternoon of wonder for all ages. Across the course of the event, Ben, Jess and their team will dissect ...

Magic often begins with the illusion that invisible forces can shape the world around us; this Discourse explores how carefully shaped sound fields can become a medium for seeing, feeling and ...

Claire Malone returns to the Ri to explore whether we can trust AI generated scientific results if we don't know the full picture. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly embedded in ...

Listen carefully to the ground, can you hear the rocks speak? On the 'geological' surface, the question seems absurd. After all, rocks are lifeless, inert, and silent. In this talk, earth scientist ...