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 continual struggle between bacterial pathogens and their hosts provides an illustration of evolution in action, driven by changes in the bacterial DNA. Students use restriction enzyme digests and ...

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 ...

This dynamic session brings science to life through movement and play, helping students explore the invisible forces that shape our world. Through creative activities and energetic games, students ...

Discover what a colour actually is, understand how objects become coloured, and how Chemists can manipulate these aspects to produce dyes. In this workshop students will discover what a colour ...

To us, we know a city as a collection of famous sights, buildings, shops, museums and places of work. But to the communications engineer, the city is a huge network of information. Smart cities ...

The Royal Institution was founded to 'introduce new technologies and teach science to the general public through lectures and demonstrations'. We've been connecting people to science for over 200 ...

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.

Help us create more opportunities for everyone to discover, discuss and critically examine science and the way it shapes our lives. The Ri has been connecting people with science for over 200 years.

Dr Chris van Tulleken reveals the revolutionary science inside our bodies when we eat, in the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution, supported by CGI. Practising NHS doctor and leading ...

These liquids are some of the first examples of metallic gold colloids, made by Michael Faraday over 150 years ago. These liquids are the first examples of metallic gold colloids. They were made, ...

A silent excerpt from an educational film describing Michael Faraday’s discovery of lines of force. Made by Kodak, the ‘cine-Kodagraph’ film describes how lines map out the direction and strength of ...