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Sixth form and college students from around the UK will learn, discuss and critically examine the topic of this year's CHRISTMAS LECTURES, sponsored by CGI. The Youth Summit 2025 will be based on the ...
Join Pride in STEM as they host a coffee morning celebrating LGBTQIA+ scientists. There will be space to get ready for Pride in London, including gender-neutral changing spaces, hot drinks and ...
The purpose of the Royal Institution is to connect as many people as possible with science. We've been doing it for well over 200 years and have an international reach, working with world-leading ...
The Royal Institution’s beautiful Grade I listed building on Albemarle Street is a busy, multi-purpose, public, events venue, also providing office accommodation to the Ri team (approximately 60 staff ...
The Royal Institution’s historic London home in Mayfair is set for multi-million-pound environmental works to substantially reduce the Grade I Listed building’s carbon footprint and secure its ...
The closest underground station is Green Park, which is step-free. There is space at floor level in the theatre for ...
When ChatGPT-3 crash-landed onto our computers in November 2022, you’d have been forgiven for thinking this massive leap in artificial intelligence had sprung out of nowhere. From one day to the next, ...
Sci-fi is not all just fun and games. Megan Stephens reflects on the influence the genre has had on real-life research and technology. We’re all familiar with the trappings of science fiction, many of ...
The mining and engineering industries in the 19th century relied heavily on gunpowder as an explosive to aid their work. However, storing and transporting gunpowder on wooden sailing ships was ...
Magic squares have fascinated mathematicians for centuries. Today, they continue to do so as part of our Ri Masterclasses for young students around the UK, as they explore the wonders of mathematics, ...
November 30th 2022 is a date permanently etched into the history books. For those unaware of its significance, this was when OpenAI released to the public their free-to-use, large language model ...