The Royal Institution has today opened applications for UK registered state schools to receive a free day of science led by one of the Ri’s professional science presenters, thanks to the generous ...

This is a new role designed to assist the Finance & HR teams with their day to day operations including invoicing, reconciliation, and reporting as well as HR and administrative support. You will be ...

With over thirty years’ leadership experience gained as a senior executive and consultant in the sports, media and digital industries at some of the world’s best pay TV companies, online businesses ...

If you are a Member of the Ri you will receive an invitation to join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and we hope you will be able to attend. The AGM is important as it concludes our annual ...

Frank De Jonghe obtained his PhD in Physics from the Katholieke University of Leuven in 1994, working in the field of theoretical high energy physics. He is a visiting professor at the University of ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) has today launched a new fundraising campaign to raise £20 million in support of its charitable activities, over the next four years. Through its ‘Be the Spark’ campaign the ...

As the aviation industry enters the early stages of the energy transition, researchers are constantly developing renewable technologies to power travel in our skies. With alternative technologies such ...

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 ...

Discover how maths influenced the life of Shakespeare. What’s the connection between Shakespeare and maths? A lot, as it turns out! Shakespeare grew up in a time of remarkable mathematical innovation.

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 ...

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.

We tend to think of our memories as impressions of the past that remain fully intact, preserved somewhere inside our brains. In fact, we construct and reconstruct our memories every time we attempt to ...