Sir Richard Catlow, Chair of Trustees at the Royal Institution (Ri) has today been announced as this year’s joint winner of the prestigious David and Betty Hamburg Award for Science Diplomacy. Awarded ...

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 ...

Reflecting on the results of the first Public Attitudes to Science Survey since the pandemic, published today, Katherine Mathieson, Director of The Royal Institution (Ri) said: “This is the first ...

We are deeply saddened to hear about the death of Sir Roland Jackson who was very well-regarded member, Fellow and Trustee of the Royal Institution (Ri) and a pivotal figure in the fields of science ...

In the UK, 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be exclusively available on BBC iPlayer for a year due to contractual reasons. From late 2026 onwards, they will also be added to YouTube ...

When one says “space mission”, the first thought for most will be Neil Armstrong’s legendary first human steps on the Moon, stepping off the Apollo 11 Landing Module Eagle—stamped into pop culture ...

A new partnership with the British Library’s Living Knowledge Network will see the filming of the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES livestreamed to local community libraries throughout the UK for the first time ...

Science and art have always been intertwined, and often met right here at the Ri. Discover more about our cultural history of experimentation and collaboration. Since its foundation in 1799, the Royal ...

Paying tribute to Professor Margaret Boden OBE ScD FBA, Chair of the Royal Institution, Sir Richard Catlow, said: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the recent death of Professor Margaret (Maggie) ...

After a short break for essential building works to reduce our carbon footprint, the Royal Institution (Ri) reopens this September. Join us as we kick things off with an unmissable Autumn 2025 ...

Urenco has teamed up with the Royal Institution (Ri) to support its interactive laboratory for young people and bring it to a wider audience, including many school students from the most deprived ...