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 ...

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 ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) has secured the support of Viasat, as Partner to the CHRISTMAS LECTURES® in their 200th anniversary year, the science charity announced today. A pioneering global technology ...

Space exploration gave us more than Moon rocks; it delivered life-changing products we now take for granted. Explore the biggest terrestrial impacts of research initially designed for zero gravity.

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 ...

Collaborative explorations of childhood by amateur scientists, and historical insights into climate change, sustainability, and disaster resilience are the focus of the latest research to be ...

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 ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) has secured support from leading construction technology firm Causeway Technologies, to take hands-on tech education for young people throughout the UK, via Ri Masterclasses ...