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💥 Weekly science talks online/in person
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Key thought experiments are testing the foundations of physics, namely the interface between quantum physics and general relativity.
Join physicist Vlatko Vedral to discover how the realisation of these theories could transform our understanding of the world around us.
Join physicist Vlatko Vedral to discover how the realisation of these theories could transform our understanding of the world around us.
Thought experiments powering future physics
Vlatko Vedral explores thought experiments which could alter our understanding of the universe if they became reality.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Key thought experiments are testing the foundations of physics, namely the interface between quantum physics and general relativity.
Join physicist Vlatko Vedral to discover how the realisation of these theories could transform our understanding of the world around us.
Join physicist Vlatko Vedral to discover how the realisation of these theories could transform our understanding of the world around us.
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📢 JOB ALERT 📢
Come work with me! @rigb.org is hiring an Archivist, full time, 2 year, fixed-term contract, hybrid working possible.
Please share widely!
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Come work with me! @rigb.org is hiring an Archivist, full time, 2 year, fixed-term contract, hybrid working possible.
Please share widely!
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Work with us
Help us to create more opportunities for everyone to enjoy and benefit from science.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
📢 JOB ALERT 📢
Come work with me! @rigb.org is hiring an Archivist, full time, 2 year, fixed-term contract, hybrid working possible.
Please share widely!
More details 👇
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Come work with me! @rigb.org is hiring an Archivist, full time, 2 year, fixed-term contract, hybrid working possible.
Please share widely!
More details 👇
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Last Friday, we had the final events for #QuantumWeek2025 with Innovate UK's Quantum Business Showcase and a Quantum Schools Event at @rigb.org with marketplaces featuring quantum businesses and universities. In the evening, Professor Jim Al-Khalili gave a Discourse lecture to a packed audience.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Last Friday, we had the final events for #QuantumWeek2025 with Innovate UK's Quantum Business Showcase and a Quantum Schools Event at @rigb.org with marketplaces featuring quantum businesses and universities. In the evening, Professor Jim Al-Khalili gave a Discourse lecture to a packed audience.
Meet our 2025 Christmas Lecturer!
Our Theatre is sold out, but you can still join us for the online livestream as Maggie Aderin-Pocock delivers the prestigious annual November Discourse.
Our Theatre is sold out, but you can still join us for the online livestream as Maggie Aderin-Pocock delivers the prestigious annual November Discourse.
SOLD OUT IN-PERSON: Discourse: Christmas Lecturer 2025
Join 2025 Christmas Lecturer Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock for the final Discourse of the year.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Meet our 2025 Christmas Lecturer!
Our Theatre is sold out, but you can still join us for the online livestream as Maggie Aderin-Pocock delivers the prestigious annual November Discourse.
Our Theatre is sold out, but you can still join us for the online livestream as Maggie Aderin-Pocock delivers the prestigious annual November Discourse.
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Shyness May Originate in the Cerebellum
#neuro #neuroimaging #behaviour #cerebellum 🧪
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#neuro #neuroimaging #behaviour #cerebellum 🧪
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Shyness May Originate in the Cerebellum - Neuroscience News
New research reveals that trait shyness is linked to reduced spontaneous neural activity in the cerebellum, a brain region traditionally associated with motor control but increasingly recognized for i...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Shyness May Originate in the Cerebellum
#neuro #neuroimaging #behaviour #cerebellum 🧪
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#neuro #neuroimaging #behaviour #cerebellum 🧪
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Have you ever tracked, in photos, the retrograde movement of a planet? 🔭
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Have you ever tracked, in photos, the retrograde movement of a planet? 🔭
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Help us bring science to even more people! 📣
For a short time, donations over £50 will be matched, supporting our work in public engagement, science education in schools, digital content, and outreach to underrepresented communities. #BeTheSpark
For a short time, donations over £50 will be matched, supporting our work in public engagement, science education in schools, digital content, and outreach to underrepresented communities. #BeTheSpark
Be the Spark Challenge Fund
Donate now and make your gift go twice as far
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November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Help us bring science to even more people! 📣
For a short time, donations over £50 will be matched, supporting our work in public engagement, science education in schools, digital content, and outreach to underrepresented communities. #BeTheSpark
For a short time, donations over £50 will be matched, supporting our work in public engagement, science education in schools, digital content, and outreach to underrepresented communities. #BeTheSpark
Imagine spotting flaws in a rollercoaster or power station before disaster strikes—without laying a finger on them.
Physicist Rachel Edwards will tell us all about non-destructive testing, where engineers use sound to uncover hidden dangers like cracks and corrosion.
Physicist Rachel Edwards will tell us all about non-destructive testing, where engineers use sound to uncover hidden dangers like cracks and corrosion.
Seeing sound
Join Rachel Edwards for a look at the new ways scientists and engineers are going beyond traditional ultrasound.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Imagine spotting flaws in a rollercoaster or power station before disaster strikes—without laying a finger on them.
Physicist Rachel Edwards will tell us all about non-destructive testing, where engineers use sound to uncover hidden dangers like cracks and corrosion.
Physicist Rachel Edwards will tell us all about non-destructive testing, where engineers use sound to uncover hidden dangers like cracks and corrosion.
For a fraction of a second, about 13 billion years ago, the Universe expanded faster than the speed of light. 🌌 This is called cosmic inflation.
Cosmologist David Mulryne helps us visualise this with a simple yet brilliant demo.
🧪 Full lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmkH...
Cosmologist David Mulryne helps us visualise this with a simple yet brilliant demo.
🧪 Full lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmkH...
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For a fraction of a second, about 13 billion years ago, the Universe expanded faster than the speed of light. 🌌 This is called cosmic inflation.
Cosmologist David Mulryne helps us visualise this with a simple yet brilliant demo.
🧪 Full lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmkH...
Cosmologist David Mulryne helps us visualise this with a simple yet brilliant demo.
🧪 Full lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmkH...
💼 Work opportunity! 🧪
Are you enthusiastic about enriching young people’s experiences of STEM?
We are looking for a Project Coordinator to join our Masterclasses team. The programme reaches thousands of students all over the UK.
Apply here: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000h3NdIAI
Are you enthusiastic about enriching young people’s experiences of STEM?
We are looking for a Project Coordinator to join our Masterclasses team. The programme reaches thousands of students all over the UK.
Apply here: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000h3NdIAI
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
💼 Work opportunity! 🧪
Are you enthusiastic about enriching young people’s experiences of STEM?
We are looking for a Project Coordinator to join our Masterclasses team. The programme reaches thousands of students all over the UK.
Apply here: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000h3NdIAI
Are you enthusiastic about enriching young people’s experiences of STEM?
We are looking for a Project Coordinator to join our Masterclasses team. The programme reaches thousands of students all over the UK.
Apply here: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000h3NdIAI
The Theatre might be sold out, but there's still a chance to join tonight's Discourse online!
@jimalkhalili.bsky.social will explore the emerging technologies powering the world of quantum, reflecting on how we got here.
@jimalkhalili.bsky.social will explore the emerging technologies powering the world of quantum, reflecting on how we got here.
SOLD OUT IN-PERSON: Discourse: A New Quantum World: “spooky” physics to tech revolution
Jim Al-Khalili explores emerging technologies powering the future of quantum, and looks at how we got here.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Theatre might be sold out, but there's still a chance to join tonight's Discourse online!
@jimalkhalili.bsky.social will explore the emerging technologies powering the world of quantum, reflecting on how we got here.
@jimalkhalili.bsky.social will explore the emerging technologies powering the world of quantum, reflecting on how we got here.
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Yesterday, we hosted our second event 'Our Quantum Future' at @rigb.org where we looked ahead to the next 100 years of quantum science and and its expanding role in technology and society. And we're not done yet 👇
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Yesterday, we hosted our second event 'Our Quantum Future' at @rigb.org where we looked ahead to the next 100 years of quantum science and and its expanding role in technology and society. And we're not done yet 👇
Spacesuits like this one are uncomfortable, but they keep astronauts safe in the most dangerous parts of their mission. 🧑🚀
Helen Sharman, the first British person in space, talks us through some of the features of her Sokol spacesuit.
Helen Sharman, the first British person in space, talks us through some of the features of her Sokol spacesuit.
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Spacesuits like this one are uncomfortable, but they keep astronauts safe in the most dangerous parts of their mission. 🧑🚀
Helen Sharman, the first British person in space, talks us through some of the features of her Sokol spacesuit.
Helen Sharman, the first British person in space, talks us through some of the features of her Sokol spacesuit.
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We’re delighted that our Space Dome is one of the livestream venues for this year’s Christmas Lectures, hosted by the prestigious Royal Institution.
Watch Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explore the breakthroughs that have transformed our understanding of the Universe: https://ow.ly/xMq150XnbSG
Watch Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explore the breakthroughs that have transformed our understanding of the Universe: https://ow.ly/xMq150XnbSG
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re delighted that our Space Dome is one of the livestream venues for this year’s Christmas Lectures, hosted by the prestigious Royal Institution.
Watch Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explore the breakthroughs that have transformed our understanding of the Universe: https://ow.ly/xMq150XnbSG
Watch Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explore the breakthroughs that have transformed our understanding of the Universe: https://ow.ly/xMq150XnbSG
It's fascinating to hear some of the predictions about the future of engineering from our friends at Royal Academy of Engineering for #NationalEngineeringDay 🧪
Join them in celebrating their vital contribution to our world, and learn more about how they improve our everyday lives.
Join them in celebrating their vital contribution to our world, and learn more about how they improve our everyday lives.
Happy #NationalEngineeringDay! 🚀
Today, we’ve launched the AI–Z of Engineering: a digital map with over 200 current and future roles showing how engineers shape our world today and tomorrow, built with input from over 100 engineers and powered by AI: raeng.org.uk/news/nationa...
Today, we’ve launched the AI–Z of Engineering: a digital map with over 200 current and future roles showing how engineers shape our world today and tomorrow, built with input from over 100 engineers and powered by AI: raeng.org.uk/news/nationa...
National Engineering Day celebrations kick off across the UK
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It's fascinating to hear some of the predictions about the future of engineering from our friends at Royal Academy of Engineering for #NationalEngineeringDay 🧪
Join them in celebrating their vital contribution to our world, and learn more about how they improve our everyday lives.
Join them in celebrating their vital contribution to our world, and learn more about how they improve our everyday lives.
It's not just cool, it's rocket science 🚀 Nanoparticles of iron in a medium form a magnetic liquid.
Our new mini-documentary uncovers how Michael Faraday investigated nanoparticles over 100 years before the start of interest in nanotechnology.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=NFwknJClXS0
Our new mini-documentary uncovers how Michael Faraday investigated nanoparticles over 100 years before the start of interest in nanotechnology.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=NFwknJClXS0
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's not just cool, it's rocket science 🚀 Nanoparticles of iron in a medium form a magnetic liquid.
Our new mini-documentary uncovers how Michael Faraday investigated nanoparticles over 100 years before the start of interest in nanotechnology.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=NFwknJClXS0
Our new mini-documentary uncovers how Michael Faraday investigated nanoparticles over 100 years before the start of interest in nanotechnology.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=NFwknJClXS0
NEW VIDEO
@marcusdusautoy.bsky.social uncovers the deep connection between mathematics and the arts, featuring a live musical performance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=thc2...
@marcusdusautoy.bsky.social uncovers the deep connection between mathematics and the arts, featuring a live musical performance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=thc2...
The mathematics of creativity - with Marcus du Sautoy
YouTube video by The Royal Institution
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November 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
NEW VIDEO
@marcusdusautoy.bsky.social uncovers the deep connection between mathematics and the arts, featuring a live musical performance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=thc2...
@marcusdusautoy.bsky.social uncovers the deep connection between mathematics and the arts, featuring a live musical performance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=thc2...
Join Jim Al-Khalili as he reflects on a century of quantum mechanics, the strangest yet most successful theory in all of science, and how it has shaped our world—while also looking forward to the exciting development of entirely new technologies.
Discourse: A New Quantum World: “spooky” physics to tech revolution
Jim Al-Khalili explores emerging technologies powering the future of quantum, and looks at how we got here.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Join Jim Al-Khalili as he reflects on a century of quantum mechanics, the strangest yet most successful theory in all of science, and how it has shaped our world—while also looking forward to the exciting development of entirely new technologies.
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We end this #BlackHistoryMonth2025 series with Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, multi-award winning British space scientist and physicist who'll be giving the 2025 @rigb.org #Christmas Lecture!
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Tickets:
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Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Meet Dame Maggie – this year’s Lecturer for the CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We end this #BlackHistoryMonth2025 series with Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, multi-award winning British space scientist and physicist who'll be giving the 2025 @rigb.org #Christmas Lecture!
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Tickets:
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Tickets:
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What would the vacuum of space do to a pumpkin? 🎃
This year's Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be out-of-this-world! 🪐 Join space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock for a whistle-stop tour of our Solar System, and beyond.
Learn more about the series: rigb.org/christmas-lectures
This year's Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be out-of-this-world! 🪐 Join space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock for a whistle-stop tour of our Solar System, and beyond.
Learn more about the series: rigb.org/christmas-lectures
October 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
What would the vacuum of space do to a pumpkin? 🎃
This year's Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be out-of-this-world! 🪐 Join space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock for a whistle-stop tour of our Solar System, and beyond.
Learn more about the series: rigb.org/christmas-lectures
This year's Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be out-of-this-world! 🪐 Join space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock for a whistle-stop tour of our Solar System, and beyond.
Learn more about the series: rigb.org/christmas-lectures
💼 Work opportunity!
We are looking for a Philanthropy Manager—an ambitious fundraiser, interested in leading on delivering growth in income from our patrons’ programme, and major gifts from individuals.
Learn more + apply on our website 👇 www.rigb.org/about-us/wor...
We are looking for a Philanthropy Manager—an ambitious fundraiser, interested in leading on delivering growth in income from our patrons’ programme, and major gifts from individuals.
Learn more + apply on our website 👇 www.rigb.org/about-us/wor...
Work with us
Help us to create more opportunities for everyone to enjoy and benefit from science.
www.rigb.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
💼 Work opportunity!
We are looking for a Philanthropy Manager—an ambitious fundraiser, interested in leading on delivering growth in income from our patrons’ programme, and major gifts from individuals.
Learn more + apply on our website 👇 www.rigb.org/about-us/wor...
We are looking for a Philanthropy Manager—an ambitious fundraiser, interested in leading on delivering growth in income from our patrons’ programme, and major gifts from individuals.
Learn more + apply on our website 👇 www.rigb.org/about-us/wor...
Looking at a bunch of equations can feel daunting to many. 🫣 Why is that?
Physicist Jim Gates likens the melody from sheet music to the "stories" told by maths.
Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=KsNIl8_PVTo
This October, we're celebrating black voices in STEM for #BlackHistoryMonth
Physicist Jim Gates likens the melody from sheet music to the "stories" told by maths.
Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=KsNIl8_PVTo
This October, we're celebrating black voices in STEM for #BlackHistoryMonth
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking at a bunch of equations can feel daunting to many. 🫣 Why is that?
Physicist Jim Gates likens the melody from sheet music to the "stories" told by maths.
Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=KsNIl8_PVTo
This October, we're celebrating black voices in STEM for #BlackHistoryMonth
Physicist Jim Gates likens the melody from sheet music to the "stories" told by maths.
Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=KsNIl8_PVTo
This October, we're celebrating black voices in STEM for #BlackHistoryMonth
Thanks to everyone who came to yesterday's talk with Nikku Madhusudhan, about exoplanets and future prospects in the search for habitable environments.
If you missed it, you'll get a chance to catch it on our YouTube channel soon!
We post new videos every week: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution
If you missed it, you'll get a chance to catch it on our YouTube channel soon!
We post new videos every week: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution
October 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to yesterday's talk with Nikku Madhusudhan, about exoplanets and future prospects in the search for habitable environments.
If you missed it, you'll get a chance to catch it on our YouTube channel soon!
We post new videos every week: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution
If you missed it, you'll get a chance to catch it on our YouTube channel soon!
We post new videos every week: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution
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The sky above our VLT is split in a greenish & a reddish airglow.
An airglow is only noticeable in the darkest regions. Preserving such pristine skies not only enables scientific research, but also the experience of a perfectly dark night.
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2543a/
🔭 🧪
An airglow is only noticeable in the darkest regions. Preserving such pristine skies not only enables scientific research, but also the experience of a perfectly dark night.
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2543a/
🔭 🧪
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The sky above our VLT is split in a greenish & a reddish airglow.
An airglow is only noticeable in the darkest regions. Preserving such pristine skies not only enables scientific research, but also the experience of a perfectly dark night.
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2543a/
🔭 🧪
An airglow is only noticeable in the darkest regions. Preserving such pristine skies not only enables scientific research, but also the experience of a perfectly dark night.
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2543a/
🔭 🧪
NEW VIDEO
Rania Awaad examines the intersection of Islamic teachings and contemporary mental health practices. This talk explores how traditions and principles can play a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of modern mental health.
Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=WfA_j_xd8ak
Rania Awaad examines the intersection of Islamic teachings and contemporary mental health practices. This talk explores how traditions and principles can play a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of modern mental health.
Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=WfA_j_xd8ak
An Islamic perspective on mental health - with Rania Awaad
A thought-provoking journey into the intersection of Islamic teachings and contemporary mental health practice with world-renowned Rania Awaad.
This lecture was recorded at the Ri on 13 March…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
NEW VIDEO
Rania Awaad examines the intersection of Islamic teachings and contemporary mental health practices. This talk explores how traditions and principles can play a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of modern mental health.
Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=WfA_j_xd8ak
Rania Awaad examines the intersection of Islamic teachings and contemporary mental health practices. This talk explores how traditions and principles can play a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of modern mental health.
Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=WfA_j_xd8ak