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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution
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Welcome to Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution. Promoting science, arts, and culture since 1824
16 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset BA1 2HN
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Interested in #books and the history of #printing? Looking for something great to do this week? Explore historical objects –including the oldest letterpress book in #BRLSI collections in an #exhibition curated by #students from #BathSpaUni #MakingYourMark. #Bath #Somerset
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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🔬 Bath Taps Into Science 2025 🧪
Sat 22 Nov, 10am–4pm @ BRLSI
Free family fun! Try experiments, explore STEM, and discover code-breaking, microscopes, AI, astronomy & more. No booking needed – just turn up!

#FamilyFun #STEM #BathEvents #Bath #science #fun
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🧬How can cell shape transform medicine? Professor Chris Bakal explores links between cell shape and cancer spread in The Shape of Things to Come. Thu 13 Nov, 7:30–9pm
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#CellBiology #CancerResearch #Science #Medicine #BRLSI
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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From post-war migration to identity politics, modern Britain was built by everyday people and their struggles. Join #KieranConnell & #SureshAriaratnam on 25 Nov, 7:30 pm. 🎟 www.brlsi.org/whatso... #MulticulturalBritain #BRLSI
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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After #ZohranMamdani became #NewYorkCity’s first Muslim mayor, Dr David Lewis-Baker holds a timely lecture exploring how economic change and inequality shape voter frustration and political responses.
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#PoliticsOfFailure #Neoliberalism #EconomicInequality #SocialJustice
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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💣 WW2 had a Mafia twist. The Sicilian Mafia teamed up with the US against Mussolini, shaping the post-war world in unexpected ways. Historian #TimNewark chats with #FrancisPike.
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#LuckyLuciano #TheMafiaAtWar #EmpireOfCrime #OrganisedCrimeHistory #HirohitosWar #EmpiresAtWar
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🎨👕BRLSI’s Academy of Imagination Becky is thrilled to share the two winning designs of our T-shirt design competition.
A huge thank you to all participants! Keep an eye on the Academy of Imagination page for upcoming events! www.brlsi.org/aoi/
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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🗝️ Orlando Furioso: The Poem That Shaped the World ✨
Explore Ariosto’s epic, from playful courtiers to hidden stories, in the stunning Elwin Room at BRLSI or via Zoom.
📅 Wed 12 Nov, 7:30PM
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🎨 Making Your Mark: An Open Invitation to Engage with the World
🗓 11–17 Nov 10 AM–4 PM
📍 Free
@bathspauni.bsky.social exhibition at BRLSI, Bath
Explore artefacts, heritage & student work & make your own mark!
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November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🌟What did it mean to be a scientist in Victorian times? Learn how John Herschel shaped “doing science”!
🗣️ Stephen Case, PhD – historian & author of #CreaturesofReason
Attend in person or via Zoom: www.brlsi.org/whatso...

#JohnHerschel #HistoryOfScience #ScienceTalk #BRLSI
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🐴 Black Beauty in Bath 📖
Discover how Anna Sewell’s life in Bath inspired Black Beauty. Join Dr Celia Brayfield to explore the story behind the beloved novel.
🗓 5 Nov 🕢 7:30–9pm📍 BRLSI & Zoom 💷 £3–£6
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October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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📚 Big Read: Effi Briest 💬
Meet new people in Bath & chat about Effi Briest - a tale of love, freedom & expectation.
🗓 Wed 5 Nov, 11–12
📍 BRLSI, Bath
💷 Free–£3
👉 brlsi.org/whatson/bi...

#BookClubBath #BathEvents #BathStudents #BRLSI #MeetNewFriends #BooksAndCoffee
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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📜💓 The Philosophy of Love- from Plato to the Renaissance.
Join Prof. Angie Hobbs at BRLSI or on Zoom as she explores how Plato’s #Symposium inspired Ficino’s vision of love as a cosmic force.

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#Plato #Ficino #ThomasMore #Love #Philosophy #Renaissance
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌍 Lifestyle vs. Regulation: what truly drives climate action? 🌍

Join us for Faultlines 4: Lifestyle Change & Regulation in Climate Policy- an all-day #Sustainability event online or in person, with top experts debating the future of climate action.
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#ClimateCrisis
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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📜Bath History Festival 2025 comes to BRLSI on Sat 1 Nov! A full day of talks uncovering Bath’s past, from Richard III to the secrets beneath Bath Abbey. ☕Tickets include lunch, tea & coffee.
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#BathHistoryFestival #BathHistory #HistoryTalks
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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👻 Our ghostly friend is ready and waiting! 🕸️
🎃 Bones, Beasts & Broomsticks – free drop-in fun for kids this 28–29 Oct, 10am–4pm, BRLSI, Bath.
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#HalfTermFun #KidsActivities #SpookySeason #FamilyFun
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🎨 Take a virtual walk through 'A Personal View' exhibition currently on show at BRLSI! Catch it until close at 4pm on Saturday 25th.
Six artists, six perspectives – paint, clay, textiles & paper.
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#BRLSI #BathExhibition #TextileArt #Ceramics #CollageArt #Impressionism
October 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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🎃💀 Becky’s in the cobwebby BRLSI basement with her ghostly mannequin, prepping bones, broomsticks & crafts for Bones, Beasts & Broomsticks! Free drop-in fun for kids 🕙 28–29 Oct, 10am–4pm 📍 BRLSI, Bath 👻 #HalfTermFun #FamilyFun
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Mike Nicholas will deliver a Military History talk, 'Ulundi 1879: Fall of the Zulu Kingdom' on Monday 27 October, from 7:30 pm. The presentation examines the climactic battle of the Anglo-Zulu war and its tragic aftermath. www.brlsi.org/whatson/ulun...
#MilitaryHistory #ZuluWar
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Ahead of her BRLSI talk on 3 Nov 2025, we asked Professor Tracey Hill 5 questions about Renaissance London. Find out which historical Londoner she would choose to go for a walk with!

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💭 Who would you take a walk with through Renaissance London?

#BRLSI #Renaissance
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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New types of fonts and new ways of arranging text on a page are a feature of #Renaissance books. Here’s a pleasing way to conclude a text, skillfully tapering the lines.
📷From the #BRLSI archive

See whats coming up in our BRLSI Renaissance Talks series: www.brlsi.org/series...
October 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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✨ 🎨Renaissance Colour Symbolism & Literature
With Roy Osborne MA

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Part of Renaissance: Journeys of Discovery at BRLSI, celerating the art, literature, and culture of this transformative era.
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Join Oliver Cronk as he uncovers the hidden geography of the digital age - from the carbon footprint of data centres to how technology can become a powerful force for environmental good.

📅 Mon 20 October 7:30 – 9:00 pm
📍 BRLSI, Bath
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#ClimateAction
October 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Three powerful climate conversations 🌍

💬 Net Zero
⚖️ Lifestyle change vs regulation
🔥 The global wildfire crisis

Join leading voices in sustainability this autumn at #BRLSI to explore the biggest questions shaping our planet’s future.
www.brlsi.org/whats-on/

#ClimateAction #NetZero
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Join Dr Tim Moore, @nationaltrust.org.uk curator, to hear the vibrant, often overlooked histories of people of colour in Georgian-era Bath

🎟️ www.brlsi.org/whatson/peop...

💡 Ahead of the talk, read our “Five Questions With…” interview: www.brlsi.org/dr-tim-moore...

#BlackHistoryMonth #GeorgianBath
October 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM