In today’s connected world it is common to consult doctors remotely, using online triage forms and video calls. Four centuries ago, long before the digital era, sick people and physicians across ...

Science and literature are often considered separate cultures in today’s society. But British chemist Humphry Davy and Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi both turned their attention to Mount Vesuvius, ...

We – the Mond Trust Committee members – are grateful to everyone who took the time to respond to the recent consultation about the proposal to introduce a new Scheme which governs the Mond Trust. We ...

Walking into the Royal Institution on my first day as a member of staff was nerve-wracking. I had visited many times as an attendee, but standing there as staff felt entirely different. I was not ...

The science of consciousness is a complex and constantly evolving field of research. Neuroscientists are still understanding how it originates in humans, but the question now arises of whether ...

As the highly anticipated sci-fi film hits the theatres, we dive into the microbiology at the heart of its story. In the book the film is adapted from – Andy Weir’s 2021 Sci-fi bestseller – a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medical research is continuously evolving with new technologies, but another key player in spurring this evolution is mathematics. Mathematician and healthcare engineering expert Becky Shipley joins ...

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 ...