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 ...

Discover how your brain builds reality—and why it sometimes gets it wrong. Imagine your entire life, everything you see, hear, and feel, as a first-person movie. Your brain is the director, producer, ...

Honorary and Emeritus Professors 1813–1823 Humphry Davy 1852–1866 William Thomas Brande 1887–1893 John Tyndall 1905–1919 John William Strutt, 3rd Lord Rayleigh 1921–1940 Joseph John Thomson 1963–1964 ...

The Demonstration Team at the Royal Institution (Ri) has been honoured with the 2025 Hauksbee Award for being ‘global leaders in spectacular science demonstrations’, it was announced by the Royal ...

Explore the history of the Ri with this interactive timeline.