The secret's out! 🚀 The 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be presented by Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and will be about outer space and all the scientific wonders beyond planet Earth. We can't wait until December! Find out more: rigb.org/christmas-lectures | Royal Institution of Great Britain

No matter how much you study physics, there's always something magical about magnets 🧲 Watch the full lecture about the fundamental building blocks of the Universe, with physicist David Tong: youtube.com/watch?v=zNVQfWC_evg | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Free school science shows alert! 🔥 The Ri and Science Made Simple have teamed up to bring funded school science shows in Welsh, in addition to the English ones we already offer! Schools all over the UK can apply to receive a visit from the Ri, which includes three science show performances and a CPD training session for teachers—all absolutely free. Follow the link to register and be the first to know when applications open for the 2026-2027 academic year: rigb.org/learning/grants-schools -- Si

This is an oxidation reaction 🔥 Materials engineer Zoe Laughlin shows us a fast (and fiery!) one, but other oxidation reactions happen inside our bodies when we eat. 📺 The 2024 Christmas Lectures about the science of food are available on BBC iPlayer (UK) and YouTube (rest of the world) | Royal Institution of Great Britain

A lesson from WWII planes reveals how to spot what really matters. Applied to genetics, it shows which parts of our genome were critical to evolution. 🧬 Watch the 2018 Christmas Lectures with Aoife McLysaght and Alice Roberts: rigb.org/explore-science/explore/video/who-am-i-where-do-i-come-2018 | Royal Institution of Great Britain