The CHRISTMAS LECTURES were introduced nearly 200 years ago, when there was little formal education for children, making them an important opportunity for learning at the time. Today we are building on that history by taking the Lectures from the Ri Theatre and into homes and schools all around the country.
Resources for teachers from the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES
Resources from our 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES - 'The truth about AI'
'The Truth About AI'
In our 2023 lectures, Professor Mike Wooldridge revealed the truth about AI
- Watch the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES here on BBC iPlayer
- If you're outside the UK, you can see the lectures on our YouTube channel here:
Get STEM learning resources: This list of resources from stem.org.uk gathers together activity sheets, videos, and other teacher resources on the subject of AI
The Ri 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES Youth Summit
Our annual Ri Youth Summit gives students aged 16-18 the opportunity to directly contribute to the making of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES, with their thoughts, ideas and opinions helping to inform scripts for the three Lectures.
Your students will enjoy a fun education enrichment opportunity, developing their critical thinking skills in conversations centred around the topic of the Christmas Lectures and engaging in stimulating peer-to-peer discussions with other young people throughout the day.
The 2024 Youth Summit will be held in-person at the Ri on Monday 16 September. It’s the ideal events for any student with interests across the sciences, social sciences and humanities:
Shortly after the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES have been broadcast, we’ll open our online Q&A Zone with the scientists featured in the Lectures, and other experts in the Lectures’ topic.
Organised in partnership with the team at 'I’m a scientist get me out of here', this student-led enrichment activity gives those aged 10-18 the opportunity to connect directly with experts from research, academia and industry, on the subject of the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES.
And then in the Spring, we’ll launch our eighth annual debate kit for schools, with a thought-provoking and engaging question focused on a topical element of the 2024 Lectures.
Our debate kits use characterisation and supporting materials to help students to develop the critical thinking skills necessary to adopt a ‘position’ and the confidence to voice an opinion.
And we will be working in partnership with STEM Learning once again, to provide further resource packs to help students and families explore food, diet and digestion more deeply.
