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Blog History of science researchers appointed as the first-ever Freer Prize Fellows at the Royal Institution Three history of science PhD researchers have been named today as the first to be awarded a Freer Prize Fellowship at the Royal History of science researchers appointed as the first-ever Freer Prize Fellows at the Royal Institution Read more
Blog Royal Institution announces new Director The Royal Institution has announced the appointment of Katherine Mathieson as its new Director. Royal Institution announces new Director Read more
Person Hannah Fry Hannah Fry uses mathematics to study patterns in human behaviour, particularly in an urban setting and was our 2019 Christmas Hannah Fry Read more
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Brain Spinema Create your very own hand-made animations, and learn about how we perceive motion. Spinema Read more
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