The Royal Institution — Attraction in London

When I attended the conference UCL Leaders at the Royal Institute I witnessed something, which in the era of humanitarian crisis is unacceptable. The staff threw out good food for around 100 people to the bin. When me and my friends volunteered to take it all to a homeless shelter, they said it was against the rules and they will get sued for this, therefore they cannot allow it. I presented to the staff that when I organised a similar conference in Oxford, the catering company simply drafted a contract which was signed by us, stating that they were no longer responsible for the food and any damages done, once the food has left their kitchen. When I explained this situation to the person in charge, she dismissed it saying she cannot draft such a contract now, although the one signed in Oxford was extremely simple and able to be drafted in max 10 minutes. In the era of a Ukraine war, humanitarian crisis in Yemen and in other countries, when thousands of people are starving on the street, simply throwing away the food is humanly immoral. As a big institution that holds such events on a regular occasion I would expect more - there are so many companies who collect left over food from restaurants and distribute it to the community and are so easy to get in touch with. Please take this seriously into consideration so that so much food does not go in to...

One of my favourite places to visit, so much so I got engaged here!

Founded in 1799, the Royal Institution is incredibly important building historically, with 10 chemical elements discovered in the building, as well as a dozen Noble prizes awarded to scientists for work carried out here. It's also the reason why Albermarle Street became the first one-way street in London, due to the chaos caused by the large number of coaches trying to get to the building to hear the talks!

It has a small, free, museum in the basement linked to these discoveries, as well as Michael Faraday's actual laboratory (behind glass). There's also a cafe.

The Ri holds numerous talks from world leading scientists in the fabulous Faraday Lecture theatre. Well worth a visit for anyone interested in...

This place is a place of pilgrimage for scientists and science enthusiasts. The site of many important scientific discoveries going back to Faraday’s discovery of electromagnetic induction and Rosalind Franklin’s pioneering work with X-ray crystallography and DNA. An excellent museum has many interesting and thoughtfully displayed artifacts to ogle. A cafe and a funky bar are available for meals and drinks.

The best thing about the RIGB are the talks, discourses, family days, short courses and the world-famous Christmas Lectures for children. RIGB is a precious educational institution dedicated to bringing scientific knowledge to the lay community. Well worth...