Activities in 2010 included:
Exhibitions
Ocean Drifters: Up close with Plankton. ZSL London Zoo. February – December 2010
Halley’s Holidays. The Royal Observatory, Greenwich. May – September 2010.
Science, Religion and Politics: The Royal Society. The National Portrait Gallery. September – December 2010.
Event Series and Seasons
Science and Asia – five events surveying historical and contemporary contributions to science from the Asian world. January – November
The Lens of Life, seven events on the contribution of microscopy to medical science. The Hunterian Museum, February - May
London Landscapes and Creative Kids Engineering Academy - Activities for families, inspired by science and engineering. The London Transport Museum - February half-term, July and August summer holidays.
See Further with Science season – 15 events celebrating the role of science in the work of the Museum. The British Museum – March – July
Inspired, a season of 350th anniversary inspired talks at The Natural History Museum. April – November
Shipshape Science Fun! Weekend family workshops on HMS Belfast. 31 July – 21 August
Science and the Maritime Nation: 350 years of the Royal Society and the Royal Navy - A nine-week season of talks exploring aspects of the relationship between the Royal Society and the Royal Navy over 350 years – October and November
Individual Events
January
28 January - Royal Society Fellows of the Tower of London – Talk by learning manager, Amy Preece of the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London.
28 January - Science and Islam – Ehsan Masood in conversation with Ziauddan Sardar, Asia House. Part of the RS-AH Science and Asia series.
February
17 February - Disease Detectives – A hands-on family workshop . The Royal College of Surgeons & The Royal College of Pathologists at the Hunterian Museum.
13-21 February - London Landscapes – Science and Engineering workshops. The London Transport Museum.
25 February - Back from Extinction Cafe Scientifique at The Horniman Museum.
March
4 March - Choral Evensong attended by the Royal Society followed by a Wreathlaying in Memory of Robert Hooke FRS at Westminster Abbey
9 March - Change in the Air – James Lovelock FRS in conversation with Tim Radcliffe at the Science Museum
10 March - The Life and Work of Robert Hooke FRS by Dr Allan Chapman of Wadham College, Oxford. The Hunterian Museum (of the Royal College of Surgeons).
13 March - See Further with Science Open Lab – The British Museum.
19 March - Screening of the Age of Stupid, part of Rising to the Climate Challenge at Tate Modern.
20 March - Rising to the Climate Challenge: Artists and Scientists Imagine Tomorrow’s World - One-day symposium on climate change at the Tate Modern.
Edited footage featured on the RS' site.
Full proceedings on Tate site.
Also featured in April 2010 podcast, "Celebrating Science Around the World."
25 March - Keeping it in the Family: The Dollonds and Microscopy. A talk by Neil Handley of the British Optical Association Museum. The Hunterian Museum.
31 March - A Passage to Infinity: Indian Mathematics in World Mathematics. George Gheverghese Joseph considered the Indian contribution to world mathematics, in conversation with Ziauddin Sardar at Asia House. Part of the RS-AH Science and Asia series. Featured in the April 2010 RS' podcast, "Celebrating Science Around the World."
April
20 April - Blood under the microscope – William Hewson, an 18th century anatomist. The Hunterian Museum.
22 April - See Further with Science: Beneath the Surface of Objects – A lecture by Dr David Saunders, Keeper of the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research. The British Museum.
28 April - Joseph Lister FRS, surgeon and microscopist. A lecture by Professor Harold Ellis CBE FRCS at the Hunterian Museum.
29 April - Inspired by Darwin - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season.
May
4 May - Footsteps in the Forest - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
6 May - Arctic Heroes - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
10 May - Science Brains Quiz - at the Natural History Museum
11 May - Sloane's Library - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
11 May - Wren, Hooke and Willis: Divine geometry and natural design – a lecture by Martin Kemp organised by Gresham College at the Museum of London
11 May - Microscopes: a key role in transplant surgery – a lecture by Professor Sir Peter Morris AC FRS FRCS at the Hunterian Museum
12 May - ‘Would you ever have thought such a thing possible?’ Alexander Fleming and the FRS – A lecture at the Hunterian Museum by Kevin Brown of the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum.
13 May - Chris Stringer - Alice and Kicking! part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
17 May - Fossil Hunters at Lyme Regis - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
18 May - Reconstructing the Past - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
20 May - William Smith and Making Geological Maps - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
25 May - Dippy - the History of a Museum icon - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
27 May - Stromboli: Lighthouse of the Mediterranean - part of the Natural History Museum "Inspired" season
June
8 June - Richard Owen: Darwin's Nemesis - part of the Natural History Museum's "Inspired" season
9 June - Evensong in celebration of the Royal Society's 350th Anniversary at St Paul's Cathedral. This evensong included a sermon preached by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
10 June - Sir Hans Sloane: Local Hero and Pioneer Naturalist - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season
14 June – The Science Brains Quiz at the Natural History Museum
17 June - A Roadtrip into Deep Time - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season.
23 June – In Search of Authenticity: What is Chinese medicine? at Asia House. Dr Vivienne Lo of the Wellcome Trust surveyed the changing face of Chinese medicine over two thousand year - in conversation with Volker Scheid, Reader in East Asia Medicine and Director of the EASTmedicine Research Centre at the University of Westminster. Part of the AH-RS Science and Asia series.
29 June - The Worst Journey in the World - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season
July and August
1 July - Virtual Palaeontology - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season
8 July – Radar and HMS Belfast – An evening history of science talk by Professor Eric Grove of Salford University on board HMS Belfast.
20 July - Searching for the Cyclops - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season
22 July - The Royal Society - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season
31 July; 7, 14 and 21 August – Drop-in science workshops on board HMS Belfast
24 July – 29 August – London Landscapes family workshops at the London Transport Museum.
September
9 September - Opening reception (private event) for the public display The Royal Society: Science, Religion and Politics at the National Portrait Gallery (10 Sept - 5 Dec 2010)
13 September – Our Buildings, Our Neighbourhoods, Our Cities? Specialists and Communities Creating Sustainable Cities for Tomorrow. Panel discussion event at the Royal Society organised in partnership with Open-City. Available to watch again on RoyalSociety.tv
18-19 September – Open House Weekend at the Royal Society.
20 September – Promoting the Wonders of Science – a lecture by Professor Brian Cox at the British Library. This was the 2010 Benjamin Franklin House Symposium, organised in partnership with Benjamin Franklin House and the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library.
29 September – Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science. Professor Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with Roger Highfield at Asia House – part of the RS-AH Science and Asia season.
30 September - An Even Shorter History of Nearly Everything. A 350th anniversary lecture by Bill Bryson at Guildhall, followed by a City reception. Organised in partnership with Gresham College and generously sponsored by the City of London Corporation.
October
1st October – Science and the Maritime Nation: 350 years of the Royal Society and the Royal Navy by Professor Andrew Lambert at the National Maritime Museum. First lecture of the 9-week season.
7 October - The Early Royal Society, Science and the Navy – featuring Dr David Davies and Professor Rob Iliffe. Second lecture of the 9-week 'Science and the Maritime Nation' season, curated by the National Maritime Museum, hosted at the Royal Society.
11 October - Making Ocean Life Count - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season
13 October - Are We Neanderthals? - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season
14 October - Stuart Cartography: Charting the Sea and Sky - featuring Adrian Webb and Gillian Hutchinson at the National Maritime Museum. Part of the 'Science and the Maritime Nation' season.
15 October - Parsons, Pirates and Patriarchs - part of the Natural History Museum's Inspired season.
15 October - Rise of the Machines - A robot-themed evening of discussion, demonstrations and drama at the Royal Society, organised in partnership with SCI-FI-LONDON.
21 October - Science and the Sea in the Long 18th Century - featuring Dr Nicky Reeves and Dr Richard Dunn at the National Maritime Museum. Part of the 'Science and the Maritime Nation' season.
26 October: Ocean Drifters - A Secret World Beneath the Waves - ZSL London Zoo. Talks by Dr Richard Kirby (RS University Research Fellow).
November
4 November - The Admiralty's Observatories: Greenwich, Cape, Rossbank - featuring Dr Rebekah Higgitt of the National Maritime Museum (lecture at the National Maritime Museum). Part of the 'Science and the Maritime Nation' season.
11 November - The Making and Breaking of Scientific Reputations in Collaborative Arctic Experiments (1815-1830) - featuring Professor Michael Bravo of the Scott Polar Research Institute (lecture at the National Maritime Museum). Part of the 'Science and the Maritime Nation' season.
18 November - The Curious Brain in the Museum: The 2010 Henry Cole lecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum - with Professor Uta Frith FRS.
18 November - The Admiralty, the Royal Society and the Shipping Crisis of 1942-43 - featuring Dr Malcolm Llewellyn Jones (Naval Historical Branch) at the National Maritime Museum. Part of the 'Science and the Maritime Nation' season.
19 November - "Take Another Look - The Royal Society" at the National Portrait Gallery. Gallery talk featuring Former Vice President of the Royal Society, Professor Sir John Enderby FRS.
24 November - Islamic World Science - A New Renaissance? at Asia House. Panel discussion chaired by Asia House Chairman Sir John Boyd and featuring Dr Natalie Day, Ehsan Masood, Ziauddin Sardar and Dr Rim Turkmani. Part of the RS-AH Science and Asia season.
25 November - Science and the Navy after the Second World War at the National Maritime Museum - featuring Professor Klaus Dodds and Dr Katrina Dean. Part of the 'Science and the Maritime Nation' season.
December
8 December - Chocolate in the time of Sloane - part of the Natural History Museum's "Inspired" season
Events and activities, which took place as part of Capital Science in 2010 - are also listed on our Capital Science - Past Events page.