# Lloyd’s Register Foundation sponsorship of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures launches year-long programme

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/29/lloyds-register-foundation-sponsorship-royal-institution-christmas-lectures-launches-year-long-programme/
- Published: 2016-12-29T10:10:16+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The [Royal Institution](http://www.rigb.org) (Ri) and [Lloyd’s Register Foundation](http://www.lrfoundation.org.uk/)
are to work together on a year-long programme of public engagement aimed at inspiring
young people to take an interest in science.**

 

The Royal Institution’s 80^(th) annual [CHRISTMAS LECTURES](http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures)
series, _Supercharged: Fuelling the Future_, took place on 26^(th), 27^(th), and
28^(th) December this year, sponsored by Lloyd’s Register Foundation. They explored
how to generate and store energy, and were presented by Saiful Islam (pictured),
professor of materials chemistry at the University of Bath.

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Three live shows took place in the Ri’s lecture theatre, with a UK television broadcast
and the lectures also available to an international audience through the Ri Channel
and social media. The partnership will support teachers and students across the 
UK through a range of activity including the launch of a touring live show for schools
and professional development sessions for teachers, an online engagement project
called ‘I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here’ and free online teaching resources 
to help teachers in the classroom.

 

Professor Richard Clegg, chief executive of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation said:

 

> “The Lloyd’s Register Foundation is proud to be a major supporter of the Royal
> Institution’s CHRISTMAS LECTURES. This year’s series is on the subject of energy
> which is also dear to the heart of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. As a charity,
> we share complementary aims with the Ri to connect people with the world of science
> and inspiring the next generation. We’re also a global charity so looking forward
> to continuing to work with Ri afterwards on taking the lectures abroad and maximising
> their impact internationally.”

 

Main image: Professor Saiful Islam, credit Paul Wilkinson.

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