Science & Nature Courses in London & Online
Discover our Science and Nature programme which includes a wide range of courses and lectures across the fields of astronomy, geology, physics, and habitats, ecology, conservation, and climate change.
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Our courses are crafted to ignite curiosity and deepen understanding. Led by renowned tutors, including academic specialists, conservationists, archaeologists, and horticultural experts, our classes bring science to life in a way that is engaging, stimulating, and intellectually rigorous.
Discover the forces that shape our world, the evolution of life, and the challenges we face today. Whether through lectures, short courses, or in-depth multi-week studies, City Lit provides thought-provoking learning experiences tailored to your interests.
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8 courses available
- Ornithology: An introduction
Learn about diverse bird life, including basic identification, behaviour and ecology (with a special focus on birdsong and migration), and conservation.
Keeley Street
Sat 24 Oct 2026Ben ChappleFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 
Physics: from particles to the universe and beyondExplore fundamental aspects of physics such as the nature of light, matter and energy and the physical laws governing our universe. Learn about the revolutionary discoveries of the world around us.Keeley Street
Mon 26 Oct 2026Gary RetallickFull fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00- Particle Physics for Beginners – the Strong and Weak Interactions
The Strong and Weak interactions are essential to the structure of matter. In this course we will discover how the representation of these interactions in modern theoretical physics can be understood in clear, accessible terms
Keeley Street
Sat 31 Oct 2026Gary RetallickFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Winter Wildlife Walks: Rainham Marshes & Walthamstow WetlandsJoin us to explore two of London’s most rewarding locations for observing wildlife in the winter months, Rainham Marshes and Walthamstow Wetlands. Learn to identify bird and mammal species at this time of year.
Keeley Street
Sat 14 Nov 2026Ben ChappleFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - The Ages of the Earth: a quick tour through the 4.5 billion year history of our planet
Earth is about 4.54 billion years old. Join Dr. Gary Retallick on a two-part course to discover the natural history of Earth, tracing its eons, eras, periods, and epochs.
Keeley Street
Sat 16 Jan 2027Gary RetallickFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - When stars collapse: the physics of black holes, from small to supermassiveBlack holes, created by the collapse of massive stars, are objects which curve space-time to such an extent that light itself cannot escape from them. We explore the compelling physics of these mysterious entities.
Keeley Street
Sat 27 Feb 2027Gary RetallickFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Chemistry for Fun, Part 2: Inorganic: burning metals and choking gases!We look at how atoms combine, at the concept of the Mole, at the relationship between chemical reactions and energy, at the role of solvents, and at gases in the laboratory and in the atmosphere.
Keeley Street
Wed 3 Mar 2027Gary RetallickFull fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - The physics of lifeFind out why physics is the science upon which everything depends. In this course we will use basic physics concepts to understand the biological processes in living organisms, including the relatively new field of quantum biology.
Keeley Street
Sun 9 May 2027Radmila TopalovicFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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