Open House 2012Following the success of the 2010 open event, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will be opening its doors again so you can see for yourself the amazing research we do.
Come visit
Our doors will be open from 2pm until 8pm on Wednesday 14 March 2012 at our facilities in Teddington.
Everyone is welcome, but you must register beforehand to attend. While children are more than welcome, the exhibits are not particularly aimed at those under 10 years old, and children must be kept under adult supervision at all times.
Take part
Pop in and experience some of our outreach activities – see our dolls of confusion and find out how human perception is influenced by expectations, taste some ice cream made using liquid nitrogen or take up the energy challenge.
NPL is one of the UK's leading science and research facilities. It is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate standards, science and technology available. Our facilities are amongst the world’s most extensive and sophisticated for measurement science.
Come and find out more about us, meet our scientists and prepare to be amazed!
Explore our labs
A wide variety of science laboratories will be open including our spectacular reverberation and anechoic chambers used for measuring sound equipment.
Short talks
Our lecture theatre will host a programme of short talks ranging from the History of NPL to a taster of our fun science talks for the non-scientist.
Watch some presentations from 2010