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Coming up in the calendar: LitFest 2025

Fellowship news

07 Feb 2025

Fionna Monk

Taking place from 8 – 26 February, LitFest 2025 will feature an exuberant blend of events celebrating creative writing across Northeast Lincolnshire. Drawing visitors from around the globe, The Hammond House Literary Festival will culminate in a spectacular Festival Finale and Awards Ceremony at the University Centre Grimsby. This year, RSA Central continues its vital support of the event, sponsoring the Poetry category for the third year running.
Introducing the Fellowship Promotion Guide

Fellowship news

29 Jan 2025

Fionna Monk

Our brand-new Fellowship Promotion Guide is a powerful new resource designed to make it easier than ever for current Fellows and staff to share the value of the RSA Fellowship with others.
Why 2025 is an exciting year to be an RSA Fellow

Fellowship news

23 Jan 2025

Fionna Monk

Happy New Year! 2025 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the RSA Fellowship, brimming with new opportunities, initiatives, and global collaborations. There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of this dynamic and engaging community. Here’s more on why this year promises to be an inspiring and impactful year for RSA Fellows worldwide.
Counting the cost of bowling alone

Blog

21 Jan 2025

Andy Haldane

In his 2025 CEO Lecture, Andy Haldane addresses how the ever-increasing cross-border flows of goods, people and information affect widening divisions and accelerate the depletion of social capital.
Andy Haldane, CEO of the RSA, calls for ‘social connection revolution’ to reverse economic and social decline

Press release

21 Jan 2025

RSA CEO Andy Haldane delivered his annual Chief Executive’s Lecture to a sold-out audience at RSA House.
The 2024 Angus Millar Lecture

Fellowship news

23 Dec 2024

Fionna Monk

The 2024 Angus Millar Lecture was led by award-winning novelist Andrew O’Hagan on the theme of 'Art, Literature and Truth in the Era of Fake News, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence'.
Facing the future: Scotland's challenges

Fellowship news

18 Dec 2024

Fionna Monk

On 26 November 2024, RSA Scotland discussed Scotland’s future with nine engaging speakers addressing various challenges facing the country. The venue was resonant – a former committee room at the French Institute used in its early days by the Scottish Parliament. This successful event was chaired with deftness and humour by the former Presiding Officer at the Parliament, Rt Hon Ken Macintosh.
Improving health through economic development

Report

13 Dec 2024

Anna Markland Liv Chai Nicholas Heslop

The RSA have created an Economies for Healthier Lives Programme Coaching Resource that pulls together our experience, insight and case studies from the five ‘Hubs’. This resource is designed to support those looking to learn from and replicate this work to get supported at every stage, from project inception through to legacy planning.
Strengthening Fellows' global and local connections

Fellowship news

09 Dec 2024

Line Kristensen Fionna Monk

From our online global community platform Circle to enhanced local co-working spaces and personalised communications, we’re doing all we can to facilitate engagement with the RSA.
Community banking: shared interest

Feature

06 Dec 2024

Priya Sippy

Community banking is a microfinance model built on trust. In it, the community wins or loses together. It is gaining in popularity on the African continent as community banking goes digital.