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If science is to save us

29 Sep 2022
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees argues that if we are to solve the multiple crises we now face, we need long-term, rational, global thinking, guided by values science alone cannot provide.
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Where next for the UK’s local and regional economies?

05 Jul 2022
Combined authority mayors Andy Burnham and Andy Street visit the RSA to discuss how extended local powers and long-term funding will unlock the potential in people and places and improve outcomes for all communities.
Online

Three centuries of the RSA

12 Jul 2022
What can the RSA’s history tell us about what it takes to make change happen? Join us to celebrate ‘Arts and Minds’, the acclaimed new official history of the RSA, with author, Anton Howes.
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The social distance between us

30 Jun 2022
Those in power are often at arm’s length from the problems they are in charge of solving – is this why social inequality remains so entrenched? Writer and rapper Darren McGarvey explores the social remoteness underpinning our failing systems, and what it would take to do better.
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Cash, cards, crypto: inside the war for our wallets

14 Jul 2022
Campaigner and monetary anthropologist Brett Scott explores the realities of a cashless society – how it works, who stands to gain, who will get left behind and what this future means for data privacy.
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Fighting and fixing systemic gender injustice

16 Jun 2022
Potential solutions for gender prejudice and injustice often require change from women, rather than the system that perpetuates the problem. Here, Everyday Sexism founder Laura Bates demonstrates why we need to fix the system, not the women.
Online

Dismantling racism in British education

09 Jun 2022
Designed as white by default, the British education system is in drastic need of change. Author, broadcaster and educator Jeffrey Boakye draws on his experiences and expertise as a black teacher and black student to share why change is necessary and what forms it should take.

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RSA Journal wins big at global design awards

24 Apr 2025 Mike Thatcher
The RSA Journal has continued its winning streak of successes by triumphing in the Astrid Awards, which recognise outstanding achievement in corporate design.