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RSA public talks offer free access to the world's most influential changemakers.

Today, we engage more people than ever in the conversations that will shape the future, finding new ways to illuminate, inform and inspire.

From talks, panels and podcasts to salons, screenings and video, you'll find lots of ways to join our events.

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Upcoming RSA public talks

  • RSA Screens: Student Design Awards animation winners

    Public talks

    RSA House

    Join our first public viewing of our winning animations from this years RSA Student Design Awards! We’ll hear from the students behind our two winning animations for this brief and a past shortlisted Student Design Award alumni – Nathan Addai.

  • Designing for and from the future: the 100th RSA Student Design Awards

    Public talks

    RSA House and Online

    Join us for this once-in-a-century event celebrating the 2023-24 RSA Student Design Awards and the power of design to shift systems and shape the future.

  • Henry Cole and the spirit of innovation

    Public talks

    RSA House and Online

    What can today’s social reformers and improvers learn from the remarkable life and times of Sir Henry Cole – public servant, educator, inventor, and chief architect of the Great Exhibition of 1851? With historians Janina Ramirez, Anton Howes and Dan Cruickshank.

  • State of creative education

    Public talks

    RSA House and Online

    Launching the latest Creative PEC State of the Nations report, an expert panel examines new research that paints a challenging picture for creative further education across all four UK nations. How should we respond? Speakers to include Sara Whybrew, BFI and Paul Moore, Future Screens NI.

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  • Music for Impact: London Climate Action Week

    Fellowship events

    RSA House, 8 John Adam St, WC2N 6EZ

    Join singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and UN SDG Youth Leader AY Young for an "ask me anything" on sustainability in the music industry.

  • Building bridges: London Climate Action Week

    Public talks

    RSA House and Online

    Join us at RSA House, and online, for a special event during London Climate Action Week 2024 with musician, UN Youth Leader and Sustainable Development Goal champion AY Young, to explore how we can bridge divides that prevent progress towards sustainability and regeneration.

  • What AI means for education

    Public talks

    RSA House and Online

    Can the power of AI be harnessed to create a more personalised and accessible education system? The trailblazing founder of Khan Academy, Salman Khan, offers a new roadmap to prepare students for an increasingly digital future.

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Fellowship events

  • Young artistic reflections: conflicts from around the world

    Fellowship events

    The Vaults, RSA House 8 John Adam Street London WC2N 6EZ

    Join Dr Alice König, senior lecturer at the University of St Andrews, for a guided exhibition tour curated by Never Such Innocence.

  • RSA North summer lectures

    Fellowship events

    Online

    For the RSA’s summer season in the North of England, we are proud to announce a series of three short lectures, on the first Monday of June, July, and September.

  • Edinburgh Fellows meetup

    Fellowship events

    Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9EF

    Please join RSA Fellows in Edinburgh for an informal catch up.

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