Lead Feature
Samantha Tauber is a storyteller, musician, technologist and futurist who has created a virtual alter ego, VNCCII, that she embodies both digitally and in stage performances. The VNCCII project aims to deliver messages about creative leadership and the importance of building a harmonious global community. From space industry communities to those within the Metaverse, Tauber asks us to work together to create a positive future.
Read examples of ‘courageous communities’, from Lord John Bird’s experience of poverty and homelessness to Samantha Tauber’s attempt to build a better Earth from space.
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Change should be rooted in lived experience rather than the ‘warm bath of like-minded views’, argues the RSA’s CEO. RSA Journal issue 4 2024 discusses examples of ‘courageous communities’, from Lord John Bird’s experience of poverty and homelessness to Samantha Tauber’s attempt to build a better Earth from space.
RSA NextGen
In our regular series of interviews with young Fellows, we speak with Zaynab ‘ZeZe’ Sohawon, a youth mental health advocate, about her ambitions, passions and inspirations.
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In an age where knowledge is everything, Wikimedia’s behind-the-scenes communities are keeping the lights on and ensuring the truth is told.
RSArchive
How the RSA encouraged the development of the modern wine world across America, South Africa and Australia – and England.
In conversation
Artist, novelist, raconteur, social entrepreneur and Founder of The Big Issue Lord John Bird talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to the peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.
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On 17 October, RSA Fellows and friends – including high-profile names from the arts, industry, media and policymaking – attended a fundraising gala dinner at our headquarters in London to celebrate the 250th anniversary of RSA House.
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The Ideas Foundation provides opportunities for students in less advantaged schools across the UK to build creative and cultural capital through workshops and excursions. Their mission? To nourish a new creative generation.
RSA Fellow and Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) Sir Demis Hassabis has been awarded a part share in this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on protein structure prediction using artificial intelligence.
The RSA Space Interest Group began as a community of Fellows who gathered informally to discuss the world of space and the space industry. Following its inception, the group saw rapid growth on Circle, quickly becoming the fourth most popular conversation spot on the platform.
‘Inspirational’ and ‘outstanding’ designers from a range of disciplines have been awarded Royal Designer for Industry status – regarded as the highest honour a designer can receive in the UK.
The RSA’s Annual General Meeting was held on 10 October with Fellows from across the globe gathering in person and online to hear updates on RSA initiatives and welcome incoming Trustee Board Chair Loyd Grossman.
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Jerry Lockspeiser
How the RSA encouraged the development of the modern wine world across America, South Africa and Australia – and England.
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RSA House first opened its doors in 1774. Since then the site has seen carousing, consciousness-raising and confidence deserting some of history’s most renowned orators. Today it remains a source of inspiration and refreshment.
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RSA Journal issue 4 2024 discusses examples of ‘courageous communities’, from Lord John Bird’s experience of poverty and homelessness to Samantha Tauber’s attempt to build a better Earth from space.
Climate change is the single most pressing existential crisis of our time, with its impact threatening all living things through flooding, food and water scarcity, extreme heat and wildfires, disease and economic insecurity.
