Features

Wikimedia: people-powered

Feature

06 Dec 2024

Lucy Crompton-Reid

In an age where knowledge is everything, Wikimedia’s behind-the-scenes communities are keeping the lights on and ensuring the truth is told.

Ideas Foundation: eyes wide open

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06 Dec 2024

Heather MacRae

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.

Loyd Grossman: secret sauce

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06 Dec 2024

Nicholas Wroe

New RSA Chair Loyd Grossman talks music, art and societal change, and why he thinks the work and mission of the RSA is more important now than ever.

In conversation with Lord Bird

In Conversation

06 Dec 2024

Andy Haldane

Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, artist, novelist, raconteur and social entrepreneur, talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.

RSA House 250th anniversary: a gala to remember

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06 Dec 2024

RSA House turned 250 in 2024. On 17 October, RSA Fellows and friends attended a fundraising gala dinner at our historic home to celebrate this landmark anniversary.

BookTok: a novel approach

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06 Dec 2024

Sophia Smith Galer

BookTok is TikTok’s largest space with over 243 billion views, At the heart of this global phenomenon sits a warren of interconnected micro-clubs helping a diverse group of users to find both connection and community.

VNCCII: Cosmic communities

Lead Feature

06 Dec 2024

Samantha Tauber

What can VNCCII, the fictional intergalactic superheroine alter ego of Samantha Tauber, teach us about the creative communities that need nourishing today?

In conversation with Hannah Jones

In Conversation

18 Sep 2024

Amy Meek

Sustainability trailblazer and Earthshot Prize CEO Hannah Jones talks with environmental campaigner Amy Meek FRSA about the urgent need for a global innovation movement and an optimistic attitude.

Counting breaths

Feature

18 Sep 2024

Andrea Polli

Environmental artist Andrea Polli creates artwork that gives stunning form to the air we breathe, the sounds we hear and the air that surrounds us all.