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‘Forgotten Heroes’ – how pupil designers created a national remembrance campaign

Falinge Park High School in Rochdale, UK responded to the RSA’s ‘Local Community’ Design brief with a campaign exploring and celebrating the contributions of Black and Asian soldiers in World War II – creating a lasting legacy and learning outcomes for pupils across the North-West.
9 Nov 2023 Deborah Davidson, Simon De Courcey
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How can we address the stagnation of social mobility?

Class privilege remains entrenched in the UK despite politicians’ promises to promote social mobility. Celestin Okoroji, RSA’ Head of Research, calls for an urgent shift in the way we respond to class-based inequalities.
27 Oct 2023 Celestin Okoroji
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Capability building in the age of polycrisis

Our Regenerative capabilities coalition is a key intervention of our Design for Life mission. Andy Thornton, our Head of Regenerative Design, says we need to invest in capabilities to support the transition to a regenerative economy.
20 Oct 2023 Andy Thornton
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Regenerating places: redefining prosperity for UK cities

Regenerating cities is at the core of our Design for Life mission. Unlocking cities’ full potential holds the key to building a regenerative future for people, places and planet. Tom Stratton, RSA Chief of Staff, discusses.
12 Oct 2023 Tom Stratton FRSA
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Zubair Junjunia: Featured Fellow Q&A

RSA Fellow Zubair Junjunia talks about the challenges of young entrepreneurship, educational equity and the role community plays in building purpose-driven, intersectional social enterprises.
27 Sep 2023 Gamini Sethi
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Rachel Drapper: Featured Fellow Q&A

Rachel Drapper, CEO and founder of Fairshare, discusses domestic labour inequity, gender roles and the way forward for those in our community who are striving for equity inside and outside the home.
29 Aug 2023 Rachel Drapper
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Future trajectories for AI-enabled personalised learning

In the final article of three drawing insights from a multidisciplinary roundtable discussion on AI and learning we speculate on future scenarios and identify the next steps to enable AI for lifelong learning.
25 Aug 2023 Alessandra Tombazzi, Joanna Choukeir, Natalie Lai, Google DeepMind
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