RSA Scotland - Past events
Check out presentations and podcasts from our past events. Feel free to discuss an event you have been to.
Edinburgh Network A chance to get together with other Fellows in your area - feel free to bring a guest! |
A Day Out with David Hume in the Borders Hume desired to liberate us from the oppression of people who claim for themselves the power of certain knowledge. Who would be his targets today? |
Hume’s Birthday Party A celebration of Hume, chaired by broadcaster and journalist, Sheena McDonald |
RSA Highlands Network Launch An exciting new opportunity for Fellows and interested others to meet together in the Highlands. |
Culture & Heritage: European Perspectives The Politics of Cultural Heritage: Cultural Heritage in Times of Globalisation |
Twenty-First Century Libraries A discussion on the orthodoxies, role and value of libraries and the place of paper in an increasingly digital age. |
President's Lecture Sir David Attenborough discusses population growth and the apparent taboo on discussing its effect on the earth's ecosystem. |
Why the Rose? Maybe horticulture should be showing the rest of the world what multiculturalism is all about? It's high on the agenda in the remote Scottish village of Barr in Ayrshire. |
Scottish Digital Panel Final Report: Debate with Blair Jenkins Blair Jenkins, Chairman, Scottish Digital Panel, will make a presentation and take questions on the report. |
RSA AGM Screening - CANCELLED We are sorry to announce that due to the adverse weather conditions we have decided to cancel the screening of the RSA AGM which was to be shown at the Morton Fraser offices in Edinburgh. |
Culture & Heritage: European Perspectives His Excellency Dr Emil Brix, Austrian Ambassador to the UK, will be speaking on the politicisation of culture in a global context |
Britain and Europe: The view from Die Welt Thomas Kielinger is one of the most authoritative - and entertaining - commentators on Anglo-German and European affairs, and this will be a unique opportunity to hear his views and discuss recent events in Europe. |
Doing Business in the Tower of Babel Bilingualism Matters and the RSA will be hosting an evening event at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 10th November, 2010 |
RSA Tayside V&A Event Following the first meeting of RSA Tayside in Perth, an evening visit to the V&A Planning Exhibition in Dundee has been arranged, to be followed by an informal supper and discussion at Byzantium |
The World Environment in 2070 Public Lecture by Sir Martin Holdgate CB Former Director General of IUCN - The World Conservation Union and President of the Zoological Society of London |
Open Thinking - Barnardo's Scotland in partnership with the RSA and Scotland's Futures Forum |
Matthew Taylor’s Annual Lecture: 21st Century Enlightenment A chance for Fellows in Scotland to hear this lecture live. |
Glasgow Network Meeting A chance to meet other Fellows and discuss project ideas, events and any other topics of interest |
Initial Reflections - Andrew Dixon Andrew Dixon discusses his thoughts on becoming Chief Executive of Creative Scotland |
Digital Economy Bill: Copyright: Continuing the Dialogue Professors Simon Frith and Lilian Edwards discuss copyright issues within the Digital Economy Bill |
Included or Excluded – asylum seekers and integration Fellows and their guests are invited to hear about the work of the agency Stonepillow |
Digital Economy Bill: Unpacking the Anomalies A presentation by RSA Fellow Iain Mitchell QC, as he examines the anomalies and weaknesses he perceives in the Digital Economy Bill. |
Ideas Exchange with Matthew Taylor Fellows are invited to contribute ideas towards the future of the RSA |
Values, Sustainability and the Citizen: Making the Cultural Shift Join Tom Crompton, Change Strategist, WWF-UK; Dave Key, facilitator of the WWF Natural Change Project and Emma Little, Natural Change Project participant for discussion and debate |
RSA Edinburgh Networks A chance to meet other Fellows in the Edinburgh area and discuss ideas. |
Edinburgh Network A chance to meet other Fellows and discuss the future of the Edinburgh Network |
RSA Dialogues: People Centred Cities The first in a series of Active Conversations amongst RSA fellows, diverse stakeholders and the wider public around the theme of Design and Sustainability. |
Angus Millar Lecture 2009 - The Financial Crisis and the Return of Keynes Lord Robert Skidelsky will be giving this year's Angus Millar Lecture on Tuesday, 24 November 2009 in Edinburgh. This lecture by Lord Skidelsky, the pre-eminent expert on Keynes and Keynesian theory, will offer a timely and incisive analysis of the challenges facing our financiers and society at large |
Learning Through Life This event will look at the radical proposals included in the recent report on the future of Lifelong Learning in the UK |
RSA and IFF World Game The IFF World Game examines the complexities of the global situation and explores possible solutions to the core challenges that the world faces. Fellows will be exploring challenges to sustainability, urban deprivation and health inequalities currently facing Dundee |
Launch of the GO local campaign An opportunity to hear about the development of a ‘GO local’ brand, and contribute ideas and discuss plans for taking it forward. |
RSA Scotland: Food in a World Without Oil. Screening of the RSA/Soil Association Lecture The screening has been organised as one of many Fellowship events taking place across the world between 3 - 10 October 2009, in honour of the first meeting of the new Fellowship Council and the RSA's 255th AGM. The screening will be following by a facilitated open space discussion about the issues raised, and ideas about what contribution we can make as Fellows. |
Annual General Meeting 2009 The Annual General Meeting for RSA Scotland. After the formal AGM Business there will be an opportunity to hear from Luke Johnson, the new Chair of the RSA. |
Rural Enterprise: Retailing Culture A discussion with Gwilym Gibbons, Alex Miller and Cathy Agnew of Shetland Arts, National Trust for Scotland and CatStrand on enterprise in the rural setting. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE. |
Social Innovation Breakfast The RSA is teaming up with the Social Innovation Camp to tap into the expertise and energy of the RSA Fellowship to change the world one idea at a time. If you've got an idea or you know about a social problem that you think we should be solving, this brainstorming breakfast is your chance to try it out. |
Terra Madre A discussion of Print & Broadcast Media treatment of Food and Sustainability to include TERRA MADRE - a film about “Slow Food” and sustainability. To be preceded by a meal for Media and Creative Industries Special Interest Group members and invited guests at zucca. |
Second Annual Philip David Gray Memorial Lecture in Economics Dr. Raj Desai (Brookings Institution and Georgetown University) will be speaking about the current economic crisis and its relationship to international development |
Transforming Thinking Book Launch The book launch for Catherine McCall's Transforming Thinking: Philosophical Inquiry in the Primary and Secondary Classroom |
RSA Glasgow City Network Come meet, greet and collaborate with RSA Fellows in Glasgow. The second Tuesday of every month, RSA Fellows will be meeting at the Corinthian in Central Glasgow. |
RSA Edinburgh Network If you're an RSA Fellow in Edinburgh, please come along on 26 February 2009 to meet, greet and network with other RSA Fellows. |
Leading for Social Change: ACOSVO and RSA Thematic Dinner Discussion ACOSVO, in partnership with the RSA and sponsored by RBS, is hosting a Scottish Leaders Dinner which explores “Leading for Social Change.” |
George IV: A Life in Caricature The RSA Fellows’ Media and Creative Industries Special Interest Group working in partnership with the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland to give a lecture on George IV: A Life in Caricature |
The Heritage Game: Sir Alan Peacock and Professor Ilde Rizzo This event discusses Economics, Policy and Practice and is to be held on 19 February, 6.00pm at the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre. |
RSA Scotland: Education and Skills Meeting At the RSA Scotland Conference in November 2007, Fellows identified Education and Skills as a priority area for the RSA's work. In order to determine how the RSA should enter into this arena, RSA Scotland is facilitating a meeting with Fellows who are interested in contributing to this area, together with those concerned with education and skills in Scotland (including representatives from Learning & Teaching Scotland (LTS), Skills Development Scotland, employers, schools, colleges and universities) and staff from the RSA Opening Minds programme |
RSA Aberdeen Fellows' Networking Event On 17 December 2008, there will be a Networking evening in Aberdeen which will provide RSA Fellows with an opportunity to meet and greet other Fellows and to share ideas about making an impact locally. |
New Fellows Evening - Edinburgh RSA Scotland invites you to attend a New Fellows' Reception in Edinburgh. |
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New Design in Heritage Settings, the Angus Millar Lecture 2008 This lecture is part of the RSA national event programme. Professor Daniele Pini (Ferrara) and RSA Council Member Cezary Bednarski (London) were the speakers and Dr Lester Borley CBE, one-time Secretary General of Europa Nostra, chaired the event. View or download the video. |
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Launch of new Bilingualism Advisory Service Following the very successful RSA Scotland/University of Edinburgh event in February 2007 on bilingualism in children, interested Fellows and guests are invited to the Bilingualism Matters launch event. |
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The RSA Lecture at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Join Robert Kagan, US political commentator, as he poses the urgent questions facing the democratic world today. |
Annual General Meeting for the RSA Scottish Committee followed by a presentation on the RSA's CarbonDAQ scheme An opportunity to hear about the re-launched CarbonDAQ scheme for personal carbon trading and to consider how this might be used within Scotland. |
Towards a More Employable Scotland, an event in partnership with Careers Scotland A keynote speech from Professor Alan McGregor complemented by contributions from a panel of speakers with expertise across employment, education, skills and health. |
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman event The Power of Apology - helping Public Services say 'Sorry'. |
Challenging Scotland - Fellows’ Conference This Fellows' Conference outlines the future of RSA involvement in several areas. |
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Children with Two Tongues: Exploding the Myths about Bilingualism This event addresses common myths about bilingualism and covers the outcomes of a recent international research study. |
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