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Black History Month: celebrating innovators

Join the RSA and The Africa Centre to celebrate African changemakers reshaping global culture and explore how institutions can amplify their social impact.
14 Oct 2024
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History for tomorrow

Can our shared history inspire solutions to the most urgent challenges facing humanity today? Join us for a transformative talk with influential social philosopher Roman Krznaric.
30 Sep 2024
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State of creative education

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.
17 Jul 2024
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Henry Cole and the spirit of innovation

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.
15 Jul 2024
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What AI means for education

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.
24 Jun 2024
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Portraits of conflict and courage

Award-winning artist and reportage illustrator George Butler introduces a collection of vivid and moving testimonies from the conflict in Ukraine, revealing the humanity behind the headlines, and the power of pen and ink in a digital age.
04 Jun 2024
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Nature stewardship: 2024 RSA President’s Lecture

HRH The Princess Royal introduces the 2024 President’s Dinner and welcomes an expert panel to explore the theme of nature stewardship amidst a climate and biodiversity crisis. With young conservationists Kabir Kaul and Caitlin Turner, CEO of Rewilding Britain Rebecca Wrigley and economist Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta.
13 Jun 2024
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Building bridges: London Climate Action Week

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.
26 Jun 2024
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