Latest Thinking

Case study

Lee Fallin’s Playful Green Planet mission

21 Oct 2025

Lee is a lecturer in Education Studies at the University of Hull. He was inspired by the RSA’s Playful Green Planet work and wanted to connect with others who shared his interests.

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Digital Badging Commission

13 Oct 2025

In partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust, the RSA convened the Digital Badging Commission in 2024 to examine how digital credentials can transform skills recognition in the UK. Read the Commission’s final report.

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Guerrilla democracy

23 Sep 2025 Joshua Oliver

From intervention to policy, activism collective Hive Mind Speaks strives to bridge the gap for excluded voices, transforming art into influence, conversation into consensus, and consensus into change.

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Far from home

23 Sep 2025 Nicholas Wroe

Today’s housing systems exclude the young and vulnerable, says former UN Special Rapporteur Leilani Farha – and it will take a radical shift to treat housing as a human right, not a privilege.

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Rising to the challenge

23 Sep 2025 Vicky Kington

The RSA’s Director of Content and Communications introduces the Journal’s ‘Exclusion’ issue.

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Living university

23 Sep 2025 Andrea Siodmok

Industrial designer and social innovator Andrea Siodmok explores how universities can channel knowledge, culture and innovation to support regenerative futures.

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Digital inclusion: baked in, not bolted on

23 Sep 2025 Helen Milner OBE, FRSA

The evidence is clear – closing the digital divide can boost Britain’s economy and improve lives, but it requires sustained investment and cross-government collaboration.

In Conversation

In conversation with Afua Hirsch

23 Sep 2025 Leah Clarkson

Writer, broadcaster and best-selling author Afua Hirsch speaks with RSA Journal Editor Leah Clarkson about assimilation and experience, the enduring power of race in shaping British identity, and why confronting uncomfortable history is key to meaningful inclusion.

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Fellowship news and events

23 Sep 2025

Stay in the know with Fellowship: discover the RSA Spark Showcase, learn about a new community leader role for Fellows, mark your calendars as the Princess Royal will attend the Angus Millar Lecture in Scotland, and more.

Arts In The Spotlight

Healing arts

23 Sep 2025 Lisa Todd

How the power of creativity can induce transformative changes in the brain, promoting neuroplasticity and helping overcome isolation through connection.