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A common wealth?

As younger generations start to inherit trillions from Baby Boomers, banker and author Ken Costa explores the risks and opportunities of this historic wealth handover.
23 Sep 2025 Ken Costa
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Feature

Digital inclusion: baked in, not bolted on

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.
23 Sep 2025 Helen Milner OBE, FRSA
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Feature

Living university

Industrial designer and social innovator Andrea Siodmok explores how universities can channel knowledge, culture and innovation to support regenerative futures.
23 Sep 2025 Andrea Siodmok
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Feature

Good council: Ealing’s story

Ealing Council’s chief executive explains how the borough is putting social connection at its core
23 Sep 2025 Tony Clements
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Feature

New Fellows

Meet the some of our new RSA fellows as of September 2025: Sabeehah Mahomed, Garrick Jones, Dianne Whelan, Dan Poole, Dr Julia Stamm, Sandra Rizkallah, Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Ian Poitier, Jackie Duff
23 Sep 2025
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RSArchive

Minding the gaps

The RSA’s newly appointed senior archivist, Abby Matthews, reflects on archives, missing identities and the artefacts that connect us.
23 Sep 2025 Abby Matthews
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report

East Midlands Inclusive Growth Commission final report

These recommendations are grounded in the practical and tangible, shaping them around the East Midlands’ unique strengths, challenges, and opportunities today and in the future.
15 Sep 2025 Liv Chai, Nick Heslop, Mark Lloyd, William Miles, Rosario Montiel, Tom Stratton, Oliver Burrows, Lesley Giles, Alejandro Mina-Calvo, Adele Marshall
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Video

Workshop one: discover your purpose

In this workshop, you’ll ignite your energy for change, understand what you care about and connect that to your chosen RSA Spark brief.
12 Mar 2025
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