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The Living University

This report explores how universities can leverage their unique role in society to become catalysts of transformational change and support the transition to a more just, sustainable future.
15 Apr 2026 Josie Warden, Philipa Duthie, Chris Speed, Wendy Steele, Naomi Stead, Andrea Siodmok
Abstract illustration featuring a human profile, geometric shapes, a house, trees, clouds, birds, and a rainbow in shades of teal, grey, black, and white.
Last Word

Last word: digital natives

Artist Petra Štefanková, FRSA imagines the interior landscape of ‘digital natives’.
15 Apr 2026 Petra Štefanková
Abstract illustration of two human faces looking in different directions, intertwined with a laptop, mouse, and geometric shapes in orange, yellow, and black lines, symbolising technology and connectivity.
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All the right moves

Run Talk Run and The Line’s Wellbeing Walks are grassroots initiatives reimagining mental health support. Alison Lo, FRSA explores how engaging with public art while exercising can become everyday infrastructures of wellbeing in urban life.
15 Apr 2026 Alison Lo, FRSA
Two women wearing matching black "Run Talk Run" shirts walk arm in arm down a city street, showing support and companionship. Their backs are to the camera.
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Inner spaces

Award-winning oil painter Frances Featherstone, highlights her exploration of women’s private worlds through her most recent series, From the Perspective of the Angels.  
15 Apr 2026 Leah Clarkson
Frances Featherstone with curly hair holds a palette and painting knife in an art studio, standing in front of a colourful still-life painting. Another artwork with bold patterns hangs on the wall behind her.
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Fellowship news and events

Stay in the know with Fellowship: learn about the newly elected council, hear from Fellows making the most of the mentoring programme and the co-working spaces around the UK and Ireland, stay up-to-date on events happening at the House, and more.
15 Apr 2026
Colorful speech bubbles with various icons, including a heart, download, upload, play, at symbol, thumbs down, and scribbles, on a blue background.
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Bodies of evidence

Images have the power to shape how gender inequality is understood, debated and governed. At a time when trust in evidence is fraying and AI makes visual shortcuts ever easier, Global 50/50’s collection of imagery reimagining gender justice around the world, recently exhibited with the RSA at Expo 2025 Osaka, shows a way forward.
15 Apr 2026 Imogen Bakelmun
A topless person with dark skin wears a bright green wig and has large pink flowers covering their eyes, standing against a dark background—an image exploring gender expression, reminiscent of global 50/50 themes for Osaka 2025.
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Age against the machine

Tania Duarte, FRSA argues that debates around artificial intelligence often frame generational differences in misleading ways. Drawing on research from her organisation, We and AI, she suggests these narratives obscure the real issue.
15 Apr 2026 Tania Duarte, FRSA
Cartoon-style image of large yellow creatures with long, bendy legs and black spots, moving through a crowd of quirky, humanoid figures near the edge of a cliff. The scene is chaotic and surreal.
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Dying by design

A series of deaths linked to an online suicide forum exposed one of the darker corners of the internet – activists say it’s long past time to shine a light on the largely unregulated platforms putting young people’s mental health and, increasingly, lives at risk. Is anybody listening?
15 Apr 2026 Adele Zeynep Walton
A silhouette of a person standing outdoors at sunset, holding a glowing pink light, with colourful pixelated blocks and digital badges overlaying the image, all set against a solid light blue background.
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Drawing similarities

RSA Senior Archivist Abby Matthews argues that museums and archives do more than preserve the past. At their best, they ignite conversations between generations, reimagining memories and mapping the futures we choose to build
15 Apr 2026 Abby Matthews
A detailed, vintage map of a city with closely packed streets, labelled blocks, and outlined sections. Prominent roads and buildings are visible, evoking the feel of archive maps treasured by generations. Subtle colours highlight boundary lines throughout.
In Conversation

In Conversation with Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow FRSA coined the term ‘enshittification’, the 2024 word of the year, to describe the universal experience of how technology platforms went from ‘it’ to, well… In conversation with broadcaster Stephanie Hare, he discusses how we move forward.
15 Apr 2026 Stephanie Hare
Cory Doctorow with short hair and glasses sits on light-coloured tiered steps, dressed in a dark jacket, black shirt, green corduroy trousers, and black boots, resting their head on one hand and smiling thoughtfully with a quiet energy.