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Can we be free in the age of the internet?

23 Jun 2022
How can we protect our right to think freely against the vast influence of the internet? Human rights lawyer Susie Alegre explores the long history and current state of the struggle to set our minds free.
Online

The young disruptors of Sub-Saharan Africa

12 May 2022
2021-2022 Nine Dots Prize winner, Trish Lorenz, answers the question of what it means to be young in an ageing world by exploring the unique opportunities and challenges faced by the youth populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Online

Tenants – living through a housing crisis

19 May 2022
Examining history, politics and deeply personal stories, journalist Vicky Spratt traces the policy decisions that have created a housing emergency and offers a new route forward for supporting tenants in Britain.
Online

Towards a people-powered future for energy

07 Apr 2022
A panel gathers to consider how the energy sector can draw on the power of collective, community-driven change to navigate the demanding journey of recovery and transformation that lies ahead.
Online

The rites, rituals and contradictions of eating meat

14 Apr 2022
Expert in the politics of meat, Rob Percival weaves together stories from our past and present to consider how our relationship with animals aligns with the place of meat in our diet and what impact this has on people and planet.
Public talks

Levelling up – where next?

05 Apr 2022
Join RSA chief executive Andy Haldane at RSA House, where he will examine how this ambitious national vision and mission can be made real for people and places in every part of the UK.
Online

How we rebuild in the wake of disaster

28 Apr 2022
How do we heal when the worst happens? Disaster response expert Lucy Easthope joins former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to share stories of human resilience and compassion in the face of catastrophe.
Replay

Gender, learning and leadership

28 Apr 2022
Hon Julia Gillard AC, former Prime Minister of Australia, delivers the 2022 RSA President’s Lecture, examining the continued impact of historic patterns of gender disadvantage, and calling for a new global agenda on gender, leadership and learning.
Online

The story of disorder

03 Mar 2022
How should we understand the turbulent age we’re living through? Professor Helen Thompson examines the geopolitical, domestic, and economic histories of the current moment, and what we can learn from the challenges of today.