Report Archives

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Levelling up: sizing the prize, seizing the prize

In this essay, RSA CEO Andy Haldane focuses on several issues in the white paper that are central to the success of the levelling up programme.

8 Apr 2022 Andy Haldane

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The cash census

This new piece of RSA research explores the use of cash in an increasingly digital economy.

30 Mar 2022 Mark Hall, Asheem Singh, James Morrison, Aoife O’Doherty

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Social security: The risks from automation and economic insecurity for England’s social renters

This research seeks to understand how social housing residents experience economic security and how technological changes to workplaces might impact their futures.

7 Feb 2022 Jake Jooshandeh, Hannah Webster, James Morrison

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The cost of independence: young people’s economic security

This report uncovers a worrying level of financial precarity among young people today and explores how we can better protect young people’s economic security.

12 Jan 2022 Fran Landreth Strong, Hannah Webster

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We have power as a community

This report explores the ability of deliberative processes to give residents more decision-making power and direction-setting in their homes and neighbourhoods.

15 Dec 2021 Samanthi Theminimulle

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Platforms and the public square

This research explores in depth the epochal challenge of misinformation and makes recommendations on how to tackle the issue.

25 Nov 2021 Asheem Singh, Jake Jooshandeh

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Citizens of now: High-quality youth social action in primary schools

This research explores the benefits of youth social action and captures the learning from our primary social action project with schools in the West Midlands.

23 Nov 2021 Mehak Tejani, Hannah Breeze

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Learning about culture: Final report

In this report we conclude the findings from the Learning About Culture project that began in 2017 and seek to determine the impact of arts-based learning on academic outcomes.

1 Nov 2021 Mark Londesborough

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Regenerative Futures: From sustaining to thriving together

This positioning paper explores ways in which taking a regenerative approach can help address the complex challenges of today.

6 Oct 2021 Josie Warden