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Patron’s Lecture: why social capital matters

24 Mar 2025
In the 2025 RSA Patron’s Lecture, world-renowned political scientist Robert Putnam explores the vital role of social connections for economic mobility, civic engagement, and community wellbeing.
Fellowship events

RSA Cambridge inclusive growth forum

25 Feb 2025 Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Cambridge, CB1 1PT
Join us on the evening of Tuesday 25th February for an RSA Fellow-led forum to discuss what inclusive growth might look like in Cambridge.
Replay

CEO Lecture: counting the cost of bowling alone

21 Jan 2025
In his annual RSA Chief Executive’s Lecture, Andy Haldane examines the profound socio-economic consequences of eroding social capital, a theme famously explored by Harvard political scientist Bob Putnam in Bowling Alone.
Public talks

How business lost our trust

04 Mar 2025 RSA House and online
Showing how an obsession with shareholder value gutted some of the 20th century’s most iconic companies, economist John Kay explores bold new paths to restore purpose to the 21st century corporation.
Blog

Counting the cost of bowling alone

3 Feb 2025 Andy Haldane
In his RSA CEO Lecture 2025, Andy Haldane highlights how weakened social bonds harm communities in our connected world. He calls for a rebuilding of trust and unity, addressing issues like economic growth, equity, and wellbeing. Andy’s vision offers hope to counter growing divides and create stronger, more resilient societies.
report

Improving health through economic development

13 Dec 2024 Anna Markland, Liv Chai, Nicholas Heslop
We have created an Economies for Healthier Lives programme coaching resource that pulls together our experience, insight and case studies from the five ‘hubs’.
Public talks

How to save our economy and democracy

26 Oct 2023
ITV political editor Robert Peston looks at how our economics, society and politics went bust. And asks: can we abandon fatalism, and find new ways to rebuild prosperity, solidarity and purpose?
Online

How to fix parliament

25 Oct 2023
Drawing on his recent experience as Chair of the Parliamentary Standards Committee, Sir Chris Bryant MP explores what has gone wrong in parliamentary politics in the UK and how we can fix it.
Online

Civil unrest? The civil service in an era of change

30 Oct 2023
Our expert panel offer a striking insider view into the current state of civil service culture, structure and operations and ask how might we embed positive change in the Whitehall machine.