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Why 2025 is an exciting year to be an RSA Fellow

Happy New Year! 2025 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the RSA Fellowship, brimming with new opportunities, initiatives, and global collaborations. There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of this dynamic and engaging community. Here’s more on why this year promises to be an inspiring and impactful year for RSA Fellows worldwide.
23 Jan 2025 Fionna Monk
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Public talks

Why learning to fail can teach us to thrive

Amy Edmondson, professor of leadership at Harvard Business School and the world’s leading expert in the science of psychological safety, offers a practical guide to ‘intelligent failure’.
26 Sep 2023
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Public talks

The triple benefit of youth social action

To mark the launch of a new RSA /Pears #iwill Fund report, a panel of educators reflect on the challenges, opportunities and benefits of engaging in active citizenship alongside their pupils.
11 Jul 2023
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Public talks

The changing face of 21st century education and learning

Political economist Rachel Sylvester is joined by Lord David Blunkett and Lord Kenneth Baker to explore possibilities for radical renewal in education to support equitable economic and wellbeing outcomes for individuals and wider society.
24 Apr 2023
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In Conversation

In conversation with Lord John Bird

Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, artist, novelist, raconteur and social entrepreneur, talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.
6 Dec 2024 Andy Haldane
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Feature

Wikimedia: people-powered

In an age where knowledge is everything, Wikimedia’s behind-the-scenes communities are keeping the lights on and ensuring the truth is told.
6 Dec 2024 Lucy Crompton-Reid
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Press release

Groundbreaking commission to supercharge East Midlands launched

The RSA and the East Midlands Combined County Authority have launched the Inclusive Growth Commission, which will identify and action radical plans to unleash potential and supercharge prosperity in communities across the East Midlands.
12 Nov 2024
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