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Thinking Through Making: An Interactive Dive into Artistic Research

The event introduces artistic research in an accessible and engaging way, designed especially for those who are unfamiliar with the field. Using a performative lecture and participatory format, it combines interactive exercises, hands-on activities, group work, and discussion to demonstrate how artistic research works in practice.
12 Jun 2025 The Tap Room, The Adelphi, 1-3 Hunslet Road, Leeds LS10 1JQ
Online

The psychology behind successful groups

Leading experts from the worlds of evolutionary psychology and business management, Tracey Camilleri, Samantha Rockey and Robin Dunbar talk through the concept of ‘the social brain’ and what it can teach us about how human groups function.
09 Mar 2023
Overhead view of six people gathered around a long white table, looking at a tablet. The individuals are casually dressed, engaged in discussion or presentation. The setting appears to be modern and collaborative.
Online

Regenerative learning: making the shift

Can we bridge the divide from dominant educational models to a new approach, where personal, social and ecological wellbeing is at the very heart of how we teach and learn? With regenerative educators Satish Kumar, Rachel Musson and Ben Rawlence.
07 Mar 2023
A young girl with braided hair, wearing a striped shirt and jeans, crouches on a forest path. She holds binoculars, observing something among the green foliage. A purple backpack rests on her back. Sunlight filters through the trees.
Online

Towards a more inclusive education

Bafta-nominated film director Georgia Oakley, author Paul Baker, and educators Catherine Lee and Bennie Kara explore and celebrate 20 years of social change movements that shaped progress towards a more inclusive education in the UK.
09 Feb 2023
A large, colorful parade progresses down a city street, with diverse participants carrying banners, including a prominent quilt-like banner. Bright balloons are interspersed throughout the crowd, and a nearby red phone booth adds a classic touch.
Online

How to make better decisions

Author Ed Smith offers a new way of thinking about decision-making, leadership and success, drawing on insights from his time as Chief Selector of the England cricket team.
02 Feb 2023
A group of cricket players wearing white uniforms and caps are huddled together on a green field. They appear to be discussing strategy. A crowded audience is visible in the background.
Public talks

If science is to save us

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees argues that if we are to solve the multiple crises we now face, we need long-term, rational, global thinking, guided by values science alone cannot provide.
29 Sep 2022
A serene seaside scene at sunset, with silhouettes of people wading in shallow waters. Several wind turbines stand in the distance against a golden sky, reflecting on the water's surface.
Replay

Gender, learning and leadership

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.
28 Apr 2022
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Comment

Artificial intelligence: the creative edge

How should schools respond to AI? Alex Soulsby calls for a greater focus on the arts to help students develop their creativity, critical thinking, adaptability and emotional intelligence.
19 May 2023 Alex Soulsby
A group of students in a classroom wear aprons while working on clay sculptures. A teacher stands in the middle, assisting them. Colorful masks hang from the ceiling. The students focus on shaping their clay pieces on a table.