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Changing the narrative on homelessness and poverty

14 Aug 2024 Online via Zoom Online via Zoom
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Unleashing the potential of the UK’s cities: Core City profiles

This Core City profiles report extends the RSA’s UK Urban Futures Commission report, Unleashing the potential of the UK’s cities, released in September 2023.
28 Oct 2024
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From the era of anxiety to an age of aspiration

Shifting to an age of aspiration requires an environment where risk is seen as an opportunity, the culture is one of optimism, and investment is everywhere. Andy Haldane, RSA CEO, suggests our Design for Life mission can turn the tide of opinion to achieve those objectives.
8 May 2024 Andy Haldane
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50 Famous Fellows

RSA Fellows include globally renowned and historically significant individuals across all industries. Here, we cast a spotlight on just 50 of them, ranging from lions of the Enlightenment to contemporary campaigners for justice.
15 Mar 2024 Dan Matthews
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Anoushka Sinha: Featured Fellow Q&A

Anoushka Sinha is the visionary founder of the Anupam Foundation, a youth-led organisation addressing gender equity, accessible education, and climate change. Read our Featured Fellow Q&A with Anoushka here.
13 Dec 2023 Gamini Sethi
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Zita Holbourne: Featured Fellow Q&A

Zita Holbourne discusses her inspiring work, the fight to achieve equality and representation, success and what it looks like for her, and her advice to aspiring activists.
15 Nov 2023 Gamini Sethi
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Rachel Drapper: Featured Fellow Q&A

Rachel Drapper, CEO and founder of Fairshare, discusses domestic labour inequity, gender roles and the way forward for those in our community who are striving for equity inside and outside the home.
29 Aug 2023 Rachel Drapper
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RSA Catalyst Awards 2023: winners announced

Learn about the 11 exciting innovation projects receiving RSA Catalyst funding in our 2023 awards.
24 Jul 2023 Alexandra Brown
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Poor country, rich minority: why young people need a basic income

A universal basic income can alleviate anxiety and depression in young people. Elliott and Matthew Johnson of Northumbria University explore the benefits this kind of economic security can deliver.
5 Jan 2023 Matthew Johnson, Elliott Johnson
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Winners Take All | Anand Giridharadas

Anand Giridharadas urges us to be sceptical of “win-win” approaches to social change that favour the interests of the global elite and do little to tackle the root causes of systemic injustice and inequality.
18 Dec 2019
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