Design for life

Enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony

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We are the royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce - a global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony


 

MAKING AN IMPACT

 

Unleashing the potential of the UK's cities

New report

So much of the potential of UK cities remains untapped - and there is huge scope for them to add dynamism to our economies, cohesiveness to our communities and redemption to our environment. But how is this to be done?

Student Design Awards

Award

Challenging students to tackle pressing issues through design.

Three reasons why AI ethics is struggling

Comment

Nathan Kinch

A vitality scale towards a regenerative world

Blog

Joanna Choukeir


 

Online community for Fellows

Circle provides a global digital space for you to chat, connect and collaborate.

Upcoming events

  • How to save our economy and democracy

    RSA Event

    RSA House and online via YouTube

    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?

  • Kids Cinema Club / Halloween Special / Halloweentown

    RSA Event / Coffee House

    Durham Street Auditorium / RSA House

    We're back with another kids cinema club and this time we're giving you a spooky Halloween special. We'll be showing Halloweentown in the Durham Street Auditorium.

  • Design for Life Awards: reimagining regenerative education and enterprise

    Fellowship Event / Coffee House / Online

    The Coffee House (RSA House) and Online via Zoom

    In 2024 the RSA celebrates 100 years of the Student Design Awards and a decade of the Pupil Design Awards and the Catalyst Enterprise Awards. Looking at what the world needs in the next 100 years, Anna Markland will share drafts of the new Design for Life Awards offer.

RSA House: new opening arrangements

Fellows and the general public can now access our Coffee House from the RSA's Durham House Street entrance.

Book a room at RSA House

Historic RSA House combines Georgian splendour with high quality contemporary design and is a versatile space suitable for a variety of events.

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The RSA Fellowship is a unique global network of change-makers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony.

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LIVING CHANGE APPROACH

 

Shape the future

Find out how we unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.

Our proven approach to change

For everyone who is passionate about making social change happen.

The combination of a stellar public events programme, allied with a brilliant research agenda and a constant willingness to engage with pressing policy questions, means that the RSA is playing a pivotal role in shaping policymaking across the political spectrum.

Co-Founder of Hubble and Second Home, previous Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Rohan Silva

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