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


 

MAKING AN IMPACT

 

Cities of Learning

Programme

Discover how we're helping regions deliver inclusive lifelong learning.

Student Design Awards

Award

Challenging students to tackle pressing issues through design.

Catalyst Funding

Funding

Grants and support for social innovations developed by our Fellowship.

Young people and the cost of living crisis

Blog

Toby Murray,Nik Gunn

Future of engineering: skills and safety for an evolving sector

Blog

Fabian Wallace-Stephens,Emma Morgante

Shared wisdom is all we need

Comment

Trevor Hudson

Pupil Design Awards 2021-2022: Final evaluation report

Report

Veronica Mrvcic,Aidan Daly (Researcher)


 

Upcoming events

  • RSA Essex virtual morning coffee

    Fellowship Event

    Online

    Join RSA Essex in February for an informal meetup to connect online with Fellows and friends across the County (and maybe beyond), to share interests, projects and ideas.

  • RSA Newcastle Network Encounter: recruiting a "unicorn"

    Fellowship Event

    The Mezzanine, Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RH

    Join us for an informal chance to catch up and chat at Northern Stage, Newcastle Upon Tyne. We'll also have guest speaker Rachel Redshaw, People and Culture Director at Nexus, a company focused on making public transport great for our environment, economy and communities.

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.

The Coffee House

Coffee, food and connections. An inspiring place to collaborate.

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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