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RSA NextGen: Emily Cornuaud

Designer and cultural producer Emily Cornuaud reflects on the role creativity plays in shaping our lives
15 Apr 2026
A smiling girl with glasses holds a clay figure resembling herself, set against a red and pink abstract city background with two people walking in the distance—celebrating food activism inspired by Bite Back 2030.
Public talks

Emerging Voices: British Youth Opera

Meet the young creatives and hear musical extracts from the BYO’s production of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress
18 Mar 2026 RSA House, Durham Street Auditorium
Fellowship events

Youth Democracy with Wonderfuture

We invite young people in journalism, fact-checking, and digital media to RSA House to explore the effects of AI-generated content on news, media literacy and critical thinking as essential civic skills.
11 Feb 2026 Tavern Room, RSA House, WC2N 6EZ
RSA NextGen

RSA NextGen: Dev Sharma

Dev Sharma, food activist, former Youth MP and founding member of Bite Back 2030, tells us about his campaigns against food poverty
10 Dec 2025
Comment

Action by design

Chair of the RSA’s Trustee Board Sir Loyd Grossman introduces the Journal’s ‘Action’ issue, which includes interviews with the latest Royal Designers for Industry, an investigation into future-thinking by Nick Foster RDI and an ‘In Conversation’ with Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy
10 Dec 2025 Sir Loyd Grossman
Blog

Breaking the NEET cycle

In a society that prides itself on opportunity, the growing number of young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET) is a stark reminder that we are falling short.
7 Nov 2025 Jade Azim, Sal Copley, Dr Vikki Smith
Five people sit around a table in a well-lit room, smiling and engaged in discussion. Some hold notepads, and there's a coffee cup on the table. Large windows in the background provide natural light.
Replay

RSA Spark Showcase

We’re delighted to welcome you to the 2025 RSA Spark Showcase – a month-long exhibition spotlighting the most outstanding ideas in response to RSA Spark’s purpose-led briefs.
23 Sep – 23 Oct 2025
A group of people, mostly young adults, are socializing and conversing in a brightly lit room with white columns, possibly celebrating student design awards. Some stand and smile, while others sit at tables near a decorative tree in the foreground.
Online

The young disruptors of Sub-Saharan Africa

2021-2022 Nine Dots Prize winner, Trish Lorenz, answers the question of what it means to be young in an ageing world by exploring the unique opportunities and challenges faced by the youth populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
12 May 2022
A cityscape view featuring a mix of modern and older buildings under a clear sky. A bridge crosses in the foreground, with a red bus traveling on it. Scattered greenery is visible among the structures.
Online

The cost of living precariously

What could help those worst hit in economically difficult times? As the cost of living crisis tightens its grip on the nation, a panel discusses the mounting pressures on financially insecure young people.
24 Feb 2022
A person with curly hair using an ATM. They are wearing a black leather jacket and holding a pink card while interacting with the machine's touchscreen interface. The scene is outdoors.