World-changing ideas. For free. For everyone.
RSA public talks offer free access to the world's most influential changemakers.
Today, we engage more people than ever in the conversations that will shape the future, finding new ways to illuminate, inform and inspire.
From talks, panels and podcasts to salons, screenings and video, you'll find lots of ways to join our events.
Public talks
RSA House and Online
Award-winning artist and reportage illustrator George Butler introduces a collection of vivid and moving testimonies from the conflict in Ukraine, revealing the humanity behind the headlines, and the power of pen and ink in a digital age.
Public talks
RSA House and Online
What is holding LGBTQ+ people back at work – and what can be done? Layla McCay takes a compelling look at the challenges facing LGBTQ+ professionals and offers advice from senior figures who have smashed through the rainbow ceiling.
Public talks
RSA House and Online
Influential scientist and entrepreneur J. Doyne Farmer shows how a more complex understanding of the economy can help us develop ideas for a fairer and more regenerative world.
Public talks
RSA House and Online
Can the power of AI be harnessed to create a more personalised and accessible education system? The trailblazing founder of Khan Academy, Salman Khan, offers a new roadmap to prepare students for an increasingly digital future.
Public talks
RSA House and Online
Join us at RSA House, and online, for a special event during London Climate Action Week 2024 with musician, UN Youth Leader and Sustainable Development Goal champion AY Young, to explore how we can bridge divides that prevent progress towards sustainability and regeneration.
Public talks
RSA House
Join us during Climate Action Week for a screening of the documentary “Blue Carbon” which reveals how we can conserve the ecosystems that help us protect the planet. Post-screening discussion on sustainability in the arts with Waterbear CEO Sam Sutaria and UN Youth Leader AY Young.
Public talks
RSA House and Online
Join John Vaillant at the RSA, in conversation with award-winning science journalist Gaia Vince, for an urgent exploration of our new century of fire.
Public talks
RSA House and Online
Bestselling economist Daniel Susskind looks afresh at the past, present and future of economic growth - what really drives it and how we might better direct it to what we truly value.
Public talks
Online
In his 2024 RSA Chief Executive’s Lecture, Andy Haldane asks: how do we break out of the doom loop, and set ourselves braver and bolder social change ambitions?
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Fellowship events
Online
For the RSA’s summer season in the North of England, we are proud to announce a series of three short lectures, on the first Monday of June, July, and September.
Fellowship events
Online
For the RSA’s summer season in the North of England, we are proud to announce a series of three short lectures, on the first Monday of June, July, and September.
Fellowship events
Tavern Room, RSA House WC2N 6EZ, London
This June, the Fellow-led LGBTQ Network 2023-24 series continues with its exploration of performance, song and dance.
Find out about Fellowship meetups and other events in the UK and worldwide.