RSA NE held a very challenging event in Darlington on Tuesday 15th May exploring the topic of combating the sexual exploitation of children.  Wendy Shepherd, who is on the frontline of Barnardo's efforts in the region, shared her experiences of what is really happening under our noses with a very provocative call to action.

I've put together a Storify record of the event at…

There are big changes underway in the Fellowship team.  Michael Ambjorn, Head of Fellowship, guest blogs to explain more...

At the RSA, we’ve been working with Fellowship networks for some years. Our aim has been to provide opportunities for the most active and innovative Fellows to support each other and to help the RSA meet its goals.

I am excited to announce a new phase in our efforts. With the Governance Advisory Group…

On Tuesday night I had the chance to attend my first New Fellows’ Evening at John Adam Street.  Held in the atmospheric Vaults, it was a great opportunity to meet some of the people who had recently joined the Society and to find out a little about what had motivated them to come along.  My colleague Lou wrote recently about the experience of attending a New Fellows’ Evening, and I would highly recommend you take…

2011 is rapidly drawing to a close, bringing to an end an exciting and successful year for our three areas, and the RSA as a whole. It has certainly been a busy year, with more projects, events and governance than you can shake a stick at, and 2012 promises to be even bigger and busier I think!

There have been numerous highlights over the year – the launch of the Cultural Partnership in the North East; the series of events themed around David Hume in Scotland, particularly at…

Sports Direct Arena?

I must admit to rather choking on my toast this morning as I saw the news of St James’ Park, home of Newcastle United FC, being renamed as the Sports Direct Arena. Commercial branding of stadia has become a recurring trend in recent years (e.g. The Emirates for Arsenal, Etihad for Man City and the Reebok for Bolton), however there has been a presumption that certain names were off limits. It was inconceivable that proud stadia such as Anfield, Old Trafford…