Think tank

Royal Society of Arts

RSA

London, United Kingdom

The mission of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) is to enrich society through ideas and action. They believe that all human beings have creative capacities that, when understood and supported, can be mobilised to deliver a 21st century enlightenment. They work to bring about the conditions for this change, not just amongst their diverse fellowship, but also in institutions and communities.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.thersa.org/

Address:
8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ, UK

Country:
United Kingdom

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Education Environment/Natural resources/ Energy Governance/Transparency International affairs/Development Law/Justice/Human rights Media/Culture/Sport Private sector development Social policy Technology/Innovation Trade/Economics/Finance
Geographics of focus
UK
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1753
Age (years)
Royal Society of Arts
 270
United Kingdom average
 35
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: William Shipley
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A Leader(s) (2021): Matthew Taylor
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2020): Matthew Taylor
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
Royal Society of Arts
 144
United Kingdom average
 33
Global average
 85
2020
Royal Society of Arts
 144
2019
Royal Society of Arts
 128
% Female staff
2021
Royal Society of Arts
 55%
United Kingdom average
 42%
Global average
 48%
2020
Royal Society of Arts
 49%
2019
Royal Society of Arts
 55%
% Female researchers
2021
Royal Society of Arts
 55%
United Kingdom average
 20%
Global average
 16%
2020
Royal Society of Arts
 55%
2019
Royal Society of Arts
 14%

Organisational performance

Publications
2020
Royal Society of Arts
 25
United Kingdom average
 32
Global average
 34
2019
Royal Society of Arts
 22
2018
Royal Society of Arts
 78
Financials
2020
Royal Society of Arts
 $17,081,570
United Kingdom average
 $44,258,277
Global average
 $199,878,320
2019
Royal Society of Arts
 $16,279,724
2015
Royal Society of Arts
 $15,132,457

Social

Facebook
Likes (2022)
Royal Society of Arts
 113,212
United Kingdom average
 49,455
Global average
 32,624
Likes (2021)
Royal Society of Arts
 110,579
Likes (2019)
Royal Society of Arts
 100,952
Twitter
Followers (2022)
Royal Society of Arts
 89,446
United Kingdom average
 37,280
Global average
 19,187
Followers (2021)
Royal Society of Arts
 87,468
Followers (2019)
Royal Society of Arts
 79,300
YouTube
Subscribers (2022)
Royal Society of Arts
755,000 
United Kingdom average
 11,939
Global average
 5,592
Subscribers (2021)
Royal Society of Arts
729,000 
Subscribers (2019)
Royal Society of Arts
694,000 
Vimeo
Subscribers (2019)
Royal Society of Arts
United Kingdom average
Global average
Subscribers (2016)
Royal Society of Arts
Instagram
Followers (2022)
Royal Society of Arts
 9,531
United Kingdom average
 20,787
Global average
 14,557
Followers (2021)
Royal Society of Arts
 7,200
Followers (2019)
Royal Society of Arts
 3,977
LinkedIn
Followers (2022)
Royal Society of Arts
 29,382
United Kingdom average
 11,166
Global average
 16,270
Followers (2019)
Royal Society of Arts
 18,379

Data notes

Last updated: 22/01/2022
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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