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Unlock the transformative power of design at the Festival of Futures.

Flagship events, workshops and an exhibition of cutting-edge design research drawn from four centres of design research excellence across the UK, 8-15th March 2024 at Lancaster University.

Flagship event: Imagination now & next, 8th March 2024

Join us as ImaginationLancaster and our partners showcase and explore the transformative power of design research, the difference we have made and how we can collaboratively design for a better tomorrow. Discover more here

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Flagship event: The Future is a work in progress, 15th March 2024

Embark upon a journey of discovery as we share the culmination of five years dedicated pursuit of knowledge, funded through a groundbreaking initiative by Research England in 2019. During this time four centres of design-research excellence across the UK applied their expertise to work at the intersection of design and global challenges. Discover more here

The future is a work in progress exhibition, 8-15th March 2024

Glimpse possible futures of designing for a world in constant flux. An exhibition of cutting-edge interdisciplinary design research from four design-research centres of excellence across the UK. Discover more here

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