ImaginationLancaster is an open and exploratory design-led research lab at Lancaster University, which works with LICA (Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts) and InfoLab21, the centre of IT excellence in Northwest England.
The relationship between ImaginationLancaster and FutureEverything was nominated for the Arts & Business Award 2010.
FutureEverything offers Lancaster University an interface to various stakeholders and publics, including the local and international digital and creative sector, and a platform for research, knowledge transfer, public engagement, student learning, and student recruitment.
FutureEverything forms part of the research environment at Lancaster University. The FutureEverything collaboration was part of Lancaster’s RAE2008 submission for which Art and Design at Lancaster was rated in the top 3 for research in Art and Design in the UK.
“There is a very close link between Lancaster University and FutureEverything through ImaginationLancaster. This collaboration with FutureEverything facilitates the testing of research ideas in the wild, and results from beneficial insights for all parties. It is a mutually beneficial partnership and ImaginationLancaster supports the continued development of FutureEverything.” – Professor Rachel Cooper, OBE