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Visions for the future | LSE Festival exhibition

Hosted by LSE Festival: Visions for the Future

In-person public event (Great Hall, Marshall Building)

What will our futures look like? Featuring research from across the social sciences, this year’s Festival exhibition will explore the people and communities, innovative technologies, challenges of today, and lessons from the past that are shaping the world to come.

On display:

  • The impact of natural disasters
  • Children's visions of digital futures
  • AI-led interviews, the future of research?
  • Insecure lives
  • Homelessness in focus
  • Perceptions and misperceptions of inequality
  • The new facts of life
  • No shark fins in soup
  • How can understanding data help us tackle complex problems?
  • Competing visions of the future on the Magdalena River, Colombia
  • Tackling global health challenges with 100x
  • Gawi - a Rarámuri message in virtual reality

Drop in to the launch reception on Monday 16 June from 12-2pm to meet some of the researchers whose work is featured in the exhibition.

More about this event

This event is part of the LSE Festival: Visions for the Future running from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 June 2025, with a series of events exploring the threats and opportunities of the near and distant future, and what a better world could look like. Booking for all Festival events will open on Monday 19 May.  

Hashtag for this event: #LSEFestival   

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This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. The exhibition will be open from 10am to 5pm from Monday 16 to Friday 20 June, and 10am to 1pm on Saturday 21 June.  From Monday 23 June to Friday 4 July it will continue to be open to LSE staff, students and alumni.

For any queries contact us at events@lse.ac.uk.

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