06/10/2026
The work of Uncertain Futures continues…
Flashback to a summer's day in July when 18 people from the Uncertain Future's Advisory team and the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group at University of Manchester went to London for a two-day impact visit.
On Friday 10 July, the Uncertain Futures team hosted a Roundtable UCL with experts and academics thinking about the impact of the research generated throughout the Uncertain Futures project and how this supports policy change.
Day two on Saturday 11 July, involved the team attending and delivering a workshop at The Coming of Age Symposium Wellcome Collection accompanying the current exhibition. The day of panel discussions, tours and workshops explored how greater longevity is playing out in societies today, and how they can adapt to ensure we all age better. Being part of these conversations with Manchester communities who have co-created this work was a powerful legacy of what happens when art and research come together.
Thanks to Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of Manchester for making this visit possible.
The Coming of Age featuring Uncertain Futures is on until 29 November at Wellcome Collection.
Uncertain Futures is an art and research project led by Suzanne Lacy with Manchester Art Gallery, Unversity of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and an Advisory Group of 14 women leaders.
Images 1-3: Kathleen Arundell, Wellcome
Images 3-6: Soup Collective
