The Social Futures Observatory has at its heart a philosophy of collaborative, community based research, drawing together a wide range of researchers and practitioners to think and explore the challenges facing society over the next 10 years and beyond.
CeMoRe undertakes a range of research programmes and projects exploring the mobile world with reference to a range of mobilities including people, objects, capital and information. It was one of the UK's leading study centres.
Based at Lancaster University, the IAS is an international centre of excellence for inter-disciplinary and post disciplinary research in the social sciences and management. It combines two 6* rated research departments, the Lancaster University Management School and Sociology.