Michael Hulme
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This Centre specialises in understanding current and emergent social trends, mainly in relation to technologies, particularly technologies of communication. It is primarily interested in broadly based strategic issues.
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.
Metaply is a client centred research consultancy specifically established to bring together the latest, most robust thinking in socio-cultural and media and technology issues.
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.
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.
MSIF has funds totalling £127m under management for the benefit of growing businesses in the Merseyside Region. Its funds include management of the £27million Seed Fund which works to develop innovation, concepts and University spin out ventures.
Artilium is a provider of unified communications solutions. For over 10 years it has been an industry leader in innovative software solutions designed to draw together modes of communication.
A research consultancy company specialising in Brand/Customer interaction-the customer experience. A commercial funded organisation working directly for clients to academic standards.