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Exploring how design-led research can support greener, more resilient futures for island and coastal communities.
2025 – Present
A thematic approach
2023 – 2025
One vision, five work packages.
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Space for researchers, designers, artists and creative practitioners to collaborate, experiment and learn.
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About Future Island-Island
A collaborative project led by Ulster University, with Queen’s University, The Glasgow School of Art, University of the Arts London
Why Rathlin Island?
Northern Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island, Rathlin is a place shaped by weather, story, and memory.
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Connecting academic research with lived experience, practical making and community knowledge.
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Research
Project Overview
Exploring how design-led research can support greener, more resilient futures for island and coastal communities.
2025 – Present
A thematic approach
2023 – 2025
One vision, five work packages.
Fellowships
Space for researchers, designers, artists and creative practitioners to collaborate, experiment and learn.
About
About Future Island-Island
A collaborative project led by Ulster University, with Queen’s University, The Glasgow School of Art, University of the Arts London
Why Rathlin Island?
Northern Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island, Rathlin is a place shaped by weather, story, and memory.
Our People
Connecting academic research with lived experience, practical making and community knowledge.
Glossary
Journal
Events
Resources
Get Involved
View our YouTube channel
View our images on Instagram
Follow us on LinkedIn
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