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5 October, 2026 Latest

Finding My Own Route into Law: An Apprentice Solicitor’s View

LIFI Futures asks a question plenty of young people in Leeds will recognise: why does no one talk about apprenticeships?

Finding My Own Route into Law: An Apprentice Solicitor’s View
5 October, 2026 Insights

Why Leeds is the UK’s first City of Maths

Supermarkets, rugby matches, park events and now the Festival of Ideas. City of Maths explains why it's taking numbers out of the classroom, and why Leeds is the right place to do it.

Why Leeds is the UK’s first City of Maths
22 September, 2026 Latest

LIFI Futures is complete. Meet the final two events

Apprenticeships and the job market. The last two additions to the LIFI26 programme put employers, educators and young people in the same room, and both are free for schools and colleges.

LIFI Futures is complete. Meet the final two events
10 September, 2026 Field notes

Molly’s Dad – a new film

A father, a letter, and the question nobody should have to answer. A new film from C81 Studios, released ahead of LIFI26.

Molly’s Dad – a new film
8 September, 2026 Latest

LIFI Futures: a bigger platform for young Leeds

Young LIFI is back for 2026, renamed, expanded to four events and built around the questions that actually shape young people’s lives in this city.

LIFI Futures: a bigger platform for young Leeds
8 September, 2026 Latest

Olivia Bentley and Johnny I’Anson join Are Kids Still Part of the Plan?

Olivia Bentley and Johnny I’Anson join Are Kids Still Part of the Plan?

Olivia Bentley and Johnny I’Anson join Are Kids Still Part of the Plan?
27 August, 2026 Field notes

The news agenda moved on. The atmosphere didn’t.

Climate had slipped down the running order. Then the government sent an emergency alert to millions of phones. It sets the scene for one of LIFI26's most urgent conversations.

The news agenda moved on. The atmosphere didn’t.
23 August, 2026 Insights

The hardest conversation is still the one we avoid

The most recent figures on suicide in England are a reminder of why silence is so costly, and why LIFI26 is putting the conversation on stage.

The hardest conversation is still the one we avoid