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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
21 August, 2026 Field notes

The baby bust is global. Nobody fully knows why

A new Sky News film on collapsing fertility rates sets the scene for one of LIFI26's biggest conversations.

The baby bust is global. Nobody fully knows why
11 August, 2026 Field notes

They banned it. The kids didn’t stop.

Australia's world-first ban on social media for under-16s was meant to settle the argument. The first hard data has only sharpened it, and one of LIFI26's biggest panels is picking it up.

They banned it. The kids didn’t stop.
6 August, 2026 Latest

Two new additions to the LIFI26 programme

Tasha Ghouri joins Dame Evelyn Glennie, and Rachel Riley leads a new maths event

Two new additions to the LIFI26 programme