Inspiration dedicated to your success.

For 10 years, Future Index has helped Higher Education marketers stay ahead, sharing the latest global trends and benchmark case studies in a style designed to inspire, enthuse, and empower your teams.

Now, as we enter our second decade, we’re evolving. Just as our first Spark Report broke new ground in 2015, our improved membership models put you in control - flexible, scalable, and designed to deliver inspiration on your terms.

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Get the Future Index Essentials

Join by 14th February and access the world’s most forward‑thinking Higher Education marketing inspiration platform through to August 2026.

This is a pro-rata Essentials membership - designed for marketers who are looking to jump off the hamster wheel, escape the echo chamber, and absorb the wider inspiration to give their universities the edge.

Each university membership gives the team access to our renowned inspiration reports and webinars highlighting the very latest trends and examples of them in action - from the HE and wider worlds. It’s a way of providing inspiration and development, and the edge to create the best work, all for under £300 per month.

£1,995 + VAT

Full-year membership details for 2026-27 will be announced soon.

Pro-rata Essentials

Join now and your team will receive:

  • 4 Spark Reports (including our Summer Summit report)

  • Access to 4 Spark Webinars, bringing the reports to life

  • 2 Special Webinars focused on in-demand topics (previous Webinars have featured AI vs Human content, Student Value, and Activism)

  • Team-wide access through to August

£1,995 + VAT

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Turn inspiration into action: add Future Index Inspiration Sessions

Add an Online Inspiration Session

- Live Zoom or Teams session

- Curated inspiration showcase

- Facilitated team workshop

- Follow‑up summary and recommendations

£3,500 + VAT

(Includes Essentials membership through to August)

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Add an On-campus Inspiration Session

- In‑person, high‑energy session

- Curated inspiration showcase

- Facilitated team workshop

- Follow‑up summary and recommendations

£4,500 + VAT

(Includes Essentials membership through to August)

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Looking for deeper collaboration?

We also offer bespoke, premium packages designed for additional hands-on consulting, creative and strategic support.

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  • "The Spark Report is an invaluable resource for our marketing team. It brings together the best of Higher Education and out-of-sector inspiration, helping us keep pace with emerging trends and spark fresh thinking in our campaign planning. It’s a go-to tool for energising strategy and creativity across the team."

    – Charlotte Hopes, Head of Marketing, UWE Bristol

  • "Future Index is the source of so much insight and inspiration. With a small team, it’s hard to stay on top of everything - but they hand it to us on a creative platter. Their consultancy days have been invaluable, helping us overhaul our brand strategy and campaigns. We’ve seen real impact, with stronger identity and great feedback across the institution. I’m not sure what we’d do without them now."

    – Beth Hayes, Director of Marketing and Communications, St Mary’s University

  • “We truly value our partnership working with Future Index. They provide great insight and inspiration for projects and have helped us to map out a valuable approach to our student value proposition.”

    – Laura-Jane Gould, Director of Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University

  • "The University of Manchester have been a Future Index member from the start, benefitting from ‘sparks’ of inspiration for over 10 years. Our rationale for this partnership remains consistent - Future Index provide us with cost effective insight into the best engagement in our sector but also gets us thinking about the art of the possible. Over the years when we ourselves have been featured, this has also validated our thinking and gained our teams' recognition from our senior leaders for our ideas and the work we do."

    – Paul Govey, Head of Student Marketing, University of Manchester

  • "Future Index brings together global insight and creative foresight that helps the University of Glasgow to innovate and deliver sector-leading campaigns and collateral. We are proud to be founding members of Future Index and look forward to our ongoing partnership."

    – Rachel Sandison OBE, Deputy VC, External Engagement, University of Glasgow

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