Richard Sandford

Richard Sandford is a Professor of Heritage Evidence, Foresight and Policy at UCL’s Institute for Sustainable Heritage, where his research explores the relationship between heritage and the future. Before joining UCL, Richard led foresight teams in the UK Civil Service, helping strategy groups across government work with long-term change and uncertainty through scenario planning and horizon scanning, and worked with UNESCO Foresight developing the concept of futures literacy. 

At NEMO’s European Museum Conference 2026, Richard Sandford will facilitate the workshop "Reframing museum futures: From imagination to action" on Tuesday, 13 October