Thank you to the hundreds who joined us for an incredible day of discovery at More Music in Morecambe in April 2026.
Campus in the City is Lancaster University’s vibrant celebration of research in the heart of the community - designed especially to spark curiosity in young people, while offering something inspiring for all ages. It’s a chance to showcase the brilliant work of our researchers in fun, hands‑on ways that brings learning to life.
With 18 hands‑on activities, families built, explored, experimented and played their way through everything from robots and VR to AI challenges and local history.
Campus in the City is Lancaster University’s vibrant celebration of research in the heart of the community - designed especially to spark curiosity in young people, while offering something inspiring for all ages. It’s a chance to showcase the brilliant work of our researchers in fun, hands‑on ways that brings learning to life. This year, at More Music in Morecambe, we had 18 hands‑on activities where families built, explored, experimented and played their way through everything from robots and
Brilliant to see knowledgeable people sharing with the wider community
Nearly 700 people attended the day at More Music
All our activities have something to get hands on with.
The sun was out so our physics department brought their solar powered lego cars.
Dipping flowers into liquid nitrogen with the physics department.
A chance for a calming activity, weaving a wall hanging
Can you tell a real face from an AI generated one.
Using playdoh to recreate the muscles in a face
Bay beat performed at the start of the day
Our VR headsets gave people the chance to experience the Northern Lights in virtual reality.
Scroll down to hear from visitors to this year's Campus in the City about what they, and their kids, enjoyed about the day.
If you're in doubt about coming, just come, bring the kids, it's a great day out
It's brilliant, mixing with all the researchers. They're so welcoming so friendly... fantastic atmosphere
The range of things the have have done, learnt, seen, has been brilliant. They've loved it!
See what we got up to at Campus in the City in previous years
