India, April 16 -- Lancaster University's family-friendly 'campus in the city' festival starts this Thursday (April 11).

Packed with a host of exciting activities, the three-day festival (April 11 to 13) to be held at various locations, will be officially launched at 10am at More Music in Morecambe by the Mayor of Lancaster, Coun Roger Dennison, and the University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), Professor Malcolm Joyce.

The ever-popular Baybeat Streetband will also get campus in the city off to a rousing start with an upbeat performance at the launch.

The festival is designed to showcase some of the University's amazing research projects so there's bound to be something to spark your curiosity with games, challenges, d...