Plan your visit  Activities

Discover why coal forest fossils have cool patterns and how fossil fuels link to polyester. Then stitch your own fossil design!

Run by Sonja Andrew

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Step into the world of theatre in this fun, interactive 30-minute workshop for young people aged 9–16. This taster session offers a chance to explore performance, try creative activities and build confidence with stage@leeds Young Company – an inclusive and accessible creative space for young people interested in theatre.

Run by Steve Ansell

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Discover Qilin Dance, a vibrant tradition brought to Leeds by the Hakka community. Watch a live performance, then get involved and try the moves yourself.

Run by Xunnan Li

Make a small fabric collage using colourful fabric scraps. Turn leftover pieces from fashion production into a hanging design to display or take home.

Run by Dr Hye-Won Lim

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Join Ewan Stefani for a hands-on session and live performance exploring why the synthesizer has such a powerful hold on the music we love today!

Run by Ewan Stefani

From live music to theatre and art, discover the cultural side of campus. Plus, get involved in making art for Light Night Leeds this autumn.

Run by Cultural Institute

Most colours are man-made, but did you know that we can dye using natural materials like plants, fruits, insects, and even kitchen food waste?

Run by Colour4CRAFTS

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Head to HELIX, the University's makerspace, and get creative with our board game expert to design your very own game!

Run by Adam Dixon

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Find out how we have worked with Opera North to visualise sound using technology. Then create your own artwork by tracing your voice in space.

Run by Dr Katie Gardner

See how engineers solve real-life challenges! Discover how engineering helps disabled people live more easily, making a real difference to everyday life.

Run by Anthony Herbert

Discover the hidden world of concrete by experimenting with fun materials, colours, and mixtures to see how engineers design strong, creative, and sustainable buildings.

Run by Rhiannon Matthias

Come along to discover materials! We'll look at how different chocolates are similar to the types of materials that surround us.

Run by Nicole Hondow

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Drive a car, walk through a virtual city, or sit in a giant truck all without leaving the building. Find out how researchers are making roads safer for everyone.

Run by Ibrahim Ozturk

Find out how robots move and talk, then decide for yourself whether that makes them alive?

Run by Human Technology Laboratory

Discover your pelvic floor with simple models and fun games! See how pregnancy and birth affect it, and learn easy ways to keep it healthy and strong.

Run by Dr Liz Doxford-Hook

Try out some fun sports with our students including tag rugby, netball & rounders!

Run by Gryphons Abroad

Come along and go fishing for viruses! Pick a rod and see which ones you can catch.

Run by Richter Lab

Learn about the stages of a clinical trial and help us answer: What kind of chocolate makes people happier?

Run by Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research

Ever wondered what medicines really do inside your body? Join us on a virtual reality tour to find out, and take some science home with you in our goodie bags!

Run by Katie Simmons and Stephen Muench

Bad teeth can mean missed school days, but it doesn't have to be that way. Come and find out how to keep your teeth (and your attendance) in great shape.

Run by Haleema Rabeea

We walk down the street, climb steps, navigate obstacles and all kinds of complicated things without even thinking about it – but how?

Run by Reader-Harris Lab

A fun, family-friendly stand with gut-themed games, a poo escape room, and microbe science—plus a chance to discover: could you be a pathologist?

Run by Dr Susan Richman

Come learn how the heart works, what it does, and what to do if it goes wrong!

Run by Leeds Heart Beats

Discover how blood cells work and what happens when they clump together. Build your own blood clot and find out when sticking together is a good thing, and when it isn't.

Run by Leeds Thombosis Network

Blood vessels carry life-giving blood around your body – but what happens when genes and immune cells misbehave and make them swollen and inflamed? Come explore!

Run by Michal Zulcinski

Snowflakes as you've never seen them before! Discover how snowflakes form, see their unique shapes and uncover the science behind falling snow.

Run by Sarah Barr

Scientists can build cells outside the body, like tiny factories in a lab. Can these cells help us spot bad bugs and germs?

Run by Paul Beales

Decode a message to make a protein from DNA, just like your cells do. And take home your own ‘protein’ keychain!

Run by RiboCode

Do you have what it takes to be a future laser scientist? Play with lasers, learn about light and find out what scientists use them for!

Run by Thomas Gill

Knock down the nasty germs with your immune cells! Learn how your body fights infections.

Run by Tamara Humphries

Magnets seem to attract each other as if by magic, but how do they really work and how can we use them in technology?

Run by Timothy Moorsom

Inside every cell, tiny protein superheroes called the fixers repair, clean up and recycle keeping you healthy. Come and meet the crew keeping your body in top shape.

Run by Yvonne Nyathi

Do you want to learn about quantum technologies? Come and see how we can build the networks and computers of the future to create the quantum internet.

Run by Quantum Communications Group

Explore shapes, patterns and puzzles with our mathematicians — and discover how thinking differently about 2D and 3D shapes is at the cutting edge of real research.

The City of Maths is a two-year celebration of patterns, puzzles and play taking place across the whole of Leeds in 2026/2027. Find out more here: cityofmaths.co.uk

Run by City of Maths

Get hands on with the science of viruses — find out how they spread and what you can do to stop them.

Run by Herod Group

Learn how proteins — the molecules which make life possible — can behave badly in our brains and as medicines, and how our research could stop this!

Run by Leon Willis

Meet the cell repair team! Explore how DNA damage happens and how cells fix mistakes during DNA copying.

Meet Gaia and Maia, a giant puppet and an inquisitive child on a mission. Watch their street performance and discover how the natural world around us works together.

Run by Bev Adams

Mix and match props to power up! Discover how support, resources and teamwork help superheroes — and you — stay strong and succeed.

Run by Nour Kasasbeh

Join Mina the Mouse on her incredible blood journey! Discover how blood travels after donation and meet the many people involved, each with unique stories.

Run by Jieun Kim

Discover future foods! Learn how scientists are making proteins from plants, fungi and fermentation to help the planet and feed the world.

Run by National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre

Explore what makes you unique and discover how the many different identities across Leeds make it a brilliant place to grow up.

Run by Child Friendly Leeds

Travel the world in one stop! Learn to greet people in their language and discover their animals – are they different to yours?

Run by Ana Sevilla-Merino

Draw, imagine and play with languages and see what happens when you think about words in a completely different way.

Run by Siying Shen

Explore three future homes shaped by flooding, drought and new technologies! Sort everyday objects, test your ideas, and invent creative ways people might live well with water.

Run by Next Chapter Water Initiative

Explore the science behind how young minds think, feels and grow. You might be surprised by what you discover.

Run by Leeds Developing Minds Lab