About the challenge
This will be a one day hackathon on Saturday 21st November from 9am to 5pm. The overall theme is University Equality. Within teams of 4, you will compete to build solutions that can give users support in maximising their time at university, regardless of their starting point.
University is full of opportunities, communities and support, but not every student can experience them equally. Some students face barriers that make it harder to navigate university, participate in activities, find their people or access opportunities that could shape their future.
There are solutions out there already that can give you some ideas. Here are some examples:
- UniBuddy connects prospective and current student with their university communities.
- AccessAble provides detailed accessibility information about buildings and venues
- Blackbullion tackles financial pressure by making financial support easier to understand
Of course, the options are endless for you. Your solution could be for the students to use individually, or the university to integrate across the board. It could be an app, website, game, piece of hardware - whatever you want it to be.
Get started
Sign up with your team, or find a team on the day. Everyone of all skill levels is welcome, as this is a beginner friendly hackathon.
Requirements
What to Build
We expect functioning prototypes of projects that address a barrier within the university experience. We highly value creativity and innovation, and encourage teams to think about how everyday experiences at university could be made better for the disadvantaged.
Your project does not need to be a finished product, but the core idea and functionality should be demonstrated clearly. We want to see how your solution can make a meaningful difference to someone's university experience.
What to Submit
Submit a 3 minute recording of your project which must include a demo as well as a presentation. The video should explain the problem you are solving, demonstrate your prototype, and show how your project fits the University Equality theme.
Your submission will be judged based on the project shown in the video.
Prizes
Giftcard
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Judges
Avid Alizadeh
CS Soc Treasurer
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Participants will be judged on how creative they are and how they apply that creativity to their project. -
Implementation
Participants will be scored on how they have implemented and built their projects. How well their projects work, as well as the features that they have implemented -
Impact
Participants will be scored on how impactful their project is and how the project aims to solve a gap or problem -
Technical depth
Participants will be judged on their choice of tools and architecture for their project and how appropriate it would be to their problem. Participants will also be expected to justify their technical decisions when asked.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager