List of hackathons in Cranfield, United Kingdom in 2018

Are you interested in the intersection of social science and data science? Do you want to use your coding and data analysis skills to tackle social science problems? Are you looking for career opportunities in technology? If the answer to any of those questions is yes, you should participate in the 1st LSE Computational Social Science Hackathon! The two-and-a-half day event will boast four computational social science challenges that will be solved by groups of approximately 10-12 participants each. On top of that you can expect exciting R and Python workshops by: Introduction to Version Control with GitHub: Amy Dickens, Wilhelm Klopp; GitHub Machine Learning with Google Cloud AutoML Vision: Marc Cohen; Google Dive into dplyr: Grace Meyer; Oxera Consulting & R-Ladies London Quantiative Text Analysis with quanteda: Kohei Watanabe; LSE Introduction to SNA and Network Visualisation in R: Sílvia Majó-Vázquez; University of Oxford Applied Predictive Modelling with caret: Gokhan Ciflikli; LSE Moreover, there will be an intersectional tech careers panel featuring: Mariama Boumanjal, Solutions Consultant at Google, Chanuki Seresinhe, Doctoral Researcher at the Alan Turing Institute, Anna Louise Schröder, Senior Data Science at XL Catlin and a workshop on how to land a data science job by Ela Osterberger (Director of Analytics, Deliveroo), providing you with an invaluable opportunity to explore and learn from their career trajectories and kick-start your own tech career. Each participant will be provided with $50 worth of Google Cloud credits that are good for the duration of the event. Stay tuned for the unveiling of our challenges in the upcoming weeks at cssatlse.com! Mariama Boumanjal Google Solutions Consultant Gokhan Ciflikli LSE PhD Candidate Marc Cohen Google Cloud Developer Advocate Amy Dickens GitHub Campus Expert Wilhelm Klopp GitHub Campus Expert Sílvia Majó-Vázquez University of Oxford Research Fellow Grace Meyer Oxera Consulting Data Scientist Ela Osterberger Deliveroo Director of Analytics Anna Louise Schröder XL Catlin Senior Data Scientist Chanuki Seresinhe Alan Turing Institute Doctoral Researcher Kohei Watanabe LSE Post-Doctoral Fellow

For scientists, problem-solvers and innovators. NOTE: This page refers to two separate events. The Design Thinking workshop will take place on Saturday 14th April 2018. The Paediatric Innovation Hackathon will take place on Saturday 12th May 2018.  Registrations of interest are now closed: please register for individual events to secure your space. Design Thinking Workshop Paediatric Innovation Hackathon In Spring 2018, Innovation Forum Oxford will be launching the Oxford Paediatric Innovation Hackathon in partnership with “Thinking of Oscar” and Triteq. The Hackathon will build on the innovative foundations shared at the Leaders Conference (IFLC2017), and will focus on solving challenging paediatric health problems identified at the IFLC2017 “Thinking of Oscar” and Triteq booths.  In preparation, Innovation Forum Oxford brings you the opportunity to enter the world of Design Thinking and add an inavluable new tool to your problem-solving repertoire. Discover how this human-centric process can transform your idea from potential to reality and help solve real-life challenges in paediatric health.  If you are interested in updates on workshops and Hackathon details, pre-register now for free. INNOVATION FORUM PARTNERS: INNOVATION FORUM OXFORD LOCAL PARTNERS: About the Innovation Forum The Innovation Forum seeks to promote innovation by building bridges between academia, industry and government and linking innovative minds across disciplines.  They are a global network of researchers and entrepreneurs active at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, London, Edinburgh, Copenhagen, Lausanne, Barcelona, Hong Kong and Tokyo.  For more information, please visit: www.inno-forum.org

Join us on Friday 13th of April for an impactful day full of learning and fun activities! For the first time in London, over 50 girls, aged 11 to 18 years from the most disadvantaged communities of London are invited to the Embassy of Argentine in the UK to learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, practice Design Thinking, explore the Kano Computer Kit, the iamtheCODE iDEA Curriculum and create with technology and code. Our aim is to address the STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Arts, and Design) skills shortage in the UK, to inspire the next generation of young women, as well as push for economic empowerment and inclusion through technology. Girls must be accompanied by a teacher or an adult if under 16. All food and transportation will be provided. Agenda:   9:00 - 9:15      LET’S GO! Welcome & Intros 9:15 - 9:30      Welcome Mariéme Jamme (Founder of iamtheCODE) 9:30 - 9:45      Welcome Facundo A. Santiago (Cultural Affairs) 9:45 - 12:15    Decoding the Global Goals: Sustainable Development Goals Deep Dive and Design Thinking Overview  12:15 - 13:15 Lunch / Mentor mingling, learning and connection 13:15 - 15:15 Bringing it together - Design Thinking, Technology, and the SDGs Girls get into groups and pick their SDG challenges They apply their learnings on Design Thinking to start with empathy, defining their specific problem, and ideating around their solutions with technology Groups start to create their presentations Techstars: Create, don’t just consume Assemble Kano Computer Kits - Why Creating and Not Just Consuming is Important Enter Make Art - Start Basic Challenges 15:15 - 17:00 Finish prototype & Presentation prep Pitching & Judging Girls share their solutions to the panel of judges.  ******* By the end of the day, participants will have had the opportunity to: Decode the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (also known as the Global Goals) and understand key indicators that could drive change Get hands-on with the Design Thinking framework to build technology solutions related to the SDGs: Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test Make technology and create with code using Kano Kits Work in groups in order to use technology to design a solution to raise awareness around or address specific SDGs - including Goal 4, Goal 5 and Goal 13 (Quality Education, Gender Equality, and Climate Action). Win a prize to take to their respective schools The Cost Free Get in touch  Please email Mariéme Jamme at marieme@iamthecode.org or Ikram Alasow ikram_a@iamthecode.org for more information about the event.

The word ageing can mean different things... living for many years, growing wise and mature - and also senescence, the mysterious process of deterioration in later life that leads to a gradual decline in our health, late-life diseases and eventually the ending of our lives. Thanks to advances in the treatment of infectious disease, people are living longer now, such that senescence is now the main cause of disease worldwide. But unlike infectious disease, the causes of ageing (senescence) remain poorly understood by scientists. Recent advances in the science of ageing are starting to reveal the causes of ageing, and to suggest treatments that could begin to stave off the ravages of senescence, which would allow us (or at least, future generations) to maintain better health in later life. Speaker: David Gems, Professor of Biogerontology, Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London David Gems is a British geneticist and biogerontologist. He is Professor of Biology of Ageing at University College London where he is also Deputy Director of the Institute of Healthy Ageing. Panel discussion: Mary Matthews Founder of Memrica Memrica is a tech for good company helping active people remember what matters most, to boost confidence, maintain social connections and prolong independence. Thomas Tredinnick CEO of Ally Smart Care Ally, the smart home device for caregivers, keeps families connected and monitors changes in seniors' routines to detect danger or decline in health. Academy London, a Google Space is one of the more recent customisable additions to Google's spaces in London.  Academy London is a unique events venue that supports Google’s education, innovation, and collaboration activities. It is a very adaptable space that hosts and showcases workshops, trainings, upskilling sessions, hackathons and the Google Digital Academy's very own masterclasses for our largest customers. Our primary aim is to strengthen partnerships with key clients and influencers by sharing our knowledge and passion for digital skills through world-class trainers. In doing so, inspiring our clients’ perceptions of digital transformation have been transformed , influencing their approach to their individual business strategies and positively impacting their own customers.

Scientists, problem-solvers, and innovators in and around Oxford! If you're passionate about how technology can be used to advance paediatric health, then you're invited to participate in Innovation Forum Oxford's Paediatric Innovation Hackathon & Design Thinking event. You'll be challenged to apply your creativity to solving identified paediatric health problems.

Dear guests and friends of UPF As you may know we have a Young Achievers Group who are chosen from amongst the young people recommended to us by the network of UPF Ambassadors for Peace. This group have already deservedly been awarded Young achiever award because of their public mindedness, efforts and activities over the past few years. In the past this group has worked to support refugees in feeling welcome in the UK and to encourage young adults to engage with parliamentarians among other things. Currently their efforts are focused on mental health, particularly the stigma surrounding it which prevents people, but especially young adults, from discussing it and seeking the support they need. It is our view that although professional advice should always be sought, just being able to talk freely about your mental state will have a positive impact. The young achievers’ passion for challenging the stigma around mental health issues is driven by the loss of Matteo’s girlfriend’s sister whom committed suicide during the Christmas Holidays 2017. Matteo is the founder of ShoutOutUK and a Young Achiever. The issues surrounding mental health are broad and varied but after a brainstorming session we came to the conclusion that it is because of the stigma around mental health that prevents people, especially young people, from seeking help. The stigma itself is a complex issue and it is also through the brainstorming session that we decided to tackle by doing a hackathon. A hackathon is interactive and combines group work with individual contributions; where any and every idea is explored. Individuals silently write each of their ideas on how to overcome the stigma onto post-it notes in two minutes and these are discussed in small groups to decide the two best ones, and these are then presented to everyone. Each team will be supported by at least one planning committee member (young achiever) as well as one speaker/professional. The beauty of this arrangement is that after the hackathon there will be support (including the availability of our head quarter’s premises to be arranged by UPF) to meet and continue formulating solutions and plan spin-off events. Our hackathon is also interspersed with speeches from:  Elham Fardad, EY Senior Manager will share her challenges in her teenage years Mary Keightley, Resilience coach will speak on “why resilience matters? How to rewire our brain from pessimism to optimism?” and “Managing anxiety, sadness and anger in myself and others”. Joanna Squire, Psychiatric Nurse will share her journey from having undiagnosed bipolar mental condition and facing multiple challenges to understanding her problem and changing her career to helping others as a psychiatric nurse. We will also have a representative from the mental health charity SANE And a Representative from 1 in 4 Mental Health charity counsellors to say a few words from their perspective. We hope that you will join us in finding a way to stem the mental health epidemic that is affecting today’s youth on the 7th April at 43 Lancaster Gate, London. The event starts from 1030am and refreshments will be available. Please contact us to let us know if you will be attending. We would like to hear from you regardless of your decision. Our contact details can be found below.  Also note that while all those interested in the topic are welcome, priority is given to young adults (18-30) and their families and friends.  Yours sincerely, Robin Marsh / Margaret Ali                         Matteo Bergamini                                  Dominic Hoyte                      UPF Directors                                             Founder and CEO, ShoutOutUK           YA Co-ordinator, UPF               07956210768 / 077 2302 4750 Universal Peace Federation – UK    www.uk.upf.org pa@uk.upf.org  Office Tel: 44 (0) 207 262 0985 Twitter: @ukUPF   UPF is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

Build awesome Musical experiences, with all the support you need. At the hackathon over the weekend, you will use your technical and creative skills to make something wonderful, engaging and musical - anything you build will be awesome. We'll provide you with food, drink, electricity and internet, so that you can get on with the real work - making cool and engaging projects! As well as access to our carefully curated Hacksmiths Hardware Lab, expect support from mentors and even more useful workshops for the duration of the event.

Techies with a background in engineering, software development, or biology! Are you interested in the application of technology to agriculture! If so, then you are invited to participate in the >sudo : grow hackathon! Space is limited, so be sure to apply soon! You'll be challenged to design and prototype digital solutions to one of the most pressing issues facing the agricultural industry today -- in an area such as vertical farming, non-chemical crop protection, or poultry management. Come and create an innovative solution and compete for recognition and terrific cash prizes!

#HACKUX is on!  Learn More here: https://mobileuxlondon.com/events/hackux-amazon-voice-designing/ Hackathon – Designing Voice Interactions with Alexa How can we use Alexa to improve the lives of people across the UK and to have a positive impact? At our latest Hackathon ‘Amazon Voice Designing’, Mobile UX London (MUXL) has partnered with Amazon to host an event at their new Shoreditch HQ. We’re inviting teams to join our Amazon Hackathon to practically learn about using Alexa Skill to develop products that have benefits for society as a whole. Are you up for the challenge? The Amazon Alexa team focuses on bringing user-delighting, voice-activated experiences to its customers. Voice can be used anywhere where humans and machines need to communicate, from smart homes to toys and wearables. Systems like Alexa are an early sign of a massive shift in how we interact with machines, but what’s next? How about interoperability? How can we use Alexa to design products that interact with each other? We’re looking for teams with a range of skills, so whether you’re a designer, developer, security expert, a business developer or product manager, we want you! -------------- Interested in Voice / Alexa, In conjunction with Amazon, we are running a 'Voice Designing Interactions' training course starting in May Click here for more details What previous attendees have said: Karen, Freelance Designer “I have learnt that UX is a lot to do with psychology, communication, deep listening, understanding and empathising with your clients/stakeholders/customers. I hope to be able to apply this to everything I do” Neil Mather, Product Manager "The biggest takeaway is that UX exercises your creativity and puts you in an excellent state of mind. It helped that the teacher was very passionate about her subject."

The Amazon Alexa team focuses on bringing user-delighting, voice-activated experiences to its customers. Voice can be used anywhere where humans and machines need to communicate, from smart homes to toys and wearables. Systems like Alexa are an early sign of a massive shift in how we interact with machines, but what’s next? How about interoperability? How can we use Alexa to design products that interact with each other?