List of hackathons in Didcot, United Kingdom in 2018

Fintech techies in the UK! You're invited to participate in the Fintech Week 2018 Blockchain Hackathon. The event is focused on two of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). You'll be challenged to come up with an innovative solution that uses Qi Women Currency to support SDG #5 “Gender Equity” in achieving solutions to SDG #2 No Hunger: Women and Ending World Hunger. Collaborate and compete for prizes, based on measures including originality, innovation, and scalability. A special “Quantum Leap SDG Prize" will be awarded solutions that deliver a minimum of 100X change result in the SDG aligned challenge being addressed, and that will affect the lives of at least one billion people by 2030.

Women and girls in the UK! If you're interested in representation in politics, you're invited to participate in the Women In Politics Hackathon. You will hear from some of the most inspirational women in UK politics. Then you'll be challenged to work in groups to come up with creative ideas -- from apps to campaigns, to curriculum change -- for how the representation of women in politics can be improved.

Are you concerned about the spread of fake news and hate speech? Interested in finding ways to change the way that news is shared online? Factmata invites you to attend A Sneak Peek Into Briefr: Tackling Fake News and Misinformation Online. You'll get a sneak peek into the Briefr news sharing platform and get to try out the platform and participate in a hackathon.

IT designers, programmers, developers, entrepreneurs, health care professionals, and VR techie enthusiasts in the UK! If you're interested in the application of VR to healthcare, then you should apply to participate in the VR4REHAB UK Hackathon. You'll get to network work and collaborate with like-minded individuals to come up with innovative new VR-applications that promote better function and outcomes for patients and children with disabilities. Come as a team, or join one at the event and pitch your project to compete for an award for the best ideas!

Connected and autonomous vehicle enthusiasts in the UK! You're invited to participate in the Meridian Hackathon to explore new possibilities to create, share and fuse Connected and Autonomous vehicles data. Come as a team, or join one at the event. You'll have the opportunity to network with experts from leading companies in the field. Prizes will be awarded for the best demonstration insights from CAV data sharing, the best demo of a digital twin, and the best design for CAV cybersecurity.

UK developers and techies -- university students, hobbyists, and corporate types! You're invited to participate in Hack The Trust #PTHack2018 -- a free 24-hour hack in partnership with The Prince's Trust. You'll be challenged to design and prototype new and innovative approaches that The Prince's Trust can use to help young people in challenging circumstances. Challenges to be addressed include but are not restricted to Bullying & Safeguarding, Education & Employment, Mental Health, and Family Areas.

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Girls and young women aged from 5 to 22! If you're interested in technology, then the Stemettes invite you to participate in Summer Fun with Oracle Academy & Stemettes. If you've ever played a video game or watched an animation, then come and learn how to make one yourself! Come explore and play in the creative, exciting world of technology. Those under 16 will need an adult with you!

Coders, designers, and entrepreneurs in the UK! You are invited to sign up to take part in the AngelHack London Hackathon 2018. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. There are no limits -- except to follow the Seamless Technology theme! So you can build an app that solves a social or environmental problem and positively impacts your local community -- you might win the Code For A Cause Impact Award. Or accept IBM's Call for Code challenge to improve logistics based on traffic and weather activity, or one of the challenges from AWS, FitBit, Consensys, and Agora! At the end of the Global Hackathon Series, the AngelHack Grand Prize will be awarded to the project that is innovative without limits and brings positive change to the world. Check out the tips page for advice on taking part in the AngelHack London Hackathon!

Join QA’s 7 hour hackathon and delve deeper into the world of AI. Whether you are an expert or a newbie in AI, we welcome you to join this event to prototype and find solutions to real-world problems. The challenges will be announced during the kick off of the event, you will be able to pick one of the challenges to work on with a team. After 7 hours of hacking, you will be able to showcase your projects to the judges where they will then pick the winning team! The day will give you the chance to bring your ideas to life. Not all attendees have to code or have much knowledge of coding, just bring your knowledge, an open mind and enthusiasm. Everybody in a team must purchase a ticket! Sign up and find out more here!