List of hackathons in Lutterworth, United Kingdom in 2017

HackNotts is a 24 hour Hackathon hosted at the University of Nottingham. In October this year we will be returning for our fourth year! Join us for a weekend of hacking and fun in the stunning Jubilee Campus. But what is going to happen at the event? Over the 24 hours, people aged 16+ of all skill levels (you don't have to be a professional or a student! Just be lovely, passionate and interested in tech!) will come together to share ideas, and create new and awesome projects! (Not sure what a hackathon is? MLH have a great explanation here). There'll also be fun minigames, challenges and free food/drink to make sure you have an absolutely wonderful time. What should I bring? Apart from yourself, you will also need to bring laptops, chargers and some spare clothes if you want to sleep. Please note that all attendees will be subject to the MLH Code of Conduct. For more information about the event - see our website

Kids in the Luton area! Bring your parents and participate in the Glam Kids Hackathon & Startup Bash. You can also enroll in the Glam Chess and Coding classes for chess and coding, 3D modeling and printing, web design, ... and many more.

  HackTheMidlands 2.0 is a 24-hour, inclusive hackathon being hosted in Birmingham on the 23rd/24th September 2017 at Millennium Point. We're super excited to be back for our 2nd iteration, and we'd love to have y'all join us!  But what is going to happen at the event?   Over the 24 hours, people aged 14+ of all skill levels (you don't have to be a professional or a student! Just be lovely, passionate and interested in tech!) will come together to share ideas, and create new and awesome projects! (Not sure what a hackathon is? MLH have a great explanation here). There'll also be fun minigames, challenges and free food/drink to make sure you have an absolutely wonderful time. But I don't have any experience - I won't be any good!    Nonsense - Everyone has to start somewhere, and we will have mentors at the event to help you along. One of the most awesome qualities of hackathons is the sheer number of lovely people that you'll meet at them, so no matter your skill level or expertise, you'll always be able to have an awesome time, pick up loads of new skills, and make new friends!  

Networkers and hackers in Cambridgeshire! Cambridge Ahead invites you to sign up to participate in the #CambsNotspotter Hackathon. You'll be challenged to come up with innovative ways to help improve mobile connectivity in and around the county. You'll get access to the millions of mobile data points collected through Cambridge Ahead's #CambsNotspotter campaign.

Fintech data techies and coders in the Milton Keynes area! Xbean Consultants invites you to participate in their Fintech event UNDERSTAND YOUR CUSTOMER BETTER, A HACKATHON. You'll be challenged to come up with innovative ideas on how to understand customers better. You'll collaborate with like-minded individuals to conceive and prototype approaches that can leverage data to increase customer understanding.

MLH Hackcon is the official hackathon organizers' conference. It's an opportunity to meet the community, learn from one another, and to tackle the issues that we are facing together. With two full days of workshops, talks, and discussion sessions, new organizers can learn best practices for running a hackathon, and veteran organizers will share their experiences and help guide the next generation.

NHS Finance: Confused?   Join us at Stirchley Baths for a focused session of our Citizens Group. You can find out more about how local NHS services are funded and what challenges there are in your neighbourhood. Quiz our finance team colleagues through a creative, problem solving session. You must book to attend, but we will have the kettle on.   Got a question? Let us know in advance and we’ll try and answer it on the day. Contact details found below.    BSC CCG’s Citizens Group is a volunteer led platform that helps us shape our engagement and commissioning through open dialogue. To find out more go to our involvement page on our CCG website.    For more information about the event please contact us on bscccg.partnerships@nhs.net or 0121 255 0789

Data scientists, coders, business thinkers, designers, creative types! Are you interested in connected and autonomous vehicles? Transport Systems Catapult invites you to sign up for the IMCreate 2017 – Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Hackathon. You'll be faced with five connected and autonomous vehicle challenges and have the chance to win great prizes including £2,000 in cash! The top three teams will further develop their prototype solution and pitch it at the Showcase Final.

iSE, as part of their work leading the West Midlands Third Sector Innovation Network, is holding a taster half day 'hack' with West Midlands Academic Science Health Network and in partnership with RnR Organisation, for anyone interested in innovative solutions for mental health prevention. We invite third sector organisations, service users, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, healthcare professionals and the public to come along and work together on addressing these health and social care issues by designing and building digital or service solutions. Why come to #HackMentalHealth? #HackMentalHealth will bring together professionals, students, industry experts, and others in healthTech who are passionate about healthTech and building the future of mental health services, so come along to find new ideas, meet someone new, have fun, or simply learn a new skill that stretches you beyond your usual day-to-day life. Hacks are very fluid sessions where everyone has a voice and can collaborate to build and demonstrate inspirational, creative and innovative ideas to address a 'challenge of the day'. For this social hackathon we are looking at innovating to improve mental health across a range of topics such as... Mental support application for unemployed workers Supporting the mental health of long-term care workers Fostering well-being, stress reduction and sense of belonging during transition to full-time work Taking control of digital stress E-health interventions for indigenous mental health in the workplace Addressing the burden of addictions on the workforce with e-tool solutions Building accessible mental health literacy training and supports for under-resourced health-care workplace Developing a mental health support programme for prevention of major depression in workplaces Whether you are an expert or a newbie, we welcome you to join this event and work with your local health community to present your ideas for solutions to real-world problems. Challenges will be pitched at the kick off of the event, and attendees can pick one of the challenges to work on with a team. At the end of the hack, teams have the option to showcase their projects on stage.  Event information will be updated here over the next week but please register to attend and secure your place. Also, if you have a passion for a mental health topic, or a future hackathon topic, please email us with your thoughts info@i-se.co.uk. #HackMentalHealth  FAQs > Do I need to know how to code to join? Diversity is key in a team! Hackathons are focused on the creation that includes a variety of competencies. If you have any doubts, don’t hesitate to get in touch.  > I don’t have a team, can I join by myself? Teams will be formed on site so just bring yourself and meet the rest of the attendees at the pre-hack get together (details TBC) or at #HackMentalHealth itself.  > Do I need to bring my own laptop/PC? If you want to use them please bring your own computer, devices etc - only wifi will be provided. This event is kindly supported by the WMAHSN. This project is co-financed by the European Regional and Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative.

PhD students and freshwater scientists in the Oxford area! If you're interested in citizen science, then Earthwatch Institute invites you to participate in a research hackathon to be held at Oxford Brookes University. You'll collaborate with other participants to hack FreshWater Watch's citizen science-generated dataset on water quality in rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and wetlands. You'll work in a small team to explore a given research issue and use the FreshWater Watch dataset in conjunction with other accessible datasets in order to identify opportunities for freshwater ecology.