Welcome to birmingHack 2.0!

Hackathons are returning to the Midlands, and birmingHack is leading the way!

birmingHack is a 24-hour hackathon held at the University of Birmingham's Computer Science building.

Theme

You can compete in multiple categories, but the main theme for this hackathon is Project Lazarus. While the theme may be up to interpretation, we encourage you to think about future growth, sustainability, and innovation when creating your project!

Requirements

What to Build

The main hackathon theme is Project Lazarus. If you're aiming for the main prize, this will be the theme you want to consider when making your project as it will be taken into account during judging. However, you are not required to follow this theme outside of this category. 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

7 non-cash prizes
[birmingHack] 1st Place - Best Hack
1 winner

Portable battery. Given to each member of the team.

[birmingHack] - Best Newcomers
1 winner

Arduino. Given to each member of the team.

[Hackathons UK] Hackiest Hack
1 winner

Build something over-the-top over engineered and held together with string. Use your imagination. Our favourite project will win Shark Plushes for each team member.

[Hackathons UK] Best Use of AI Agents on Arm
1 winner

Develop an innovative AI agent running on Arm hardware—from mobile devices to cloud servers! This challenge encourages leveraging LLMs, either on-device or via API, to create practical solutions. Show us the best use of AI agents on Arm and win a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W kit! Learn more at https://hackuk.org/arm

[CSS] - Most Fun Hack
1 winner

Djungelskog soft toy from Ikea. Given to each member of the team.

[AlgoSoc] - AI for tackling misinformation
1 winner

Logitech keyboard. Given to each member of the team.

[AFNOM] - Capture the Flag
1 winner

Greggs voucher. Given to each member of the team.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Computer Science Society (CSS)

Computer Science Society (CSS)

AlgoSoc

AlgoSoc

AFNOM

AFNOM

Tom Nudd

Tom Nudd
Hackathons UK

Judging Criteria

  • Theme
    How well does the project adhere to the category's theme?
  • Creativity/Innovation
  • Technical Ability
    Is the project technically impressive? Did the team learn something new?
  • Does it work?
    it's on the tin

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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