Third instalment of the MLH Student Hackathon at the University of Sheffield, open to students across the world.

Hackathon

We're hosting the third installment of our Student Hackathon in the University of Sheffield, open to students across the country! We provide the WiFi, power, and food while teams of hackers create something new and exciting.

Venue

This year, we're moving into a new home to cope with our new capacity. 38 Mappin Street is a newly reopened building nearby the Diamond with a much bigger capacity.

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Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

£2,707 in prizes

Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device

Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c + power source

Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS

$30 Amazon Gift Cards

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kits

Best Use of .tech Domain

Amazon Gift Cards

Change Banking for Good by Capital One

Arduino Kits

Best use of Skyscanner API

£100 travel vouchers

Making something better, easier, or more accessible by SkyBet

Amazon Echo Dots

Best use home automation or IoT devices within student accommodation by Ask4

Amazon Gift Cards

Best use of geospatial data by Chersoft

Amazon Echo Dots

Team most likely to change the world by epiGenesys (2)

Selection of Tech Books

First Prize

Video Projectors

Second Prize

Anker Speakers

Third Prize

Drones

Best Hardware Hack

Raspberry Pi 3 B

Funniest Hack

Unicorn Mugs

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Eligibility

Team of 1-4 people. Must be at university, or have graduated since 14th October 2016.

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Both idea and implementation