Durham University Computing Society — Hackathon
Durham HackDay
Building projects and tech startups in 5 hours. Hosted in collaboration with Entrepreneurs Durham, DU Venture Lab, and CompSoc.
Prize Pool
£350
Location
Online
Duration
1 day
Date
Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 17, 2026
About the Hackathon
Building projects and tech startups in 5 hours. Hosted in collaboration with Entrepreneurs Durham, DU Venture Lab, and CompSoc.
Durham Build Dayis a 4-hour mini-hackathon sprint onTuesday, May 17th (16:00–21:30)at theVenture Lab. A collaboration betweenAtom bank,Entrepreneurs Durham, andCompSoc, the event challenges top builders to create startup-ready projects for a chance to win up to£200.Schedule & Highlights16:00: Hackathon begins.20:00: Hacking concludes.20:30: Keynote byEdward Twiddy(Co-Founder, Atom bank).21:15: Q&A featuringHammed Arowosegbe(Co-Founder, SwiftXR).
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
£350
Currency
GBP
Start
Mar 16, 2026
End
Mar 17, 2026
Duration
1 day
Prize Breakdown
Overall Prize
- -Up to £200
Schedule
2026-05-17
Hackathon begins
Hacking concludes
Keynote
by Edward Twiddy (Co-Founder, Atom bank)
Q&A
featuring Hammed Arowosegbe (Co-Founder, SwiftXR)
Organized by Durham University Computing Society
Online · Ended
Timeline
Mar 16, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
Mar 17, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.