Durham HackDay
Durham University Computing Society
Prize Pool
£350
Location
Online
Status
Upcoming
Days Left
7 days
Date Range
Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 17, 2026
Submission Period
Mar 17, 2026
Categories
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).
Prize Breakdown
- 🏆 Grand Prize
- •£200
Schedule
2026-05-17
- •2026-05-17T16:00:00+00:00 - Hackathon begins
- •2026-05-17T20:00:00+00:00 - Hacking concludes
- •2026-05-17T20:30:00+00:00 - Keynote - by Edward Twiddy (Co-Founder, Atom bank)
- •2026-05-17T21:15:00+00:00 - Q&A - featuring Hammed Arowosegbe (Co-Founder, SwiftXR)
