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The largest Hackathon in the South West

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth

Saturday, January 31st, 8:00am

University of Exeter, Innovation Center

Over £500 in prizes!

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About Us

Organised by the Computer Science Society (EXCS) and Cyber Security Society (CyberSoc) of University Of Exeter, Hack South West is the most fun and enjoyable experience for students around the UK. Available to everyone from beginners to experts, this is a great opportunity to get into hackathons. Our welcoming atmosphere will surely encourage you to go to more!

We will run two events this year! Firstly in November there will be a Capture The Flag (CTF) competition, followed by the main hackathon event in February. The CTF will be a great way for anyone to get involved with problem solving and cybersecurity challenges, while the main hackathon will allow participants to build projects, learn new skills, and network with like-minded individuals. Both events include exceptional prizes and plenty of food to keep you going! To find out more about either event visit our registration website which you may find on this part of the website and also at the top!

Pictures from previous events

Our Events

What will you be doing during our events! Here you can find out more about both of our events!

Capture The Flag Event

Join us for an action-packed 12-hour Capture the Flag Hackathon on Friday, 8th November, hosted at the Innovation Centre, Phase 2. In this track, your cybersecurity knowledge will be pushed to the limit! With three exciting difficulties and 30 unique boxes to solve, there’s something for everyone. Every completed challenge will grant you a flag to unlock points at any moment during the hackathon. Explore hidden Easter eggs around the venue, meet our sponsors, and enjoy a full day of hacking, learning, and collaboration.

🕗 Schedule

Saturday

08:00

Registration Opens + Talk To Sponsors

08:30

Welcome Presentation

09:00

Hacking Begins

All Day

Explore Easter Eggs + Food!

21:00

Hacking Ends + Prizes

22:00

Event Close

🍕 Food and refreshments provided throughout the day!

🏆 Prizes

🥇 1st Place

£100
512GB SSD
PicoUSB
XXL Mouse Pads

🥈 2nd Place

£50
PicoUSB
Beanies

🥉 3rd Place

Thermos Bottles

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Hackathon Event

Join us for an exhiliarating 24-hour Hackathon on Saturday, 31st January to Sunday, 1st February, hosted at the Innovation Centre, Phase 2.

This year you will develop your own creative AI Agent solution in blockchain banking. We look out for solutions that incorporate a high level of technical and design choice to the problem at hand. Although, you will likely only work on this problem for a limited amount of time, we encourage you to continue to develop and deploy your solutions to either the web or other sources to both add to your portfolio and to further your own learning.

We will also try our very best to help you get started in this problem space. That is why we have lined up a series of workshops leading up to and during the event to help you build your skills and knowledge. We have also partnered with cloud service providers to offer you an abundance of free AI credits in hopes of assisting your development journey.

We are still working hard on organising this, please check out our socials for more information as it comes!

🕗 Schedule

Saturday