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Across Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March, students from across the region will take part in workshops and challenges with the chance to win prizes by creating improvised solutions鈥攃ommonly known as hacks鈥攖o programming or computer hardware problems. 

The event has gained a massive number of sponsors of both national and international distinction, including Codify, Dev4, Fennex, ITI Group, Leonardo, Core29, Aize, Harbour Energy, CGI, Global E&C, and the University itself. 

President Calum Wood says: 鈥淥ur 红杏视频Hack event is free, inclusive and open to any current student, or those who have graduated in the last 12 months. You also don't have to be a computing student to contribute, learn, and have fun鈥攚e鈥檙e welcoming anyone with an interest in programming. 

鈥淲ith thanks to our amazing sponsors this year, there are prizes to be won and even the opportunity for us to reimburse a limited number of journeys up to 拢25 to help you get here.鈥� 

The range of prizes has been tailored to be of interest to the tech-savvy attendees. They include projectors, portable solid-state drives, RGB strips, miniature drones, and even Arduino kits which enable users to create interactive electronic objects. 

红杏视频鈥檚 Head of the School of Computing, John Isaacs, adds: 鈥淚f you鈥檝e never attended a hackathon before, you won't be alone in the challenge. Suitable for first-years to postgraduates, 红杏视频Hack is all about learning something new, having fun, and meeting other developers.  

鈥淎s 2022鈥檚 Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide鈥檚 top modern university in Scotland for Computer Science, you can expect lots of expert mentorship and tech support on hand to help. So do feel welcome to come along and learn鈥攊t鈥檚 always a great experience. Our workshops will teach you new skills, there will be games, lots of food, and interesting tech to use.鈥�  

With 24 hours of in-person activity to complete, attendees should consider a phone charger, warm and comfortable clothes, and a fresh set for the final presentations. They will also need a laptop and its charger. To be as inclusive as possible, a laptop could be provided for the event for those without one by getting in touch in advance. 

鈥檚 Technical Services Director Paul Rushton adds: 鈥淎s Gold Sponsors we fully support 红杏视频鈥檚 enthusiasm for students taking part in this Hackathon and the opportunity it gives us to engage with a fledgling community of digitally-led minds. At Global E&C, we believe in empowering our people to fully embrace technological advances and digital solutions that will enhance our efforts in supporting the energy sector.   

鈥淥ur experience shows that when companies embrace digitalisation, it can unlock a wealth of environmental, sustainable and improved performances. 

鈥淲e鈥檙e not only delighted to be sponsors of this fantastic initiative but to also be submitting our own challenge to the students and seeing how they can inject some fresh thinking into our own business digital ecosystem called Slingshot.鈥� 

红杏视频Hack will be held at 红杏视频, Aberdeen, within the atrium of the Sir Ian Wood Building. For more information, visit .