We are GreatUniHack, an annual 24-hour student-oriented hackathon organised by the University of Manchester tech society, HackSoc.
Prizes
1st Place
Best overall projects.
Prize: Google Home Mini + Philips HUE Smart Lightbulb x4
2nd Place
Best overall projects.
Prize: SHD 8600 wireless headphones x4
3rd Place
Best overall projects.
Prize: 3D Pen x4 + filament
Popularity Prize
Most voted project.
Prize: Neck Massager with Kneading and Heat x4
American Express
A fun and innovative real time digital travel companion. We aren’t looking for the next TripAdvisor or FlightRadar24. We’re looking for something surprising that will make us smile when we’re next on the go. To get you thinking, a good set of open data sources is at https://github.com/caesar0301/awesome-public-datasets . Beyond that, the sky’s the limit :).
Prize: Pirate Radio Pi Zero W Project Kit x4
WebApplicationsUK
Build something to help young people engage with programming.
Prize: Sega MegaDrive x4
GoldmanSachs
Best financial hack. Solutions will be judged on: Innovation, User Experience, Functionality, Content and Overall quality.
Prize: Bose speakers x4
OcadoTechnology
Design a 3D packing algorithm that uses a list of grocery items to calculate the number of containers required for a customer order, grouping the items into specific containers according to a set of predefined rules. The output will also contain a list of picking sequences which will describe which items from which order will go into which container based on the rules provided. More info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRXktr4qIgHph_HCExlFK-y4aHWNC-GEYgM5kM58G939u6tOG_0oxa-j9JbXforZjcfv58BBngRJIcz/pub.
Prize: Google Daydream x4
TheHutGroup
Build a tool to help customer service agents at THG prioritise and categorise customer emails, using NLP tools/techniques. Is the customer making a complaint? Is it a question about a product? Which of our websites are they talking about? Use any libraries/APIs you like. Should be able to analyse at least English, with other languages optional.
Prize: record players x4
AutoTraderUK
Create a hack to make the world a better place, i.e. by considering inclusion and the needs of diverse range of users etc. More info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSnpKrYiIlGXRDMTjvCFRc5nkcpAeSBd1W1Pvsrjpz2vrQC2zh3z0SKbkxEBQHfRpUBtlnWHlwQqqFM/pub.
Prize: Amazon 100 Voucher x4 + vip visit Autotrader office
Skyscanner
The best/most creative use of Skyscanner's API.
Prize: 100 pounds travel voucher x4
Bloomberg
Best Tech
Prize: FitBit Blaze smart watch x4
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 AWS Credit
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Judging Panel
GreatUniHack
Judging Criteria
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Tech
50% weight -
Design
25% weight -
Impactful
15% weight -
Pitch
10% weight
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