UQCS Hackathon 2025

Get ready for UQCS’s biggest event of the year — our very own Hackathon! Bring your coding skills and enthusiasm for three action-packed days of building, experimenting, and having fun.

The aim of the hackathon is to build something within the weekend. We have seen games, websites, desktop applications, hardware and robots, but you are free to make anything that you can think of (a showcase of past projects can be seen here).

If this is your first hackathon, no stress! We'll be running a ‘How-To Hackathon’ Talk a few days prior to the event.

We’ve got you covered with free meals all weekend — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You're also welcome to stay overnight at UQ and code uninterrupted.

Prizes Up For Grabs:

• $2000 – Best Overall

• $1000 – Best Overall Runner-Up

• $500 – Best First-Years

• $500 – People’s Choice

• $250 – Best Interdisciplinary Project

• $250 – Best Game

• $250 – Best Community Project

• $250 – Best Presentation

• $250 – Most Masochistic

Please note you must be a UQ Student and UQCS Member to be eligible for prizes.

EARLY BIRD TICKETS: Ends August 1st 11:59 PM

Hackathon Schedule (Rough Outline)

Friday

• 5:30 PM – Check-in opens (49-301)

• 6:00 PM – Welcome talk

• 6:30 PM – Team formation and hackathon officially begins

• 7:30 PM – Dinner provided

Saturday

• Lunch and dinner provided

Sunday

• Hackathon ends (time TBA)

• Lunch provided

• Project showcases and presentations

• Dinner provided

Note: UQCS will be providing Red Bull and basic breakfast items throughout the weekend.

More information and the rules can be found on our website.