About the challenge

 

Leaf Hacks 26 is a HackUK hackathon focused on EduTech: building for every mind, especially people who learn differently. Teams of 1-4 will build useful, creative projects during the event using open-source tools, AI, APIs, and anything they can create on the day.

 

Theme: EduTech - build for every mind.

 

Schedule, UK time:

09:00 - Opening ceremony

09:40 - Hacking starts

11:00 - Lunch

11:30 - Workshop: Building with the Gemini API and Claude in Production

17:45 - Submissions close

18:15 - Dinner

19:00 - Closing ceremony and winners announced

 

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Requirements

What to Build

 

Build a project on the EduTech theme: build for every mind, especially people who learn differently. Projects must be built during the hackathon. Open-source libraries, AI tools, APIs, and the Google Gemini API are allowed. Pre-built projects are not allowed.

 

Submit your project on Devpost before 17:45 UK time. Include a project title, description, demo video or screenshots if available, and a GitHub repository or source code link. Explain the problem, your solution, who it helps, and how you used any AI or APIs.

 

What to Submit

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
Main Track Winner
1 winner

Awarded to the strongest overall project in the main track, based on usefulness, creativity, technical execution, user experience, and presentation during 3 min demo

Best Use of Google Gemini API
1 winner

Awarded to the project with the strongest, most useful, and most creative integration of the Google Gemini API. Judges should validate that Gemini is meaningfully used in the app and choose the project they are most excited about.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Jayden Hughes

Jayden Hughes
Judge

Kieran McRae

Kieran McRae
Judge

Ecem Guvener

Ecem Guvener
Judge

Paramveer Singh

Paramveer Singh
Judge

Francisco Terpolillii

Francisco Terpolillii
Judge

Khuselee Ganbold

Khuselee Ganbold
Judge

Judging Criteria

  • Usefulness
    1-10: How well the project solves a real problem or helps its intended users.
  • Creativity
    1-10: How original, interesting, or unexpected the idea is.
  • Technical Execution
    1-10: Functionality, reliability, and completeness of the build.
  • User Experience
    1-10: How clear, accessible, and easy the project is to use.
  • Presentation
    1-10: How clearly the team explains the problem, solution, demo, and impact.

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