An inaugural hackathon organised by students and senior computing staff at MMU took place from 25-26 May, with a sell-out crowd.
StudentHack saw creative and technological minds with an entrepreneurial spark work together on inspirational ideas over 24 hours. Hosted within the MMU Business School, the event welcomed university students from across the UK, as well as an impressive line-up of professionals to inspire the hackers with talks and presentations.
....For those participants who missed out on prizes there were other opportunities. "I networked a lot at StudentHack and met a lot of new contacts," said Katherina Kulawinski, a Digital Business Management student at MMU. "I've been able to talk to a lot of different people and expand my knowledge."
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