With September right around the corner, I have decided that this is the perfect time to revive the (very dead) newsletter! According to sources (Eva Davis) there was some confusion over who was responsible for the newsletter so please direct any hate to Joe and or Qiang (especially Joe). The new committee have some very exciting plans for next academic year (including a HackSoc x CompSoc x WCS worldwide takeover, delayed until we can secure funding of one billion pounds). Read more...

Welcome to our new website! This redesign coincides with our movement to a new branding for the society. If you’ve been a HackSoc member for a little while, you’ll remember our previous logo (the green castle on the left, below.) If you’ve been a HackSoc member for even longer, you’ll remember our old logo, which was very similar to the hacker-y logo (on the right.) You may also notice that the arrow is pointing from the newer one to the older one. Read more...

HackSoc Newsletter End of term message: Good luck for exams and enjoy the break Good luck for exams! As the term ends HackSoc wishes good luck to all our UoN students taking exams over the christmas period! Smash it guys. Next newsletter will be out in the new year along with our new event plans. HackNotts is on its way! HackNotts is back, and in-person this time! Learn new skills, meet new people, and engage with new tech and ideas in a 24-hour coding competition. Read more...

HackSoc Newsletter End of Term Events. Coming up over the next couple weeks we have a few good events to finish the term with. Upcoming Events Christmas Pub Quiz On Tuesday the 7th of December at 7pm we are having a Christmas Pub Quiz. This will be a bunch of questions devised by the committee covering topics from Christmas to computing, and everything in between. You'll compete in small teams (around 4 per team) and there are HackSoc hoodies to be won for the winning team. Read more...

HackSoc Newsletter EGM on the 13th of July! Nominations for the remaining roles on the committee are now open, so be sure to nominate yourself if interested! EGM - Fill out your Next Committee! On Tuesday the 13th of July at 7pm on our Discord we have an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to fill out the roles on our committee. Make sure you come along to vote, and apply for a role if you are interested in contributing! Read more...

HackSoc Newsletter AGM & Lightning Talks Coming up we have some lightning talks from our members, and our AGM is soon, on the 10th of May. Nominations for next year's committee are now open! Upcoming Events Our events run at 7pm and run on our Discord or via Zoom. For events running on Zoom you can join with the button below. Join on Zoom Lighting Talks! Coming up on the 4th of May at 7pm on Zoom, we have a series of lightning talk given by our members. Read more...

HackSoc Newsletter Computerphile, Hello World! Coming up tonight we have our last event of the term, a talk on the Computerphile YouTube channel from the people behind it. Upcoming Events Our events run at 7pm and run on our Discord or via Zoom. For events running on Zoom you can join with the button below. Join on Zoom Computerphile, Hello World! - An origin story Coming up tonight, the 30th of March, at 7pm on Zoom we have a talk on the famous Computerphile YouTube channel on how the channel came to be from Sean Riley who films, edits and runs the channel, alongside frequent hosts Dr. Read more...

HackSoc Newsletter Discord Bot workshop, 3D printed bionics, and Computerphile talk! Coming up we have a workshop on making modular discord bots in python, a talk on 3D printing prosthetics, and a talk on the Computerphile YouTube channel. Upcoming Events Our events run at 7pm and run on our Discord or via Zoom. For events running on Zoom you can join with the button below. Join on Zoom The Basics of a Modular Bot in Python using Discord. Read more...

HackSoc Newsletter Packaging for Linux, Diversity Talk, & More! Coming up we have a workshop on packaging Linux applications, and talks on Diversity in Tech and 3D printing prosthetics. Upcoming Events Our events run at 7pm and run on our Discord or via Zoom. For events running on Zoom you can join with the button below. Join on Zoom Packaging your application for Linux Workshop Tomorrow, on the 23rd of February at 7pm on Discord we have a workshop on packaging applications for distribution on Linux. Read more...

HackSoc Newsletter Welcome Back: Plain Text Talk & More Coming up we have a talk on the hidden story of text, and soon we have talks on JavaScript Game Development and Diversity in the Tech Industry. We hope you have had a good new year, and have survived your exams. Over the next term we have some great things to offer you, starting with an exciting selection of speakers. Read more...