HackSoc

Events

Hack Your Career

A career talk focusing on CS-related internships and jobs, including talks from students who have completed summer internships, year in industry placements, and are working in industry on graduate schemes. We will be sharing advice on applications, interviews, and telling you a bit more about what the jobs are like!

Intro to Hackathons

Want to start attending hackathons? Join our Trips & Hackathons secretary, Oli, and Hackathon veteran, Adrian, to learn more about hackathons, hardware, and projects.

Intro to HackNotts

Our first event of the year! This is a great place to learn about our upcoming events, Hackathons, and more.

Intro to Rust

Whenever you have the misfortune of getting dragged into a debate about which language is the best, you will always hear that Rust is the best because of it’s package manager, memory safety, etc. But why is that, I’ve always been wanting to experience it myself? In this workshop, we will go over an introduction to Rust and it’s features for those who want to get involved in this modern and admired programming language. Read more...

How do LLMs Actually Work?

Have you ever used ChatGPT, Claude, or DeepSeek and wondered how they worked? In this talk we will be going on a detailed deep dive of the structure of Generative Pre-trained Transformer Models and how they work, as well as how to run them locally on your computer for personal use, or even Hacks! We’ll also investigate some of the recent developments of these models, and what the whole deekseek drama was about. Read more...

Cyber Security Talk

A talk with Xavier Carpent, a lecturer specialising in Cyber Security and with a specialisation in applied cryptography and authentication.

HackNotts 24

Our annual hackathon! HackNotts is a 24-hour hackathon where you and up to 3 other people can create anything, and win prizes! For more information, go to https://hacknotts.com :D

Creative Coding Workshop

Come and learn about creative coding with Lana! You will be taken through creating your first p5.js project and integrating it into a webpage. No experience in web development or JavaScript is required :)

Intro to Hardware

Want to become a hacker? Looking to bash hardware together, code up silly games, and create technical monstrosities? Join HackSoc Veteran and PhD student Adrian in for some Hackathon basics for fresh Hackers! No experience required: You don’t need to be a computer science student!

Intro to Competitive Programming

Want to get better at programming challenges and competitions? Join HackSoc’s Development Secretary and 4th year student Indraneel as we dive into competitive programming and how to improve your skills within the scene! No prior experience or knowledge needed - only that you know basic programming.