Accelerate ME: Hackathon

​Manchester's first AI-first, 6-hour student hackathon. Ship a working project in a single evening.

​Presented by Accelerate ME in partnership with RoboSociety & UniCS - sponsored by Lovable, Elevenlabs and Quanser!

​Three Tracks

​🤖 Hardware Challenge (RoboSociety x Quanser) Robotics, AR, IoT—for makers and electronics enthusiasts.

​💻 Software Challenge (UniCS x ElevenLabs) Web, mobile, AI tools—for developers and engineers.

​🎨 Non-Technical Challenge (AccelerateME x Lovable) No-code MVPs, UX, strategy—for creatives and first-time founders.

​What You Get

• ​6 hours of focused building

• ​Free food, drinks & snacks

• ​Mentor support & workshops

• ​Premium tools access

• ​Networking with Manchester's builder community

• ​Winners get a prize pool worth up to (stay tuned!)

​Agenda

​(subject to change)

• ​14:00 - 14:30 → Check-in & Welcome

• ​14:30 - 15:00 → Challenge Reveal & Team Formation

• ​15:00 - 18:00 → Hacking Session #1

• ​18:00 - 18:30 → Dinner & Networking

• ​18:30 - 21:00 → Hacking Session #2

• ​21:00 - 21:30 → Demos & Judging

• ​21:30 - 22:00 → Awards & Closing

​No experience required—just bring curiosity.

​Let's build.