Major League Hacking 2026 Hackathon Season
LeedsHack
2026
Thank you to everyone who attended LeedsHack 2026! It was an absolute blast to see the amazing projects you all created, and we enjoyed meeting every one of you.
Here's some stats from the weekend.
Hackers
171
First Timers
82
Prizes
£2000+
Volunteers
30
Sponsors
6
UoL Students
135
External Students
36
LeedsHack 2026 attendees
Congratulations!
Well done to all the winners from this year's LeedsHack. Check out the awesome projects they created in just 24 hours.
Viva
PwC Sponsor Challenge
1st Prize Overall
NHS diagnosis system reboot. Making it more likely for breast cancer to be caught early.
Nalani Swan,
Grace Boothe,
Matilda Parker-Cole,
Folakemi Fashola
Semamore
2nd Prize Overall
Talk With Your Hands, Not Your Thumbs.
Henry Cheadle,
Arsh Zilpe,
Ryan Olsson
IMDB Title Form
IMDb Sponsor Challenge
Overhauled the current IMDB system for submitting a new title, significantly simplifying and adding new tooltip system.
Rowan Fartousi,
Ziyun Kang
Thebug
Genio Sponsor Challenge
A fun and whimsical game about the daily struggles of an IT support employee. Fixing his clients' laptops, one System Reboot at a time.
Jacob Warren,
Oleksandr Tunik,
Rostyslav Henyk,
Ali AlMaraghi
Mercurial
Ligentia Sponsor Challenge
Mercurial empowers logistics providers to foresee supply chain disruptions. Monitor maritime, air, and road traffic in real-time.
Adam Crawley,
Jack Dering,
William Kingdon,
Jacob Stockwell
PredictPal
Parallax Sponsor Challenge
PredictPal turns messy time-series data into clear forecasts and shareable story posts, guiding anyone from upload to insight in five simple steps.
Nathan Walsh,
Cal Levitt,
Gabriel Saban,
Kian Thakrar
Attendamon
SoCS Sponsor Challenge
Gamify University attendance with a customisable companion who levels up with you!
Leo Gott,
Joseph Jacura,
Baran Dennis,
Oly Woolsey
Mindmaply
MLH Best Use of Gemini API
Learn efficiently with an AI powered mindmap.
Samuel Shenker,
Ethan Villanueva,
Ngakudzweishe Njaravani,
Amr Mohamed
Chain-Reaction
MLH Best Use of Solana
A web app that combines multivariate forecasting with a supply-chain digital twin. The goal is to turn historical logistics + weather data into predictive signals and mitigation for operations.
Zian Wang,
Demian Volkov,
Ayomide Ojediran,
Adam Selby
CampusConnect
MLH Best Use of ElevenLabs
Connect, Collaborate, Create Together.
Danial Eizlan Bin Daud,
Tasnim Zulkifli,
Wei Xi See,
Abdul Ibrahim
StudyDino
MLH Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
A casual study mobile application for university students to study together, find community, and ease the overcrowding of the tiny collaborative area in the university library!
Huseyin Emre Ozden,
Joseph Garnett
You can also check out all the other amazing projects on our Devpost.
Attendees showing their work to a judge at LeedsHack 2025Attendees working on their hackathon project at LeedsHack 2025
Attendees showing their work to a judge at LeedsHack 2025Attendees working on their hackathon project at LeedsHack 2025
Thanks To Our Sponsors
Find out more about the sponsors who made LeedsHack 2026 possible.
IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities. Hundreds of millions of customers all over the world rely on IMDb to discover and decide what to watch, advance their professional entertainment careers through IMDbPro, and grow their businesses using IMDb data and trending insights. Col Needham is the founder and CEO of IMDb. After starting a computer games software business at the age of 14, he went on to complete a computer science degree at Leeds University before commencing a career in technology research in Bristol, England.
At Genio (formerly Glean) we envision a world where every person has the tools and confidence to expand what's possible through learning. We believe this happens when you equip, empower, and encourage learners with courses to develop study skills, and tools that put knowledge into action, unlocking better learning. Trusted by over 1,000 institutions, Genio Notes makes classroom learning more effective for students of all abilities, and is now paired with an engaging course to boost study skills. Genio Present helps students gain presentation confidence through structured rehearsal, self-reflection, actionable feedback, and visible growth.
PwC are a tech-forward, people-empowered network. With deep expertise and advanced capabilities, they help harness technology, make smart investments and be ready for any future. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting they bring together the teams, resources and alliances to help companies to act boldly and achieve real results. PwC helps meet the demands of our ever-changing world with consistent quality and objective advice. Building on 175 years of trusted relationships, PwC are ready to help, ready to lead and ready to grow. They'll help you accelerate as you embrace the future
Founded in 2010, Parallax is a digital innovation consultancy with a team of 40 people based in Leeds and London. The firm positions itself as a partner in digital delivery and technical innovation, crafting digital solutions and cutting-edge technologies for both global organizations and ambitious scale-ups. Their core service areas include Digital & Product Consulting, Software Engineering, Experience Design, and Agile Delivery. Additionally, Parallax maintains specialized expertise in Generative AI, IoT, and Low-code platforms. The company holds ISO 27001 and 9001 certifications, is an AWS Hero and Partner with Azure and GCP experience, and has won over 25 awards for its work.
Ligentia is a leading supply chain technology and solutions provider with over almost 30 years' experience delivering more sustainable and agile supply chains. Our customers include some of the world's most sophisticated retailers and best-known brands in manufacturing, healthcare, and consumer goods. With teams located across Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe, our people are supply chain experts who provide world-class sector and regional expertise, backed by smart technology. We give businesses the data, insights and tools they need to transform their supply chains, proactively manage disruption, reduce supply chain waste, and deliver exceptional experiences for their customers.
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