Tech Events by KCL Tech

HackKings is KCL Tech's 24-hour student hackathon for 300+ university builders. Teams of up to four go from concept to a live demo by Sunday afternoon, judged on technical merit, originality, execution and presentation. Solo entrants join a team-formation session. Food, workspace and overnight facilities are provided, and no prior hackathon experience is needed. Open to currently enrolled university students.

KCL Tech's annual hackathon for first-year university students from anywhere in the UK, not just King's. Beginner-friendly: no experience needed, and designers and idea people are as welcome as programmers. Eight hours at Bush House on Aldwych in teams of three; bring a team or get matched at the 10:15 opening. Registration opens 09:30, hacking runs 11:00 to 18:00, then judging, finals at 19:00 and winners at 19:30. Lunch is free; tracks and prizes aren't announced yet. Free, first-year students only, and the page showed 15 places left on 13 Nov.

KCL Tech's flagship annual event, billed as the UK's largest student-led technology conference and careers fair. A full day of talks, panels, workshops and networking that brings students and early-career talent together with founders, engineers and the companies hiring them. The audience is wider than King's: it is one of the few London days where graduate hiring teams, student builders and working engineers are in the same building, and the careers-fair half means the companies present are there to recruit rather than to market. Runs 09:30 to 17:30. Exact venue is shared on registration.