Tech Events at Bush House (King's College London), London

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.

A King's College London showcase running during LTW, with researchers from the Department of Informatics and the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe and Trusted AI (STAI CDT) demonstrating practical applications across LLMs, robotics, cybersecurity, digital healthcare and education. The afternoon mixes speaker sessions with live demo and poster floors, closing on an STAI CDT panel — a quality venue for industry teams scouting collaborators or emerging AI talent.