{"id":9,"date":"2018-10-30T15:22:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T15:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/handson\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:41:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/handson\/","title":{"rendered":"QMUL &#8211; Cambridge Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cambridge Digital Humanities - Hackathon\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/350960465?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>HANDS:ON is a unique digital training programme for advanced students in the humanities. \u00a0Organised by Cambridge University Library and Queen Mary University of London, it provides \u00a0students with practical experience in <strong>digital methods, technologies, design and collaboration<\/strong>. Each year we partner with a cultural heritage organisation who provide our theme and &#8216;problem&#8217; for the year.<\/p>\n<p>Students from partner institutions receive initial <b>training<\/b> in preparation for the event, delivered online. Students then convene for an exciting <b>5-day event<\/b> in Cambridge, where they work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop innovative prototypes for the exploration of<b> manuscripts and artifacts on the web<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<h3>2026 Hacakathon \u2013 Applications Now Open<\/h3>\n<p>To find out more and apply for this year&#8217;s event, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/handson\/hackathon-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Hackathon page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>To find out more about the event, including the interactive prototypes our teams have developed, see our pages on previous hackathons at the top of the page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Pre-hackathon training<\/h2>\n<p>Our team will deliver short introductory online modules leading up to the Hackathon on essential basic skills in web technologies, representing text in digital form, digital images, design thinking and collaboration.<\/p>\n<h2>Hackathon event<\/h2>\n<p>Our programme is well-paced and structured to provide motivation, direction and fun!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Day 1 &#8211; introduction to the programme, manuscripts, and user personas<\/li>\n<li>Days 2-3 &#8211; pitch ideas and form teams, work on prototypes<\/li>\n<li>Day 4 &#8211; mini testing lab, incorporate feedback into prototypes<\/li>\n<li>Day 5 &#8211; presentation to an audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Feedback from past hackathon participants<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;I really enjoyed the co-operation within our group.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The fact that we had chosen manuscripts was also amazing, because we could think about the manuscript, see how it was done and think not only about the content, but also form.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think that for me was most interesting the part with testers, as the feedback proved very useful and helpful for our prototype.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Reachable milestones and targets &#8211; everyone had 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