Events
We organize events where we cooperate with large and small companies to provide our members with the best opportunities and contacts to build a career. Our focus is to empower all women, non-binary, and transgender people in technology.
Upcoming events
Our different events
Tech events
Throughout the year we also host tech events. These include workshops on varying skills, from setting up your laptop to practicing interviews. For some of our tech events, our sponsors also partner with us, giving you a chance to learn from someone in the industry!
Social events
We can't have a society without socials! Hoppers have many socials throughout the year welcome to anyone, including first years, post graduates and staff. In the past, we have organised events such as movie nights and ice skating as well as virtual pub quizzes and game nights.
Big events
Every year, we collaborate with companies and other societies to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day in October and International Women's Day in March. These annual events are a great opportunity for networking, skill development and, of course, to have fun! You can read more about our past big events or find out about our upcoming big events.
Events calendar
If you are interested in any of our upcoming events, check out our Instagram page to find out more or become part of our WhatsApp community to keep up to date with our events and join in the conversation! Our 2024/25 calendar can also be found here.
Our previous big events
Ada Hack 2024
October 2024
Our annual AdaHack hackathon was back in 2024! Celebrating English Mathematician Ada Lovelace, this year's theme was 'Education'. With around 100 attendees, 50% of participants were from a gender minority, and it was 99% of participant's first hackathon! We had more challenges and prizes than ever before, and are really proud of all our participants' projects.
International Women's Day 2024
March 2024
A day filled with empowering talks, insightful workshops, and inspiring moments. We celebrated International Women's Day by providing students with the opportunity to network, learn, and grow in a safe and inclusive environment.
Ada Hack '23
February 2024
We hosted another 12 hour hackathon in honour of the English Mathematician Ada Lovelace. The hackathon aimed to celebrate our community's creativity while providing a great opportunity for students from different backgrounds to work together in teams and come up with innovative solutions to real-world problems.
Ada Hack 2022
October 2022
We will be organizing our first 12-hour physical hackathon dedicated to our well known event, the Ada Lovelace day. This hackathon will be focusing on gender minorities and how tech can be used to overcome some of their challenges. People of all genders will be encouraged to apply and we aim to create a safe and fair environment for participants to innovate. Participant and Mentor forms are now available on the website!
WomenEmpowerED 2022
March 2022
The week-long in-person event in celebration of International Women's Day aimed to commemorate the achievements of women in different fields and to advocate for the acceleration of gender parity and inclusivity. This event was hosted in collaboration with several other societies at the University and involved workshops, discussion panels and speakers from all over the globe.
Ada Hack 2021
October 2021
For the first time, we organized a 48-hour hackathon to replace our well known event, the Ada Lovelace day Conference. This hackathon focused on gender minorities and how tech can be used to overcome some of their challenges. People of all genders were be encouraged to apply and we aimed to create a safe and fair environment for participants to innovate.
WomenEmpowerED 2021
March 2021
This online conference was in celebration of International Women's Day and was aimed to commemorate the achievements of women in different fields and to advocate for the acceleration of gender parity and inclusivity. This event was hosted in collaboration with several other societies at the University and involved workshops and speakers from all over the globe.
Ada Lovelace Day
October 2020
The aim of this international celebration is to help people learn about the achievements of women in STEM, encourage and inspire others and to create role models for all ages. Throughout the day we held talks from people of various backgrounds including Jasmina Lazic, Chief Data Technologist at the University's Bayes Centre and Ursula Martin.