It wouldn’t be possible to do any of what we do without our fantastic team of mentors!
How can they help?
If you would like assistance with your event, you are more than welcome to make use of one of our fantastic mentors who will travel to you. All of the mentors will be able to assist with your student’s technical issues throughout the event. They are well versed with the nature of hackathons, both as attendees and organisers, so have a wealth of experience.
Each mentor has their own unique set of skills and areas of expertise. To help you find the most suitable mentor to assist you, look out for badges like this: Java. Each mentor has chosen their top skills which they are happy to help people with.
Who are the mentors?
Will Russell
University of Birmingham
Lauren Alie
University of Birmingham
Jacob Wilson
University of Birmingham
Daniel Spencer
University of Warwick
Jen Ollett
University of Sheffield
Charlie de Freitas
University of Birmingham
Melissa Quail
University of Cambridge
Lik Kan Chung
University of Birmingham
Jack Biggin
University of Leeds
Justin Chadwell
University of Birmingham
Megan Maton
University of Sheffield
What do their skills mean?
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
|
JavaScript
| The language of modern web development |
|
Python
| Easy to use & powerful general purpose language |
|
Visual Basic
| Event-driven language featuring easy GUI design |
|
HTML
| Markup language used to construct web pages |
|
CSS
| Markup language used to layout and style HTML |
|
C#
| Object-orientated language developed by Microsoft |
|
Java
| General purpose object-orientated language |
|
Android
| The world's most popular mobile OS |
|
git
| Open source distributed version control system |
|
Google Cloud
| A suite of cloud computing services |