UNIVERSE-HPC will run their first Hackathon on Friday 26 April from 10:00 to 16:30 BST. The event will take place in person in Oxford and online. This one-day Hackathon aims to enhance the course materials that UNIVERSE-HPC have been developing over the past couple of years. This will be a great opportunity to network with people interested in training for RSEs, contribute to training materials, and learn about Gutenberg, a new training platform! 

There will be three strands that you can get involved in and contribute to: Course content, from beginner to advanced topics; Infrastructure, enhancing/extending/contributing to the Gutenberg training platform; and Pedagogy, creating learning objectives for lessons. You can already have a look at the list of open issues if you’d like, though you’re by no means restricted to this list. 

This will also be a fantastic opportunity to learn about using and deploying Gutenberg, an open-source teaching platform developed at the University of Oxford, that you could use in your own teaching. Gutenberg uses course materials written in Markdown and offers the features of a learning management system, for example, giving access to a specific group of enrolled students and tracking their progress through a course. Have a look at an example deployment from Oxford. 

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to enhance your skills, contribute to training materials, and network with people interested in training for RSEs. Register now to secure your spot!