UEA Innovators

Students who learn,
make and innovate.

We're a student-led STEM society supporting learning, projects, mentoring and events across the UEA.

Our members have gained internships & placements at

BMWSamsungNHSIBMMcKinsey & CompanyCitadelJanus HendersonMBDA
UEA Innovators
01ProjectsStudents · ideas · real-world impact

The year's projects.

Hands-on, collaborative builds that give you real experience, real skills and real impact.

01

Self-Driving RC Car

Sponsored byRS

Design, build and program an autonomous RC car. Work across software, machine learning and hardware to create a fully self-driving platform, from perception to control.

Software

The core systems, control logic and infrastructure.

Machine Learning

Perception models, from vision to decision-making.

Hardware

Electronics, sensors, integration and mechanical design.

02

Trading Analytics Dashboard

Build a real-time trading analytics dashboard for The Oakwood Fund. Work with live market data, design analytics tools and create a clean, powerful interface for investment insight.

Data Engineering

Ingest, process and manage real-time market data.

Analytics

Build models, visualise trends and uncover insights.

Frontend / Product

Design an intuitive, high-performance dashboard.

02ScheduleTerm dates

What's on.

Mon
Tue
Wed
Project work6-8 PMRC car & builds, from 30 Sep
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Workshops · decided at our launch event, dates TBA
TBA

C++

Quantitative coding, game development, hardware programming and more.

TBA

Vibecoding

For non-technical students, building with AI-assisted tools.

TBA

AI Engineering

RAG, vectors, context engineering and modern AI practice.

UEAHACK:26 · 7-8 November

Think of your dream company or startup idea, and build something for them.

See the hackathon
03UEAHACK:26Flagship · 7-8 November

Build something.
Ship it by Sunday.

The University's hackathon. A weekend to build: hardware, software, whatever you can make real. All skill levels welcome, bring a team or find one here.

The brief

Think of your dream company or startup idea, and build something for them.

When
7-8 November 2026
Where
Norwich
Venue
TBA
Entry
GitHub · deck · thesis

UEAHACK:26 begins in

59days:
21hrs:
29min:
14sec
04JoinIntake closes 25 Sep 2026

Join the intake.

We take people who want to build. No experience needed for the tracks, every course welcome. Applications close 25 September 2026, by interview.