2026 Oxford Hackathon

The 2026 Chaste Hackathon will be a “bring your own project” event held in Oxford, UK, on 16-17 September.

This is a hands-on, informal event for anyone using, or planning to use, cell-based Chaste in their research, for example to answer questions in developmental biology, cancer biology, or related areas of the life sciences. Bring along your own model, dataset, or research question and work on it over the two days.

Participants will benefit from dedicated time with people who can help develop your project from two angles:

• Chaste developers, who can help you improve and optimise your code, debug issues, and point you in the right direction for making the most of Chaste’s functionality.
• Experienced Chaste-affiliated PIs, who can give scientific guidance on whether your implementation is making the best use of Chaste to answer the biological questions at hand.

Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for UK-based early career researchers.

Registration is now open: register here.

Venue, accommodation & catering#

The exact venue is still to be decided, but the hackathon will take place in central Oxford. The workshop dinner will be held at New College.

Accommodation will be at the Tamesis Guest House.

Lunch on both days and the workshop dinner will be provided for all participants. Please tell us about any dietary requirements when you register.

Tentative Timetable#

This timetable is tentative and subject to change. The final timetable will be confirmed nearer the time.

Register now#

Registration is open: if you’d like to attend, please register via this form: Registration form.

Places are limited, so please register as early as you can.

Supported by#

BBSRC Grant BB/V018647/1