RISE UP | Climate Hackathon

A two-day climate hackathon exploring the connection between climate anxiety, wellbeing, and action through teamwork, creativity, practice.

What if climate anxiety could become a starting point for action?

Join us for the RISE UP | Climate Hackathon, a two-day evening event bringing together students, young professionals, educators, and anyone interested in climate, climate action, psychology, wellbeing, education, sustainability, and social impact.

You do not need to have a specific academic or professional background to take part. The hackathon is open to everyone who is curious about these topics and wants to explore ideas, collaborate with others, and contribute to practical solutions.

Across two evenings, participants will explore climate emotions and the challenges they can create, while also looking at how those emotions can be transformed into resilience, agency, and practical action.

Through collaborative exercises, systems thinking, mentoring, and hands-on concept development, participants will work in teams to develop ideas that could support climate education and student wellbeing. These could include peer-support tools, communication campaigns, course concepts, educational resources, or policy recommendations.

You can join with your own team or come individually. We will help participants form teams during the hackathon.

Throughout the event, teams will develop their ideas, receive input from mentors, and prepare a final pitch. At the end of the hackathon, teams will present their solutions, compete with the other groups, and have the chance to win prizes.

The programme also includes space for networking, community-building, and informal conversations, with dinner provided on both evenings.

What to expect

• Two evenings of collaborative climate problem-solving
• Team-based idea development
• Climate emotions and wellbeing reflection
• Systems thinking and GreenComp-inspired activities
• Mentoring and feedback
• Final team pitches
• Prizes for selected solutions
• Dinner and networking on both days