Oxford Clinical AI Hackathon

This event is proudly sponsored by Oxford University AI Competency Centre, in collaboration with OpenAI.

What: A 3-day Hackathon

When: April 6-8th 2026

Where: Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub, Market Street, Oxford

Who: 10 teams, 10 mentors, 5 head-to-head challenges.

Join a cohort of attendees from clinicians and data scientists to create, test and iterate a portfolio-ready clinical AI.

Challenge: Can you build an AI to perform at the level of a Foundation Year 1 Doctor?

Challenges Tracks :

• The Final Exam: Two teams test their models against a specimen final year medical examination.
• Communication, ethics and empathy: Teams are presented with a mix of urgent and non-urgent cases for summary, diagnosis and discharge. Empathic and ethical communication is rewarded.
• The Data Analytics Challenge: A specific data-focused problem , where models are challenged to predict outcomes based on clinical data provided.
• Imaging: Two teams develop fine-tuned computer vision AI apps, then test their capabilities against a set of images.
• Wearables Challenge: Teams ingest raw, body sensor data (e.g. smartwatch, fitbit), convert it to FHIR, and generate a natural language snapshot for clinician review.

Teams will have the opportunity to build with advanced models e.g. GPT-4o for complex reasoning and Whisper TTS for voice applications. This is a unique chance to work at the very forefront of AI technology, with industry-standard tools. Prizes include access to pre-seed incubation, tickets to industry events and access to a mentor network.

This event is also supported by key partners across the Oxford ecosystem, including Oxford University Hospitals, the University of Oxford and Oxford Clinical AI partners.