UQ students and staff, join us for the 2024 UQ Visualise Your Thesis Competition Awards proudly sponsored by UQ Association of Postgraduate Students (APS), Inc.
Event details
Join us for the Awards event:
- on Wednesday 28 August from 10 to 11:30am
- at the Purple Stairs, Level 1, Central Library (opposite Bookmark Café).
Registrations close on Tuesday 27 August.
Register to attend (UQ login required)
Schedule
- Watch the 12 short video entries that visualise the entrants’ research projects.
- Vote for your favourite entry as Viewers' Choice Winner.
- Celebrate as the competition winner and Viewers' Choice Winner are announced.
- Enjoy refreshments after the awards.
About Visualise Your Thesis
The Visualise Your Thesis competition was developed by the University of Melbourne. The competition has offered local and international competition rounds since 2019 and has wide international reach.
Entrants have created an eye-catching, 60-second audio-visual representation of their research project and its potential benefits to a non-specialist audience.
Judging panel
Entries are judged on their visual impact and how well the content presents the research. The panel includes:
- Professor Kris Ryan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
- Professor Pierre Benckendorff, Deputy Dean, UQ Graduate School
- Dr Amberyn Thomas, Director, Research Environment, oPVCR
- Dr James Lewandowski Cox, UQ Copyright Officer, UQ Library
- Mr Jeff Cruz, Director, Library Student Experience, UQ Library
- Mr Richard Lee, President, Association of Postgraduate Students Inc.
Winners and prize money
The competition winners will receive prize money generously provided by APS of:
- 2024 Winner: A$1000
- Viewers' Choice Winner: $500.
The winner of the UQ competition will automatically be entered into the 2024 international competition round. UQ first participated in the competition in 2022.
Read more about the Visualise Your Thesis competition.
About the APS
The UQ Association of Postgraduate Students encourages postgraduate student community and wellbeing at UQ.
Visit the APS website to:
- discover their services and events
- buy fun merchandise including hoodies, t-shirts, graduation plushies, and socks.
Thank you to APS for their generous support of the UQ Visualise Your Thesis competition.