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Visualise Your Thesis is an international competition that challenges graduate researchers to summarise their research in an engaging, 60-second visual multimedia presentation. It gives the researcher the opportunity to build essential digital communication skills so they can effectively communicate complex research to a general audience.
HDR students should contact vyt.admin@sydney.edu.au for further information.
You are required to develop a 60-second presentation, using a supplied template, that encapsulates your research project. Competition submissions are judged on their visual impact, and how well the content presents the research. The competition allows for multi-media, interactivity and interpretation and is suitable for all disciplines.
The University supports competitors with a competition pack that includes training materials and guidance to help put together a winning entry. We will also have online drop-in sessions to answer questions and provide advice closer to the close of submissions.
Check out the entries from previous years of the University of Sydney’s Visualise Your Thesis competition.
You are eligible to enter if you are a currently enrolled Higher Degree by Research candidate, at any stage of your candidature.
You are not eligible to enter the competition if:
If you're affiliated with a research institute that is also running a Visualise Your Thesis competition, you will have to decide whether you would like to represent the University or your research institute, as you can only enter once local competition per year.
Your entry should be original. The resubmission of previous entries is only permitted where the content has been substantially revised.
If you’re also employed by the University of Sydney, you are not prohibited from entering unless you have, or are perceived to have, influence over the competition outcome, research funding or related resourcing, then you would not be eligible to participate.
Dates are not yet published for 2023. We will update this section as soon as we have further information.
If you have any questions please email: vyt.admin@sydney.edu.au
Judges will determine a University winner and a runner-up from the submitted entries. A viewer’s choice winner will be determined based on votes from University students and staff. Prizes are as follows:
The winning entry will represent the University of Sydney as a finalist at the International Visualise Your Thesis Competition run by the University of Melbourne.
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