The Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition is a program for graduate researchers developed by The University of Melbourne.
This international competition challenges our graduate research students to present their projects in a 60-second, eye-catching digital display.
Potential benefits of the research must be explained for a general audience.
RMIT University is thrilled to announce the Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition.
The competition is open to all currently-enrolled HDR students (Masters by Research, Ph.D.) at any stage of their candidature who are active and attending.
Note: Honours students, Masters by coursework students, graduate researchers on a leave of absence, lapsed candidates, and graduate researchers employed by RMIT University with potential influence over the competition outcome are not eligible to enter.
See previous entries at the Visualise Your Thesis repository.
Participating in VYT offers you the opportunity to build skills and knowledge:
Persia Anderton, winner of the 2025 Visualise Your Thesis competition, transformed her PhD research on developing a new scale that measures perceived social endorsement of sexual double standards. She states: "it requires you to break down some pretty complicated concepts into simple terms that anyone can understand and then string them together to form a coherent narrative in just 60 seconds." Persia encourages others to embrace the competition as a creative and rewarding way to share their work.
Reflections from previous winner Persia Anderton-2025 (2:25 mins) by RMIT University Library, Microsoft Stream (RMIT login required)
The 2025 RMIT Visualise Your Thesis competition has concluded. If you're interested in the 2026 competition, contact the Library's Research Services team at library.researchservices@rmit.edu.au to be kept up to date. |
Recordings from training sessions are available from the Library Media Hub Visualise Your Thesis playlist. They include:
RMIT University Visualise Your Thesis competition:
The RMIT winner will represent the university in the Visualise Your Thesis International Competition and compete for the following prizes:
Before submitting your VYT entry, ensure you have completed the following:
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