What is Visualise Your Thesis?

The Visual 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.

Competition Overview 

RMIT University is thrilled to announce the 2024 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.

Please note that 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 figshare repository.

Why Participate?

Participating in VYT offers you the opportunity to: 

• Develop essential digital communication skills. 
• Build awareness of open access and copyright. 
• Showcase your research to a broader audience. 

Register for the 2024 RMIT Visualise Your Thesis competition

Key Dates

• Registrations of interest open: Monday 10 June 
• Open for submissions: Monday 8 July 
• Submissions close: Sunday 11 August 
• Showcase and RMIT University winner announced: Week beginning 19 August 
• International competition winner announced: October 2024

Training program  

• Introductory session (view the recording).
• Developing an online presentation: Thursday 4 July, 1:30-2:30pm (online via Teams).
  This online workshop will guide you in creating an engaging short video presentation, including sourcing and attributing media such as images and audio to enhance your entry. Register using this link. 
• Presenting to general audience: Tuesday 9 July, 11:00am-1:00pm - building 10, level 6, room 63 Megaflex (next to the Swanston Library). This interactive workshop assists PhD students in transforming their research into a compelling, accessible narrative for a broad audience. Register using this link.

Prizes

RMIT University Visualise Your Thesis competition:

• First place: $1000
• Second place: $500
• Third place: $250
• People's choice: $250

The RMIT winner will represent the university in the Visualise Your Thesis International Competition and compete for the following prizes:

• First place: $5,000
• Second place: $2,000
• Third place: $1,000

Key documents

Before submitting your VYT entry, ensure you have completed the following:

• See the Entrant Pack for detailed information on eligibility, judging criteria and technical instructions.
• Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions of the Programme for Entrants
• Make sure your entry includes the title and reference slides from the Presentation template