2022

Twenty-two institutions from five countries participated in the fourth international programme. All of the entries are available to view on the Visualise Your Thesis Figshare repository, showcasing the great work of the graduate researchers who won their institution's local programme to progress to the international programme.

The entries were judged by:

  • Dr Katy Peplin: creator of Thrive PhD, a community and coaching service for graduate researchers;
  • Cr Davydd Griffiths, lead for the City of Melbourne's Education and Innovation portfolio; and
  • Dr Eva Méndez, researcher at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, and 'open knowledge militant.'

Read more about the judges here.

The award winners were announced online, and in person, at the eResearch Australasia conference on 19 October 2022.

2022 Winners

First place: prize of AUD $5,000
Drew Min Su Cylinder, Neural Correlates of Behavioural Changes During Propofol General Anaesthesia in Caenorhabditis Elegans, the University of Queensland.

Second place: prize of AUD $2,000 
Freya Muir, New Quest: Protect Our Beaches from Climate Change!, the University of Glasgow.

Third place: prize of AUD $1,000
Samuel Widodo, Switching cancer-promoting macrophages to fight brain cancer, the University of Melbourne.

Trending on VYT

Trending on VYT, the Visualise Your Thesis Viewers' Choice, recognised the entrant who achieved the highest number of views for their video on the VYT Figshare repository between 03-09 October 2022.  The Trending on VYT winner won a 1-year Gold Membership to the Research Impact Academy, sponsored by Figshare, providing them training and consulting to further develop their research communication skills.

The winner of Trending on VYT in 2023 was Drew Min Su Cylinder, Neural Correlates of Behavioural Changes During Propofol General Anaesthesia in Caenorhabditis Elegans, the University of Queensland.