Visualise Your Thesis
Thank you to everyone who took part in the Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition for 2020! It was an incredibly successful event and we were so pleased with the response we had in this, our first year taking part.
We were overwhelmed with the response and the high standard of presentations, receiving 39 entries across all faculties, including our international campuses.
You can view the 2020 entries here.
Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) was developed in 2015 by the University of Melbourne.
The competition calls for participants to create an engaging 60 second audio visual representation of their thesis that can be received by a general audience, using a pre-supplied template.
View the 2019 Finalists here.
Entry is open to graduate research students from any discipline, who are currently enrolled in any stage of their PhD, MPhil, and Professional Doctorate (Research).
Monash will run its own local competition, with the winner being submitted to the online international competition.
Competition | Place | Prize |
---|---|---|
Monash University | 1st Prize | $1000 Represent Monash at the international final (online) |
2nd Prize | $500 | |
3rd Prize | $250 | |
International VYT Final (online) | 1st Prize | $5000 |
2nd Prize | $2000 | |
3rd Prize | $1000 |
The Visualise Your Thesis competition is open to currently-enrolled graduate researchers (i.e. students enrolled in M.Phil., Masters by Research, Ph.D. or Professional Doctorate programmes) at any stage of their candidature who are active and attending.
Not eligible to enter the competition are;
1. Register your interest by completing this form
2. Prepare your entry
3. Submit your entry
Entries will be judged centrally by our judging panel (TBA). The winning entry from Monash will be submitted to the International Visualise Your Thesis Competition.
20 April | Registrations open |
15 June | Registrations close |
17 July | Submission deadline |
18 August | Monash winner announced |
October (TBA) | International VYT Final |
If you have any questions please contact the Monash Graduate Research Office
IMPACT (Score / 20)
SOUND (optional)
If included,
CONTENT (Score / 20)
SCHOLARLY CITIZENSHIP (Score / 20)
Please refer to the copyright guidelines for information on copyright, citations and permissions.
The University of Melbourne has also provided some online resources to assist you with copyright compliance, protecting your copyright, and seeking permissions in relation to the Visualise Your Thesis competition.
Microsoft Office support and training:
Monash Education Academy (MEA):
MEA have an online Moodle unit - MEA: Enhance your PowerPoint Skills - that will assist you to develop a range of PowerPoint techniques including building charts & graphs, using animations and transitions, and manipulating images.
You can use this training unit purely as a resource, but if you would like it to contribute to your Professional Development hours for the MDP then complete the unit and the assessment task to receive 6 hours credit.
Visualise Your Thesis is presented at Monash University by the
Monash Graduate Research Office (MGRO)
in collaboration with Monash University Library