The Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition is an exciting opportunity for HDR students to creatively showcase their research in a visual format. Participants are tasked with distilling their research into a compelling 60-second visual representation, making their work accessible and engaging to a broader audience.
Registrations are now open
Prepare to showcase your research in a visually compelling manner. For inspiration, go to the gallery of past VYT entries.
Questions? Contact the Library’s Research Services team.
About the 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.
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.
- Compete for prizes and recognition.
Judging criteria
Entries will be evaluated based on:
- Topic understanding
- Communication and language
- Creativity and engagement
- Topic significance
Prizes
- 1st prize: $1200
- 2nd prize: $600
- 3rd prize: $300
- People's choice: $250
- Registrations open: Monday 31 March 2025
- Open for submissions: Monday 19 May 2025
- Submissions close: Sunday 22 June 2025
- Showcase and RMIT University winner announced: Wednesday 2 July 2025, 10am-11:30am, Kaleide Theatre
- International competition winner announced: October 2025
The Library will be providing a number of training sessions, including:
- General Information
- Copyright
- Storytelling
- Using Adobe Express
Use the registration form to express your interest in attending a training session.
A document pack is available that includes:
- Entrant pack
- Terms and conditions
- Presentation template
Training sessions and documentation are available from the Visualise Your Thesis guide.
Past winners
First Place: Jacinta Colvin, School of Science, "The Effect of Environmental Contaminants on the Health of Seabirds".
Second Place: Michael Doneman, School of Media and Communication, “Animating Elderhood: Datascapes of Ageing in Place”.
Third Place: Gideon Hutapea, School of Design, “Indonesian Comics: Shaping Cultural Identities and Designing the Nation’s Incentive”.
People’s Choice: Nicholas Waxman, School of Education, “Acting Out! Embodying Voice and Agency: A Theatrical Inquiry into Learning Environments”.
Browse all VYT 2024 entries in the RMIT Research Repository and explore the innovative ideas presented by our talented students.
Copyright
The material presented on this site is provided for the express purpose of the 2024 Visualise Your Thesis programme conducted by RMIT University Library. All copyright in text, data, images, audio, video and other such material on the site is protected by copyright held by The University of Melbourne and is made available for use by RMIT University Library and programme entrants. In using the Visualise Your Thesis programme materials you agree that you must not reproduce, distribute, modify, transmit, reuse or adapt the material contained in this site without the prior written permission of The University of Melbourne.
