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Competition Rules
Eligibility
Must be a current Centre member (researcher, partner investigator or professional/technical staff) at a participating Centre of Excellence. Communications staff may not enter.
Rules
- Entries must not cause reasonable offence or disrespect, inappropriate content may include – sexually explicit material, false or misleading information, violence, extremism or hateful or offensive material.
- No use of generative AI – AI tools can be used to assist in editing but cannot be used for original content creation. If you have used AI you will be asked to declare which tool you used and how you used it.
- Keep it original – no copyrighted or trademarked material please!
- By submitting, participants agree that their Centre can use their design in communications materials including but not limited to merchandise, reports, website and social media. The artist(s) will be credited and retains original copyright.
- Team entries are allowed, prize money is shared between the team.
- Each person can submit a maximum of three (3) entries.
Judging Criteria
For Judges
- Creativity (25%)
- Originality (25%)
- Clear research communication (25%)
- Visual impact (25%)
People’s Choice
Voting will take place on this website 1st – 14th August 2026
The People’s Choice Award in each category will be awarded to the highest-voted entry that has not received a Judges’ 1st or 2nd Prize. In the event of a tie in public voting, the judging panel will determine the recipient.
Submission Guidelines
Acceptable formats:
- Images: JPG, PNG, GIF (maximum size 4000px h by 4000px w)
- Video: WEBM, MOV, MP4 (maximum filesize 100mb)
- Files: PDF
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