The Visualise Your Thesis 2021 International Awards – Winners announced at eResearch Australasia Conference!

Another Visualise Your Thesis competition year has come to an end – and what a year it’s been! 

This year saw the competition grow even more, with 25 universities from six countries competing in the 2021 competition. Winners were announced at last week’s eResearch Australasia conference with over 100 hundred people zooming in for the announcement. 

All finalists’ works are available to view on the Visualise Your Thesis figshare repository 

This year’s judges were Dr Tamika Heiden, Al Cossar and Professor Deb Verhoeven. 

Congratulations to the winners: 

• 1st place  

Krystal Campbell, University of Technology Sydney, ‘The experiences of Australian First in  Family university students and graduates: an intergenerational and intersectional exploration’  

• 2nd place   

Hannah Petocz, LaTrobe University, ‘Wondering If I was the Problem’: Exploring the  Perpetuation and Impact of Dating Violence on young Australian Women  

• 3rd place 

Ratanapat Suchat, Swinburne University, ‘Brand nostalgia: the emotional responses of Thai students studying in Australia to Thai condiment packaging’  

The judges also noted the following entry as Highly Commended:  

• YC Lin, Australian National University, ‘Understanding Piezo, a force-sensing molecular machine’  

In the lead-up to the competition announcement, Trending on VYT offered an opportunity for viewers to cast their own vote, with the winning entry being the one with the most views as recorded on figshare between 4-10 October 2021. The winning entry, with 16,398 views, went to: 

• Md Eaysir Arafat, QUT, Effectiveness of Interventions for Mobile Phone Distracted Pedestrians   

Congratulations once again to all finalists! 

For more information about the Visualise Your Thesis competition visit our website here. 

With thanks,   

The Visualise Your Thesis International 2021 Team   

View International Finalists' Entries