All teams are to submit a short and engaging summary of their research that can be easily understood by a non-scientific audience. Your summary will be shared on our website and featured on social media, helping more people connect to your work, including future collaborators, students, funders, or potential employers.
- Help bring abstract ideas to life by using relatable things e.g. a journey, a puzzle, an airport, a recipe.
- How would you explain your project to a family member? Simplify or explain any technical terms. Ask someone to look at your summary and tell you what they don’t understand so you can simplify it further.
- Explain why people should care, what’s at stake, or where this research could lead to or what could change.
You are welcome to submit a text summary or choose a more creative format (such as visuals, videos, comics, poems, songs) to communicate your research findings. Whatever format you choose, the key is to make your message clear, engaging, and accessible to someone with no science background.
Need some inspiration? Explore how others communicate science creatively:
- Under 150 words
- Use plain language (no jargon, acronyms, scientific terms)
- Use a free, online readability checker
- Submit as a Word or Google document or PDF
- Use minimal text
- Think visually: what can you show rather than describing?
- Avoid overly detailed charts or technical figures
- Submit as .png or .jpeg files
- Under 2 minutes
- Captions or subtitles are best for accessibility
- Use engaging visuals and avoid lots of text
- Submit as .mp4
All teams are required to submit a summary for the general public by the using this form .