FAQs and Contact

Any graduate researchers currently enrolled in the University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences.

Applications for 2026 will open Wednesday 8 July and close Sunday 26 July, 11:55pm. Applications must be submitted via the form.

We recommend that you participate in the workshop and coaching provided, however it is not mandatory.

You can record your video application using your phone or through a desktop application like Zoom. It's a good idea to record in a quiet, well-lit space so the judges can see and hear you clearly. Audio-only entries are not permitted.

You can find some tips on recording your presentation here (noting that your video submissions will not include a slide).

Your presentation should be 90 seconds long, timed from when you begin speaking. Content delivered after the 90-seond mark won't be considered by the judging panel. The recording should be continuous, with no edits or breaks.

Submissions should be no larger than 1GB and in a video format (eg, .mp4, .avi, .mov)

Please contact the organising team at engagement-psych@unimelb.edu.au for assistance. Please do not email your video to this address.

Jargon is language which would not be understood by people from outside your research field. This might include acronyms, technical terms and medical terms which are not explained in an accessible way.

For example, concepts like 'heuristics' or 'the Big Five', or acronyms like MHPP (Mental Health PhD Pogram) or GAD (generalised anxiety disorder) may not be immediately understood by someone outside of psychology.

Absolutely - there will be plenty of room, so please come along and cheer for your friends and classmates.

Our panel will evaluate the overall presentations, including the question-and-answer component, and will note each instance of jargon used.

A timekeeper will track the first component of the presentation, where the finalists have one and a half minutes to introduce their research. Finalists will be penalised if they exceed the 90-second mark for this introduction.

The No-Bell Prize will be awarded to the speaker who explains their research and responds to questions from the audience and host in an engaging manner with the fewest mentions of jargon.

The audience will vote for the People's Choice Award.