No-Bell Prize Final Event

Please join us for the 2026 No-Bell Prize Final, featuring some of the best and brightest graduate researchers from across the Faculty competing to be the most engaging and accessible science communicator.

With the opportunity for audience questions, this interactive event is a must-see for anyone interested in science communication or discovering the breadth of research being undertaken across the Faculty.

Having been selected by our panel based on a video submission, each graduate researcher is tasked with communicating their research in a fun and interactive way, free from jargon. Each finalist will have 90 seconds to introduce and explain their research, followed by four minutes of questions from the audience and host.

They’ll be competing for not only the title of No-Bell Prize Winner for 2026, but a number of cash prizes, including $1,000 for the No-Bell Prize winner and $500 each for the two runners-up. The audience will also vote for the People's Choice Award.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Event details

Date: Thursday 1 October 2025
Time: 2:00–4:30 PM
Venue: Ian Potter Auditorium, Kenneth Myer Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville

Check back in August for registration links.