Judges
Meet your judges for the Vice-Chancellors' Award
Chair, Universities Australia
University of Southern Queensland
Judging Criteria
Nail these criteria and push your pitch to the front.
Our judges will score each pitch out of 30: up to ten points each for impact, clarity and creativity. Check out the below prompts for your best chance at taking home an amazing award.
Impact
Keep us glued to the screen
Will viewers be engaged the whole time?
Teach us why it matters
Does your what, how and why come across simple and meaningful? Does it demonstrate why your research matters?
Leave viewers wanting more
Will viewers be left wanting to know or learn more?
Clarity
Avoid jargon
Is it easy for anyone to follow? Does it avoid specialised terms?
Get to the heart fast
Does it follow a great storytelling form and get to the essence of your research?
Make it easy to tell others about
Will viewers be able to recount it to their friends and family?
Creativity
Find your pitch's 'thing'
Does it do anything unique to stand out from the crowd?
Strive for production value
Is it well designed and technically executed? If not, does its presentation try something creative? Does it pull off both?