In conjection with Celebrating Research 2011, JCU Singapore presents “My Research in Three Minutes” Competition.
About the Contest
“My Research in Three Minutes” competition showcases academic and research communication skills. Higher Degree Research (HDR) candidates and staff have three minutes to give an engaging and dynamic presentation on their research topic and its significance in language appropriate to an audience of multidisciplinary interests.
A panel of distinguished judges will determine the top 3 winners for each respective category. An overall People’s Choice award will also be presented to the participant voted by the audience.
Categories
• Early Career Researchers (< 6 years of PhD)
• Postgraduate Students (Masters)
• Postgraduate Students (Doctoral)
Eligibility
• All research masters, doctoral students and academic staff
• Contestants will be required to agree to media exposure for their presentation and research.
Competition Timeline
15 August 2011 – Nominations Close
01 September 2011 – Competition Date
3 Minute Presentation
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Venue: Block A01-01 JCU Singapore Campus
List of Presenters
Judges' Profiles
All those who wish to support participants and attend the event may register as guests and get the chance to vote for their favourite presenter! RSVP to Ms Laiza Malit at
rsvp@jcu.edu.sg or call 9677 8868 for further information.
Top 10 most Cited Journal Articles by JCU Authors in the last 5 years*
1.Novel methods improve prediction of species' distributions from occurrence data: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus (766 citations)
2.Emerging infectious disease and the loss of biodiversity in a Neotropical amphibian community: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus (251 citations)
3.A global crisis for seagrass ecosystems: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus (199 citations)
4.Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus: (130 citations)
5.Spread of chytridiomycosis has caused the rapid global decline and extinction of frogs: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus (127 citations)
6.Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus (117 citations)
7.Conservation planning in a changing world: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus (113 citations)
8.Corneal avascularity is due to soluble VEGF receptor-1: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus: (108 citations)
9.Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: Are reef fishes at risk or resilient?: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus: (103 citations)
10.Quantifying submarine groundwater discharge in the coastal zone via multiple methods: view in ResearchOnline@JCU or Scopus: (98 citations)
* Citations sourced from Scopus as at 31 March 2011