Research image competition

To apply, you must be a PhD student or research staff currently registered in the Faculty of Natural Sciences (Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Life Sciences, Mathematics and Centre for Environmental Policy). Entrants are limited to one submission.

The submitted image may be portrait or landscape (shortlisted images will be printed in A2). You may also submit a second version of the same image with labels and/or annotations. This may allow the audience to better understand the structure or components of your image. Note that the judges will not view or score any labelled images.

Submit your entries as JPEG/JPG files, maximum 100Mb in size. The shortlisted entries will be print in A2 (4961 x 7016 pixels) at 300dpi.

Please include your name in the title of the file.

Images may be black and white or in colour, taken with any kind of camera. Minor adjustments are allowed, such as minor changes in cropping, sharpening, contrast, etc. Significantly altered or artistically enhanced photos are not accepted. The judges may request the original file/RAW/negative of your photo to verify this.

Images taken by someone other than the applicant are not allowed.

• Your image title should ideally be two to five words with a strict maximum of 10 words.
• Your accompanying narrative/caption should ideally be 80-100 words with a strict maximum of 110 words.
• Your image narrative must give a description of your image and place it in the context of your research.
• Your narrative must be accessible to a non-specialist audience. Do not use acronyms.

• You must not do anything to injure or distress an animal or damage its habitat in an attempt to secure an image.
• You must ensure that the personal safety of everyone involved is appropriately handled. Avoid taking unnecessary risks that can result in dangerous situations.
• You are responsible for ensuring full compliance with any applicable national or international legislation.
• Respect the work of other photographers and do not plagiarize.
• If the panel suspects that an entry has been achieved through cruel or unethical practices, the entry will be disqualified.

This Privacy Notice (Notice) explains how the Faculty of Natural Sciences (FoNS, we, our, us) processes your personal data when you apply for our Research Image Competition (formerly known as the PhD Student Photo Competition), and your rights in relation to the personal data we hold.

Our Privacy Notice is available here to download: Privacy Notice for Students and Staff [PDF]