Showcase of past entries
Browse our showcase of past entries below by winners, year, or faculty.
2023
First place: Airing out wildlife trafficking by Georgia Moloney
Second place: In-situ stress measurement using non-destructive techniques by Zulfiqar Ali
Third place: Understanding and supporting Australian cheese manufacturers to improve the utilisation of whey by Jack Hetherington
People's Choice Award winner: The impact of female education on maternal healthcare utilization by Trang Huyen Dang
2022
First place: Conceptualising emotion in 3D space using colour by Nathan Jones
Second place: Long-duration storage need for green electricity grid by Raheel Shaikh
Third place: Oral microbiome recycling: from one mouth to another by Sonia Nath
People's Choice Award winner: Death by diet and how to beat it by Yoko Brigitte Wang
2021
First place: Self-sufficiency through Urban Agriculture by Isobel Hume
Second place: Gene presence and absence in Cannabis by Chelsea Matthews
Third place: Pitfall traps and carnivore dens: comparing the palaeontology and taphonomy by Nerita Turner
People's Choice Award winner: Help that banana peel rot in the right place - the Green bin! by Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
2020
First place: The world is caving in: parental trauma after intensive care by Shannon Barnes
Second place: From plastic to plate? by Nina Wootton
Third place: Will octopuses adapt to climate change? by Qiaz Hua
People's Choice Award winner: The war on obesity by Yoko Wang
2019
First place: Child labour matters: overlooked adolescent mental health effects of child labour by Danusha Jayawardana
Second place: Grief in paediatric health professionals by Shannon Barnes
Third place and People's Choice Award winner: Meat the future by Livia Garcez de Oliveira Padilha
2023
First place: Airing out wildlife trafficking by Georgia Moloney
Second place: In-situ stress measurement using non-destructive techniques by Zulfiqar Ali
Third place: Understanding and supporting Australian cheese manufacturers to improve the utilisation of whey by Jack Hetherington
People's Choice Award winner: The impact of female education on maternal healthcare utilization by Trang Huyen Dang
Doing the unthinkable together: partnerships between families and health professionals during paediatric critical illness by Shannon Barnes
Analysis of historical texts using natural language processing by Ashley Dennis-Henderson
The development of dental occlusion and facial profiles of monozygotic and dizygotic Australian twins, from the primary to the permanent dentition by Jamal Giri
A fast and safe way to make a slow phosphorus fertiliser by Nguyen Quang Tu Le
Indentifying Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax surface antigens that are targets of functional antibody responses by Kaitlin Pekin
2022
First place: Conceptualising emotion in 3D space using colour by Nathan Jones
Second place: Long-duration storage need for green electricity grid by Raheel Shaikh
Third place: Oral microbiome recycling: from one mouth to another by Sonia Nath
People's Choice Award winner: Death by diet and how to beat it by Yoko Brigitte Wang
Supporting the transition to wheelchair use by Kimberly Charlton
Multilingual language acquisition between global, national and local language by Hilmiyati Endriyana
The effects of stress on Cannabis chemical compounds by Sara Jalali
(Unwrapped) food for thought by Neha Lalchandani
Global citizenship for health professionals by CaraJane Millar
It's not JUST snoring by Amelia Noone
Assessing and treating the impacts of maternal asthma on newborn lung function by Joshua Robinson
2021
First place: Self-sufficiency through Urban Agriculture by Isobel Hume
Second place: Gene presence and absence in Cannabis by Chelsea Matthews
Third place: Pitfall traps and carnivore dens: comparing the palaeontology and taphonomy by Nerita Turner
People's Choice Award winner: Help that banana peel rot in the right place - the Green bin! by Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
Give your workhorse a quality data: Analysis of the World Bank's Trading Across Border Indicators by Alfinura Sharafeyeva
Construction of Mental Health on Social Media Platforms by Anne Nattembo
Enhancing Oyster Reef Restoration with Soundscape Ecology by Brittany Ruth Williams
Combining natural fish markers to investigate population structure and connectivity by Koster Sarakinis
Marine Debris and The Environment by Nikita Pring
Decoding the genetic basis of Intellectual Disability by Rudrarup Bhattacharjee
2020
First place: The world is caving in: parental trauma after intensive care by Shannon Barnes
Second place: From plastic to plate? by Nina Wootton
Third place: Will octopuses adapt to climate change? by Qiaz Hua
People's Choice Award winner: The war on obesity by Yoko Wang
Role of gut microbiota in radiotherapy response and severity of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis by Ghanyah Al-Qadami
Studying the genetic basis of neuronal disease by Rudrarup Bhattacharjee
Developing a dried milk spot method to determine the changes to breast milk during storage, handling, and administration by Chang Gao
Let's starve prostate cancer! by Chui Yan Mah
Movies in University teaching by Ngoc Nhu Nguyen (Ruby)
P.E.T.'s journey through the mangroves by Nikita Pring
Digging up deep time by Priya
Cumulative impact assessment methods in marine ecosystems by Jackson Stockbridge
Jarosite: dissolution kinetics and passivation strategies by Austin Trueman
Transition metal-based electrocatalysts for highly selective CO2 reduction by Chaochen Xu
Super graphene bio-sponge for clean water by Pei Lay Yap
2019
First place: Child labour matters: overlooked adolescent mental health effects of child labour by Danusha Jayawardana
Second place: Grief in paediatric health professionals by Shannon Barnes
Third place and People's Choice Award winner: Meat the future by Livia Garcez de Oliveira Padilha
Adoption of improved practices to enhance the competitiveness of Indonesian smallholder dairy farmer by Rida Akzar
The investigation of cathodic materials for high capacity and long cycle life li-oxygen batteries by Qi Bi
The role of intestinal TLR4 on chemotherapy toxicity, immunity and tumour growth by Elise Ellen Bruning
Inferring social network structure from information cascades by Caitlin Gray
The power of being broken: small RNAs on the rise in regulating Plant Development by Pei Qin Ng
Digital adoption: the need for truly inclusive e-Government services by Samantha Papavasiliou
The role of microbiome in chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal toxicity by Kate Secombe
Misinformation and post-truth in the Australian asylum seeker and refugee discussion by Natasha van Antwerpen
Neural regulation of food intake in the stomach by Yoko Wang
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
2023 Third place: Understanding and supporting Australian cheese manufacturers to improve the utilisation of whey by Jack Hetherington
2023 People's Choice Award winner: The impact of female education on maternal healthcare utilization by Trang Huyen Dang
2022: Multilingual language acquisition between global, national and local language by Hilmiyati Endriyana
2021 People's Choice Award winner: Help that banana peel rot in the right place - the Green bin! by Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
2021: Give your workhorse a quality data: Analysis of the World Bank's Trading Across Border Indicators by Alfinura Sharafeyeva
2021: Construction of Mental Health on Social Media Platforms by Anne Nattembo
2020: Movies in University teaching by Ngoc Nhu Nguyen (Ruby)
2019 First place: Child labour matters: overlooked adolescent mental health effects of child labour by Danusha Jayawardana
2019 Third place and People's Choice Award winner: Meat the future by Livia Garcez de Oliveira Padilha
2019: Adoption of improved practices to enhance the competitiveness of Indonesian smallholder dairy farmer by Rida Akzar
2019: Digital adoption: the need for truly inclusive e-Government services by Samantha Papavasiliou
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
2023: Doing the unthinkable together: partnerships between families and health professionals during paediatric critical illness by Shannon Barnes
2023: The development of dental occlusion and facial profiles of monozygotic and dizygotic Australian twins, from the primary to the permanent dentition by Jamal Giri
2022 First place: Conceptualising emotion in 3D space using colour by Nathan Jones
2022 Third place: Oral microbiome recycling: from one mouth to another by Sonia Nath
2022 People's Choice Award winner: Death by diet and how to beat it by Yoko Brigitte Wang
2022: Supporting the transition to wheelchair use by Kimberly Charlton
2022: (Unwrapped) food for thought by Neha Lalchandani
2022: Global citizenship for health professionals by CaraJane Millar
2022: It's not JUST snoring by Amelia Noone
2022: Assessing and treating the impacts of maternal asthma on newborn lung function by Joshua Robinson
2021: Decoding the genetic basis of Intellectual Disability by Rudrarup Bhattacharjee
2020 First place: The world is caving in: parental trauma after intensive care by Shannon Barnes
2020 People's Choice Award winner: The war on obesity by Yoko Wang
2020: Role of gut microbiota in radiotherapy response and severity of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis by Ghanyah Al-Qadami
2020: Studying the genetic basis of neuronal disease by Rudrarup Bhattacharjee
2020: Let's starve prostate cancer! by Chui Yan Mah
2019 Second place: Grief in paediatric health professionals by Shannon Barnes
2019: The role of intestinal TLR4 on chemotherapy toxicity, immunity and tumour growth by Elise Ellen Bruning
2019: The role of microbiome in chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal toxicity by Kate Secombe
2019: Misinformation and post-truth in the Australian asylum seeker and refugee discussion by Natasha van Antwerpen
2019: Neural regulation of food intake in the stomach by Yoko Wang
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
2023 First place: Airing out wildlife trafficking by Georgia Moloney
2023: Analysis of historical texts using natural language processing by Ashley Dennis-Henderson
2023: A fast and safe way to make a slow phosphorus fertiliser by Nguyen Quang Tu Le
2023: Indentifying Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax surface antigens that are targets of functional antibody responses by Kaitlin Pekin
2022 Second place: Long-duration storage need for green electricity grid by Raheel Shaikh
2022: The effects of stress on Cannabis chemical compounds by Sara Jalali
2021 First place: Self-sufficiency through Urban Agriculture by Isobel Hume
2021 Second place: Gene presence and absence in Cannabis by Chelsea Matthews
2021 Third place: Pitfall traps and carnivore dens: comparing the palaeontology and taphonomy by Nerita Turner
2021: Enhancing Oyster Reef Restoration with Soundscape Ecology by Brittany Ruth Williams
2021: Combining natural fish markers to investigate population structure and connectivity by Koster Sarakinis
2021: Marine Debris and The Environment by Nikita Pring
2020 Second place: From plastic to plate? by Nina Wootton
2020 Third place: Will octopuses adapt to climate change? by Qiaz Hua
2020: Developing a dried milk spot method to determine the changes to breast milk during storage, handling, and administration by Chang Gao
2020: P.E.T.'s journey through the mangroves by Nikita Pring
2020: Digging up deep time by Priya
2020: Cumulative impact assessment methods in marine ecosystems by Jackson Stockbridge
2020: Jarosite: dissolution kinetics and passivation strategies by Austin Trueman
2020: Transition metal-based electrocatalysts for highly selective CO2 reduction by Chaochen Xu
2020: Super graphene bio-sponge for clean water by Pei Lay Yap
2019: The investigation of cathodic materials for high capacity and long cycle life li-oxygen batteries by Qi Bi
2019: Inferring social network structure from information cascades by Caitlin Gray
2019: The power of being broken: small RNAs on the rise in regulating Plant Development by Pei Qin Ng