Images of Research 2023

An exhibition of images that captures the true essence of our research community

Anis Sahoo, 2022 Winner Best photographic image: Postgraduate Research Student category

Can you capture the essence of research in an eye-catching photographic image?

The University’s Doctoral College invites postgraduate research students and research staff to submit an eye-catching photographic image and interpretation for the Images of Research competition 2023.

The aim is to capture the true essence of their research through a powerful image, which will then be exhibited online, showcasing the quality and wide-ranging research taking place at the University of Plymouth.

Prizes will be awarded for:

Best photographic image – Research Staff category and Postgraduate Research category
First place for each of the two categories will be awarded £150
Second place for each of the two categories will be awarded £100
Best description of image – all images
First place will be awarded £100
Second place will be awarded £50

The Images of Research competition voting will take place online and be open 21 – 24 November 2023 (midday).

Winners will be announced by researchskills@plymouth.ac.uk.

Images of Research 2023 competition voting

University of Plymouth postgraduate research students and staff will be invited by email to take part in this online vote for the 2023 Images of Research competition.

View the entries for the 2023 competition

You are invited to vote for the following categories

Best photographic image - Postgraduate Research Student category
Best photographic image - Research Staff category
Best description of image

2022

Download the brochure to view the entries from the 2022 competition

2021

Winners: Best PGR Photo – Lolita Singh, Best research staff photo – Madison Milne-Ives, Best description – Stephanie Hartgen-Walker

Download the brochure to view the entries from the 2021 competition

Images of Research 2021 brochure

2021 brochure cover

2020

Winners: Best PGR photo – Charlie Cornforth, Best research staff photo – Sally Rangecroft, Best description – Christopher Thorpe

Images of Research 2020 gallery

Winners: Best PGR photo – Charlie Cornforth, Best research staff photo – Sally Rangecroft, Best description – Christopher Thorpe

Amani Alsaad

Creative approaches in psychotherapy including art, and how this could be a solution for some issues that arise within therapy sessions for multi-cultural Muslim clients receiving therapy in the UK.

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2019

Winners: Best PGR photo - João Alhada Lourenço, Best research staff photo - Dr Rupert Jones, Best description - Jonathan Rhodes

Images of Research 2019 gallery

Winners: Best PGR photo - João Alhada Lourenço, Best research staff photo - Dr Rupert Jones, Best description - Jonathan Rhodes

Oliver Billson - 'Last light'

My research encompasses the impact of storms on our coastlines. This photo was taken at Droskyn headland, Perranporth at last light following a period of high winds. A break in the weather produced this stunning combination.

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2018

Competition winners: Best image - Frazer Underwood. Best description of image - Helen Bowstead.

Images of Research 2018 gallery

Competition winners: Best image - Frazer Underwood. Best description of image - Helen Bowstead.

Magda Kechagia - Perceptions of shale gas fracking in local host communities in the UK.

Strong negative feelings of residents living in proximity to the proposed Roseacre Wood site near Preston, Lancashire.

$Magda Kechagia - the picture shows an on-going protest taking place in October 2017 by local action groups at the entrance of Kirby Misperton fracking site in North Yorkshire.$

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