About the Animal Science Poster Olympics
The Animal Science Poster Olympics were established in 2012 by Professor Ala Tabor, the competition run by QAAFI's Centre for Animal Science.
In previous years the competition has attracted more than 50 participants, both research higher degree students and early career researchers in animal science from different UQ Schools and Institutes, CSIRO and the Qld Department of Agriculture & Fisheries.
The competitors present their research across many broad areas of animal science including koala healing, rumen microbiology and bovine genetics.
The sixth Animal Science poster Olympics 2021
Congratulations to all who participated in the event.
View winners of the 6th Animal Science Poster Olympics
Competition prize categories
Open to all applicants:
- Future Farming – New science that will benefit Animal Health award ($1,800 prize) supported by Virbac Australia Animal Health. Open category.
- General Animal Science Research award ($1,000 prize) supported by the Centre for Animal Science, QAAFI the University of Queensland. Open category.
- Animal Science Innovation award ($1,500 prize) supported by Boehringer Ingleheim. Open category.
- Animal Production Research award (AAAS two year membership prize) supported by the Australian Association of Animal Sciences. Open category.
- Best livestock genetics poster award ($500 prize) supported by Beef Central. Open category.
- Best poster presentation award (Cattle Baron ‘A game of high steaks’ board game prize) supported by Beef Central. Open category.
Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students only:
- Innovation for the red meat industry award ($1,500 prize) supported by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). HDR students only.
- Innovation for the poultry industries award ($1500 prize) supported by Chook Shack Chat (Agrifutures, Australian Eggs, Poultry Hub Australia). HDR students only.
Early career researchers only:
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Innovation for the poultry industries award ($2000 prize) supported by Chook Shack Chat (Agrifutures Australia, Australian Eggs, Poultry Hub Australia). ECRs only.
Who can enter the competition?
- The poster competition is open to all Animal Science Researchers.
- Specific categories are limited to Honours, Masters, HDR, and ECRs.
- Participants are welcome from all The University of Queensland; Institutes, Schools and Faculties as well as colleagues from CSIRO and the Qld Department of Agriculture & Fisheries.
Who is categorised as an ECR?
An Early Career Researcher (ECR) is someone who is, at the time of the event-within their first eight years of academic or other research-related employment, allowing for uninterrupted stable research development following completion of postgraduate research.
Eligibility
- Entrants must be available to present their poster on Friday 19 February 2021 between 12 noon and 5 pm.
- Each applicant can only enter up to two categories.
- Recipients of a cash prize need to invest in professional development activity agreed by their supervisor.
- Honours students are encouraged to apply but can only claim their award prize whilst still a student or during a subsequent PhD studies program.
Venue:
The University of Queensland, (St Lucia campus)
Queensland Bioscience Precinct
Building #80, 306 Carmody Road
Room: 3.142 & 3.146 (Large seminar room)
Contact:
Professor Ala Tabor T: 07 334 62176 or E: a.tabor@uq.edu.au or Mel Rowan, Centre for Animal Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, T: 07 3346 2714 or E: qaafi.animalscienceadministration@uq.edu.au
Thank you to our sponsors for 2021
