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By Jeff Green

Building on the success of , which coincided with the university’s centennial celebration, the Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) is hosting a special Picture Us gallery exhibition, which will be unveiled during Research Week. This year, Research Week is scheduled for Nov. 23-27. Further details about the gallery opening will be shared once available.

Members of the university community are invited to submit photos for this special Research Week celebration event.

The goal of the exhibition is to showcase ÐÓ°É´«Ã½â€™s diverse research activities. Photo submissions should showcase the curiosity, ingenuity and creativity of research happening, or has happened, at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.

The deadline for submitting photos is Friday, Oct. 23.

Backgrounder

Any ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University researcher/research team (former and current) that teaches, conducts research, studies or works at or under the auspices of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University and includes, without limitation, all employees, all students; and any other person(s) while they are acting on behalf of or at the request of the university.

Researchers/research teams may submit only one image per project. 

Eligibility criteria for photos
A researcher must own the rights to their photo submission and gain the consent of any individuals/property that appear in the photo. In the case of a research team, at least one team member must own rights to the photo submission. This must be communicated clearly via email at the time of submission.

If the photo was taken by a professional photographer or someone other than the individual submitting the photo, written permission must be obtained from the photographer before submitting the photo. The written permission must be included as a separate attachment with your submission.

Photo submissions must be a true representation of research happening by ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ researchers/research teams.

Photo submissions must be submitted as a jpeg or a png.

Text to include with your photo submission
Your photo submission should include:

1. Photo title: Be creative and make the title of the photo no more than 60 characters, including spaces.
2. Photo caption: Describe the research happening in the photo and be sure to use clear and descriptive language that is understandable to a non-expert audience. Describe what/who is being depicted in the photo. Maximum 100 characters, including spaces.
3. The individual's name who took the photo. (see photo permissions information above.)
4. Date of the research/when the photo was taken.
5. The researcher’s name, title and academic unit (and those of our team members, if applicable.) and campus.
6. Research project title: Provide the official name of the research project.
7. Research project description: Provide a brief introduction/overview of the research and its impact. For example, what is the research and what problem is being solved and how? Maximum 350 characters, including spaces.
8. Provide funding information (if applicable).

Specific details

To be selected, photos must depict research happening at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½. Members of the Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) will manage and coordinate the submission process.

Each photo submission will be printed and mounted on foam core, measuring approximately 16X24in., and placed on a gallery wall located inside the Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation). Displayed photos will have an accompanying title card (3X5in.) printed on cardstock.

Photos may also appear on institutional social media channels.

Photo submissions may be cropped for printing purposes.

Submission criteria

• Primary criterion:
• Visually appealing photo that is captivating, unique and/or instill emotion.
• Quality of photo should be 200dpi or larger (original photos at 3200X4800 pixels) taken with a camera or cellphone.
• Secondary criterion:
• Photo accurately depicts research happening at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.
• Clear and descriptive accompanying text that is understandable to a non-expert audience.

Submissions:

• Submit only one image per research/research group.
• Do not submit a photo more than once. 
• All photo submissions will need accompanying text as outlined above.
• Submissions may be featured at any time during the 10-month period.
• Email photos to vprfeedback@mun.ca and include Picture Us in the subject line. The deadline for the 2026 Picture Us gallery as part of Research Week 2026 is Friday, Oct. 23.

Photo submissions will be reviewed by staff in the Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation). Notifications will be emailed if a photo meets the criteria and is selected for exhibition. Researchers/research teams will be invited to the gallery opening in which their photo (research) is displayed.

The Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) staff reserves the right to not display an image.

Still have questions? Email:

Jeff Green
jeffg@mun.ca