The 黑料吃瓜资源 Art of Research photo and video contest offers a creative and accessible way to share the groundbreaking research taking place at the university while celebrating its global and social impact.
Images submitted to the Art of Research contest are used across a variety of Queen's Research channels, print and digital, including this website.
Participate in Art of Research 2026
This year鈥檚 competition has been inspired by the university鈥檚 Strategic Research Plan 2025鈥2030 and the 黑料吃瓜资源 Bicentennial Vision with the launch of new categories to showcase the researchers themselves and the groundbreaking work they are pursing.
The 2026 contest will award eight prizes of $250 each with the contest closing April 6. 黑料吃瓜资源 faculty, staff, students, and alumni are eligible to participate.
Understanding the Earth and universe
Research that drives us to explore and discover, revealing both our place in the world and solutions to global challenges to expand knowledge of our planet.
Promoting health and wellbeing
Research that spans discovery science, clinical practice, and community-based care, advancing new knowledge and treatments that improve lives and address the most pressing health challenges and advancing lifelong wellbeing for all.
Envisioning just futures
Research that explores what it means to be human through studies of history, culture, language, politics, and the arts to advance understanding of democracy, justice, and human dignity that informs ethical responses to global challenges.
Advancing next-generation computing
Research that builds capacity in artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and human-machine interaction, with applications across business, health, and the humanities to drive innovation and examine issues of equity, privacy, and ethics, ensuring technology serves society responsibly and sustainably.
Delivering materials for the future
Research that drives advances in energy, infrastructure, technology, and health that integrates insights from engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine to deliver innovations supporting improved quality of life.
Building inclusive and sustainable societies
Research that tackles the dual challenges of climate change and social prosperity by collaborating with communities and exploring education, migration, accessibility, and equity to help shape societies that are more resilient, just, and sustainable for generations to come.
Research in motion
Awarded to the best video 60 seconds or less that captures the pursuit of your research in action and shows us behind the scenes of where it takes place, from the lab to the field or the archive.
Narratives of discovery
Awarded to the best description that explains the depicted research in the most compelling way using accessible and creative language.
Photo Note: Images must be photo quality (at least 300 dpi) and in JPEG format.
Video Note: Videos should have a minimum length of 10 seconds, with a maximum length of 60 seconds, and a minimum resolution of 1080p (HD: 1920x1080) or 2160p (4K: 3840x2160). Videos can be horizontal or vertical. Sound effects, music, or voice-over should not be used unless the research is related to these areas. Videos should not contain any text overlay.
Images and video not meeting these specifications will not be accepted.
2023 Winners
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