About the programme
Tell the world about your research in a vertical 1-minute video.
Your audience is everyone.
Your goal is to inform, engage and entertain.
Applications for 2024 are now closed.
The challenge
- Tell the world about your research in a 1 minute video. What are you doing and why does it matter?
- Be as creative as you like, as long as the science is accurate - don't be afraid to show your personality.
- There’s no need for specialist kit or sophisticated software. Videos can be shot vertically on a smartphone. We’ve created some tips to help you get your video right.
- Every clear, accurate, and engaging video will be added to the Science in Shorts video library and shared with the public, globally.
- Our favourite videos will each win a prize of €5000 - up to 10 videos will be selected.
- Join in. Help us show that research matters to everyone.
About you
- You are an active researcher working in any scientific discipline.
- You are employed by a university or research institution.
- You hold an advanced degree such as an MSc, PhD or MD.
- You have been listed as an author on at least one original research article published in a peer-reviewed journal within the last 2 years.
- Applications are accepted from individuals or from teams via a team spokesperson.
What types of videos are we looking for?
It can be funny, beautiful, inspiring — the creative direction is up to you — but it must engage, entertain and inform. If you catch people’s attention and really pique their interest your message will stick in their memory for longer.
Check out the FAQ page for more information.
About your video - the technical stuff
- Up to 1 minute long.
- Filmed vertically.
- Maximum 800 MB file size.
- Filmed on any type of camera as long as the audio and visuals are clear - a smartphone is fine. We will add a transcript/subtitles, but please provide a script.
- Scientifically accurate.
- If you include footage or content from a third party, you will be responsible for gaining their permission.
- Audio or text must be in English.
- Do not add credits or title slides. This information will be added for you - so tell us who you want to thank.
Prize
Every clear, accurate, and engaging video will be added to the Science in Shorts video library on nature.com, and up to 10 of our favourite videos will receive a ticket to the Curious2024 – Future Insight™ conference where the videos will premiere.
Up to 10 of our favourite videos will each receive:
- €5,000. In the case of healthcare professionals (please see the terms and conditions for the definition and further details), Springer Nature will transfer the honorarium to the parent institution or organisation to be used for research purposes.
- Participation in interactive voting at the Curious2024 – Future Insight™ conference for the conference favourite.
Key dates
- 6th November 2023. Applications open
- 26th February 2024. Applications close
- July 2024. Video collection premiere at the Curious2024 – Future Insight™ conference
The challenge
- Tell the world about your research in a 1 minute video. What are you doing and why does it matter?
- Be as creative as you like, as long as the science is accurate - don't be afraid to show your personality.
- There’s no need for specialist kit or sophisticated software. Videos can be shot vertically on a smartphone. We’ve created some tips to help you get your video right.
- Every clear, accurate, and engaging video will be added to the Science in Shorts video library and shared with the public, globally.
- Our favourite videos will each win a prize of €5000 - up to 10 videos will be selected.
- Join in. Help us show that research matters to everyone.
About you
- You are an active researcher working in any scientific discipline.
- You are employed by a university or research institution.
- You hold an advanced degree such as an MSc, PhD or MD.
- You have been listed as an author on at least one original research article published in a peer-reviewed journal within the last 2 years.
- Applications are accepted from individuals or from teams via a team spokesperson.
What types of videos are we looking for?
It can be funny, beautiful, inspiring — the creative direction is up to you — but it must engage, entertain and inform. If you catch people’s attention and really pique their interest your message will stick in their memory for longer.
Check out the FAQ page for more information.
About your video - the technical stuff
- Up to 1 minute long.
- Filmed vertically.
- Maximum 800 MB file size.
- Filmed on any type of camera as long as the audio and visuals are clear - a smartphone is fine. We will add a transcript/subtitles, but please provide a script.
- Scientifically accurate.
- If you include footage or content from a third party, you will be responsible for gaining their permission.
- Audio or text must be in English.
- Do not add credits or title slides. This information will be added for you - so tell us who you want to thank.
Prize
Every clear, accurate, and engaging video will be added to the Science in Shorts video library on nature.com.
Up to 10 of our favourite videos will each receive:
- €5,000. In the case of healthcare professionals (please see the terms and conditions for the definition and further details), Springer Nature will transfer the honorarium to the parent institution or organisation to be used for research purposes.
- An invitation to the Curious2024 – Future Insight™ conference where the videos will premiere.
- Participation in interactive voting at the Curious2024 – Future Insight™ conference for the conference favourite.
Tips and tricks
- Check out the 2022 Science in Shorts video library and Top 10 for inspiration — but remember, this year we're looking for vertical videos.
- Make us love your science and make us smile.
- Make sure it’s engaging for a general, non-scientific audience. Why should the general public should care about your research and how will it benefit them?
- Get creative with your location — the lab, the forest, the beach, the city, wherever your research takes you.
- Think about showing us what you do — an experiment, an animated whiteboard, fieldwork. Examples are great.
- Try any style — a lab tour, a song, a demo, an experiment, a poem, an animation, a dance. There are no limits. It can be funny, or beautiful, or inspiring — the creative choice is yours.
- The science must be correct. And you should not include any unpublished data or conclusions that haven’t yet been peer reviewed.
- Do not include introduction slides or opening/closing credits. You only have 1 minute, so use the time wisely. We will add credits for you, so be sure to tell us who was involved in your application.
- If you’re in the picture, make sure we can see you. Use a lamp, sit near a window or get outside.
- If you’re speaking, make sure we can hear you. Avoid air conditioning, printers, road noise, windy days, background conversation, etc.
- We do not want traditional slide presentations.
- Please get permission from anyone else in the video and please do not include any participants under 18 years of age.
- Check your recording before submitting.
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