Picture Us: A Research at Memorial Event, will consist of up to 10 exhibits with each exhibit featuring up to 10 researchers/research teams.

Each exhibit will run for a month between March 2025-April 2026.

Submissions should showcase the curiosity, ingenuity and creativity of our researchers and may include artistic expression informed through scholarly investigation and experimentation.

Who can enter
Any Memorial University researcher/research team (former and current) that teaches, conducts research, studies or works at or under the auspices of Memorial 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. A researcher may not submit a photo as an individual researcher if they are part of a research team that has also submitted a photo and vice versa.

A submitted image may be featured in any, but not more than one, exhibit.

Eligibility criteria for photos
Photo submissions should showcase the curiosity, ingenuity and creativity of research happening, or has happened, at Memorial. Since this project is part of Memorial’s centennial celebrations, we welcome submissions that reflect former and current research at Memorial.

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.

Photo submissions must be a true representation of research happening by Memorial 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 Use no more than 60 characters, including spaces.
2. Photo caption: Describe the research happening in the photo. Use clear and descriptive language that is understandable to a non-expert audience. Describe what/who is being depicted in the photo.
3. The researcher’s name, title and academic unit (and those of our team members, if applicable.) and campus.
4. Research project title: Provide the official name of the research project.
5. 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.
6. Provide funding information (if applicable).

Photo-selection process
To be selected, photos must depict research happening at Memorial. Photos may appear in any monthly exhibit at any time between March 2025-April 2026. Photos will only appear in one gallery. Some monthly exhibits may include themes, so photos may be selected for a particular display/exhibit based on a certain theme. (For example, if a photo submitted in June 2025 fits into an oceans theme, and there is an exhibit planned for Sept. 2025 that focuses on oceans, the photo may be held for the Sept. 2025 exhibit.)

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

Photos displayed will also be posted to the Office of the Vice-President (Research) website and on social media, including X and LinkedIn. Photos may also be posted to Memorial’s social platforms, including with 100th anniversary posts using the hashtags #PictureUs, #MemorialUResearch and #MemorialU100.

As researchers’ art is replaced, researchers and/or their respective academic units will have the option to take their photos for display in their office or in a communal space in their home unit on their respective campus.

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 Memorial.
• 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.

Photo submissions will be reviewed by staff in the Office of the Vice-President (Research). 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 first deadline for photo submissions is Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. Newfoundland time.

Once photos are removed from the gallery wall, the Office of the Vice-President (Research) will contact owners for pick up, if they wish.

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

Still have questions? Email:

Jackey Locke
jackey.locke@mun.ca

Jeff Green
jeffg@mun.ca