The Researchers’ Grand Prix is Sweden’s biggest presentation technique competition for researchers. The challenge is to convey your research in just four minutes and make it as simple, inspiring and educational as possible. At the same time, the competition acts as a course in presentation technique – with coaching and practical training, you gain the tools to get your message across.
Lund University’s researchers have been successful in the Researchers’ Grand Prix, winning five years in a row.
When you participate, you gain:
- Individual coaching in presentation technique.
- Experience of talking in front of an audience and being on stage.
- Training in how to formulate the core of your research – a skill that will be very useful at conferences and when pitching to funding bodies.
- The Researchers’ Grand Prix is arranged by Public & Science Sweden in cooperation with the research councils Formas and Forte, the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova.
The competition
This year’s heat for Lund University will be held on Tuesday 7 October at Helsingborg City Theatre in front of an audience of 600 upper-secondary school pupils. Coaching takes place in August and September, after a start-up meeting in June. There is also a compulsory rehearsal in Lund shortly before the heat. You can choose to present in Swedish or English.
The winner of the University’s heat will go on to the national final in Stockholm in November.
Competing in the Researchers’ Grand Prix is not only an opportunity to develop your presentation skills, but also a chance to inspire young people to pursue higher education and awaken interest in research within your field.
Luís Oliveira, a doctoral student in immunology at the Faculty of Medicine, who won the national competition in 2024, says:
“Getting the opportunity to talk to the pupils afterwards was the best part. As a researcher, I’m not used to that type of interest. I got the chance to show that research can be cool – and perhaps inspire someone to become a researcher.”
Read more about the Researchers’ Grand Prix on lu.se (in Swedish)
Application process
Are you a researcher or doctoral student and think this sounds interesting? Register your interest no later than 2 May with Ellen Albertsdóttir, project manager for the Researchers’ Grand Prix at Lund University: ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (ellen[dot]albertsdottir[at]fsi[dot]lu[dot]se). Please state in your email why you want to participate. You can also nominate a colleague who you think would be appropriate. We are striving for a mix of research fields, representation from different faculties and diversity among the participants – so do not hesitate to apply or put forward a colleague.