Eye-wateringlyugly colourschemeLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionFormattingfollows nologicalpatternPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectIllegiblecolourcontrastBlatanttypoScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionFormattingfollows nologicalpatternPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectIllegiblecolourcontrastBlatanttypoScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhD

Poster Session Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Eye-wateringly ugly colour scheme
  2. Low resolution figures made of 1-inch pixels
  3. Repeated use of “um” when explaining work
  4. Project is clearly just setting groundwork for future honours student
  5. Poster has extra pictures to compensate for lack of actual results
  6. Student refers question to supervisor or PhD student
  7. Student forgets to include acknowledgements section
  8. Formatting follows no logical pattern
  9. Poster clearly thrown together at last-possible minute
  10. Someone clearly didn’t understand their project
  11. Illegible colour contrast
  12. Blatant typo
  13. Scope of research not evident without verbal explanation
  14. Student has supervisor hovering nearby
  15. Student dodges question at politician level by answering another question entirely
  16. Poster includes reference to supervisor’s work
  17. Entire poster is filled with text/equations
  18. Poster gets completely ignored by entire department
  19. Academic gets wasted on free booze
  20. You can’t understand the student through their mumbling
  21. Student shows clear signs of project-induced trauma
  22. Poster has graphs/figures too small to read
  23. Student somehow manages to retain enthusiasm for project
  24. Project is obvious offshoot of someone’s PhD