Studentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkEye-wateringlyugly colourschemePoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsFormattingfollows nologicalpatternProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationAcademicgetswasted onfree boozePoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentIllegiblecolourcontrastBlatanttypoProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkEye-wateringlyugly colourschemePoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsFormattingfollows nologicalpatternProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationAcademicgetswasted onfree boozePoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentIllegiblecolourcontrastBlatanttypoProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearby

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