Formattingfollows nologicalpatternLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentIllegiblecolourcontrastProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDBlatanttypoAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminutePosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyFormattingfollows nologicalpatternLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentIllegiblecolourcontrastProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDBlatanttypoAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminutePosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentStudent 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. Formatting follows no logical pattern
  2. Low resolution figures made of 1-inch pixels
  3. Someone clearly didn’t understand their project
  4. Student refers question to supervisor or PhD student
  5. Illegible colour contrast
  6. Project is obvious offshoot of someone’s PhD
  7. Blatant typo
  8. Academic gets wasted on free booze
  9. Student dodges question at politician level by answering another question entirely
  10. Student somehow manages to retain enthusiasm for project
  11. You can’t understand the student through their mumbling
  12. Student shows clear signs of project-induced trauma
  13. Eye-wateringly ugly colour scheme
  14. Repeated use of “um” when explaining work
  15. Scope of research not evident without verbal explanation
  16. Poster clearly thrown together at last-possible minute
  17. Poster includes reference to supervisor’s work
  18. Poster has graphs/figures too small to read
  19. Project is clearly just setting groundwork for future honours student
  20. Entire poster is filled with text/equations
  21. Poster has extra pictures to compensate for lack of actual results
  22. Student forgets to include acknowledgements section
  23. Poster gets completely ignored by entire department
  24. Student has supervisor hovering nearby