IllegiblecolourcontrastProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsFormattingfollows nologicalpatternStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaBlatanttypoScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectEye-wateringlyugly colourschemePosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeIllegiblecolourcontrastProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsFormattingfollows nologicalpatternStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaBlatanttypoScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectEye-wateringlyugly colourschemePosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkAcademicgetswasted onfree booze

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