Triedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresCyclesto workCurrentlynot a PhDstudentEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskMainlycomputationalresearchMainlyexperimental/labresearchNot fromDenmarkAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectCurrentlya PhDstudentHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterAttendsnetworkingevents!Worksout afterworkRanDHLAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Broughtcake toworkForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemFromDenmarkWorks outbeforeworkHaveattended aBMR writingretreatStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHave asnackstashSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresCyclesto workCurrentlynot a PhDstudentEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskMainlycomputationalresearchMainlyexperimental/labresearchNot fromDenmarkAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectCurrentlya PhDstudentHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterAttendsnetworkingevents!Worksout afterworkRanDHLAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Broughtcake toworkForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemFromDenmarkWorks outbeforeworkHaveattended aBMR writingretreatStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHave asnackstashSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconference

BMR Networking Event - 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. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  2. Cycles to work
  3. Currently not a PhD student
  4. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  5. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  6. Mainly computational research
  7. Mainly experimental/lab research
  8. Not from Denmark
  9. Accidentally monopolised a conversation explaining your PhD project
  10. Currently a PhD student
  11. Had an awkward silence during a Q&A session
  12. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  13. Attends networking events!
  14. Works out after work
  15. Ran DHL
  16. Accidentally hit “Reply All”
  17. Brought cake to work
  18. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom/Teams
  19. Made a to-do list but completed only one item
  20. From Denmark
  21. Works out before work
  22. Have attended a BMR writing retreat
  23. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  24. Used a meme or pop culture reference in a presentation
  25. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  26. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  27. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  28. Submitted an abstract or paper for publication
  29. Have a snack stash
  30. Spent hours searching for one missing citation
  31. Have attended DDEA Summer School
  32. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference