(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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…is in their first year of their PhD/HDR
…enjoys board games or card games
…enjoys dancing (any style, from club to ballet)
…has supervision meetings at least once every two weeks
…prefers to work very early in the morning
…has watched the Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve fireworks in person
…has presented at a conference
…uses reference managers like Zotero, EndNote or Mendeley
…has ever cited a paper they didn’t fully read 🙈
…is in their final year or close to submission
…has hosted friends or family visiting them in Australia for the holidays
…has taught a tutorial or workshop
…plays a musical instrument
…has once missed midnight on New Year’s Eve because they fell asleep 😆
…has a paper under review right now
…enjoys swimming / snorkelling / the beach
…loves reading fiction outside their field
…prefers tea over coffee
…loves spicy food
…has done fieldwork or archival research
…prefers a quiet New Year at home to parties
…has celebrated New Year’s Eve at a beach before
…uses LaTeX regularly
…speaks three or more languages
…has cried (or almost cried) because of reviewer comments or feedback
…mostly works with texts / theory / philosophy
…sings in a choir or loves karaoke
…has spent Christmas in two or more countries
…has pulled an all-nighter to meet a deadline
…has gone camping or hiking over a Christmas / New Year break
…has worked or studied through a whole Christmas–New Year period
…is planning a road trip over the summer
…is travelling interstate during the Christmas–New Year break
…has a favourite TV show, anime or drama they could talk about for 10 minutes
…has a Christmas tradition they keep every year
…regularly does a sport or physical activity (e.g. yoga, running, gym, badminton)
…has had a paper rejected and then later accepted somewhere else
…mostly works with data / experiments / coding
…has given a 3-minute thesis (3MT) or similar short talk
…has changed their research topic since starting
…prefers to work late at night
…has a pet (or had one recently)
…has visited New Zealand
…has visited Tasmania
…is vegetarian, vegan, or mostly plant-based
…drinks more than two coffees a day during busy periods
…is staying in Sydney for Christmas
…is travelling overseas during the Christmas–New Year break
