This contest is an initiative for students and young researchers to promote scientific dissemination by means of videos and infographics.

• Participants can record a free style video, and/or prepare an infographic design about their research and its impact on society, the economy and/or industry.
• For inspiration on how to explain the impact of your researh we refer to the Appendix I, available on this page, and to examples from former editions here. There you can explore valuable indications and insights that can help ignite your creativity.
• For infographic inspiration and tools, check out these tools and examples created by specialists in scientific communication in National and Digital Media:
  • Infographic posters.
  • Video with examples from El Pais‘s graphic designer (Audio in Spanish only)
  • Collection of examples from El Diario‘s graphic designer.
  • Possible tools: Powerpoint, Free-hand drawing, Tool 1, Inkscape, Gimp, Blender, etc.
  • Scientific publications on graphic design: Nat Comm., etc

Video and infography specifications

Two categories are established:

• Best Video (first and second awards).
• Best Infography (first and Second awards).

Each participant can submited a maximum number of one video and/or a maximum number of one infographies.

• The video maximum duration is limited to 3 minutes. Format and size recommendations (here and here).
• Infographies must have A3 size and quality for printing.
• Videos and infographics can be either in English or Spanish.

Draft a caption

For the preparation of captions of videos and infographies you can get inspiration from former editions here.

Submission

All contributions will be received by web form. Videos will be uploaded to the joint IEEE Magnetics Society and CEMAG YouTube channel, where they will remain viewable for the duration of the contest and after its completion. Contributions will be disseminated through the usual social networks (Website, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube etc).

Appendix I. How to explain the impact of your research?

The following indications have been adapted from the working guide of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions.

1. Indicate the magnitude and importance of your research contribution to the expected scientific, societal, and economic impacts. In your free style video/infography, provide a narrative explaining how your research is expected to make a difference in terms of impact, beyond the immediate scope.

The narrative should include at least one of the components in the list below, tailored to your research. Be specific, referring to the effects of your project. State the target groups that would benefit

• Expected scientific impact(s): e.g. contributing to specific scientific advances, across and within disciplines, creating new knowledge, reinforcing scientific equipment and instruments, computing systems (i.e. research infrastructures);
• Expected economic/technological impact(s): e.g. bringing new products, services, business processes to the market, increasing efficiency, decreasing costs, increasing profits, contributing to standards’ setting, etc.
• Expected societal impact(s): e.g. decreasing CO₂ emissions, decreasing avoidable mortality, improving policies and decision-making, raising consumer awareness.

2. Only include such outcomes and impacts where your research would make a significant and direct contribution.

3. Give an indication of the magnitude and importance of the research contribution to the expected outcomes and impacts, should the project be successful. Provide quantified estimates where possible and meaningful. ‘Magnitude’ refers to how widespread the outcomes and impacts are likely to be. For example, in terms of the size of the target group, or the proportion of that group, that should benefit over time; ‘Importance’ refers to the value of those benefits. For example, number of additional healthy life years; efficiency savings in energy supply.

Here a few examples about how to quantify the magnitude and impact of your research:

• The use of microwave resonance techniques to assess the quality of implanted stems based on Nitinol microwires will reduce invasive surgeries in 20%.
• We expected that the 3D racetrack devices based on nanowires will store 100 times higher information than conventional HDDs, with the breakthrough of a lower power consumption by means of the use ~1 mA currents.
• The use of magnetic ferrite nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia cancer treatment will result in a significant reduction of the side effects in contrast to conventional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy.