Proof in Images

Proof in Images (Preuve par l’image) is organized by the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas), in collaboration with the Société pour la promotion de la science et de la technologie (SPST). This contest is based exclusively on images stemming from scientific research, taken from all fields of knowledge.
All techniques and technologies are welcome: photos, x-rays, drawings, graphics…

In order to participate, you can either submit a project in a team or individually.

• University graduate or post-graduate researcher students, or postdoctoral researchers

• Researchers working in a public or private research centres

• Research professors and researchers, at the college or university level

For evaluation purposes by the jury, the image submitted must be medium sized: approximately 1500 pixels by 1500 pixels for a 72 dpi image, or a total size of approximately 1000 to 2000 KB or 1 to 2 MB.

The image submitted must be accompanied by a catchy title, an explanatory text in non-technical language, and a description of the techniques/technologies used. The texts must be written in French.

Catchy title: maximum of 50 characters, not including spaces

Explanatory text in non-technical language: between 600 et 900 characters, not including spaces

• Explain the image and the related research;

• Highlight the role of the image in the research;

• Draft your text with a curious adult audience in mind, but an audience who is not necessarily a specialist in the field of research in question.

Description of the technique/technology used and any modifications made, if applicable: maximum of 300 characters not including spaces. For example: the technology used is single photon emission tomography and colour was added to the image.