Congratulations to the winners of the Video Challenge who displayed creativity, vitality and good communication skills to explain the significance of their research: "Why It Matters".
We also congratulate all the entrants of the 2024 Video Challenge who invested much time, effort and learning to create their videos. They developed their communication skills, distilled complex ideas and conveyed them to a wider audience. We believe this has given all entrants new insights, capabilities and confidence to present their research.
The awards for the 2024 Video Challenge go to...
Creator: Zekun LI, Carnegie Mellon University, US
Creator: Sarath KT, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), IN
Creator: Laurence PEINTURIER, University of Oxford, UK
Creator: Sarah CROWE, University of Dundee, UK
Creator: Nour Elhouda HALLAS, Strathclyde University, UK
The theme of the 2024 Video Challenge was “Why It Matters” (read more). PhD students explained the significance of their research in a 2-minute video. Collectively and individually, these videos are a rich celebration of emerging, next generation built environment research.
Creator: Praveen Sirimann, University of Strathclyde
Creator: Dalal Abdelhadi, RWTH-Aachen University
Creator: Anna Zadorozna, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Creator: Natalia Kuropka, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Creator: Khaled Alassaad, University of Strathclyde
Creator: Shweta Lall, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Creator: Kamlesh Kantikumar, Meshram University of Edinburgh
Creator: Aydan Aghabayli, University of Lisbon
Creator: Lala Rukh, University of Galway
Creator: Yaozhong Zhang, University of Strathclyde
Creator: Yanghao Cui, Technical University of Denmark
Creator: Zeshan Alam, King Mongkuts University of Technology Thonburi
Creator: Raghad Halawani, University of Strathclyde
Creator: David Jones, University of Southampton
Creator: Daniel Dunn, University of Strathclyde
Creator: Thomas Crook, Loughborough University
Creator: Reuben Wang, University of Strathclyde
Creator: Aleksandra Kręt-Grześkowiak, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Creator: Farhana Mohammed Isa, University of Strathclyde
Creator: Gargi Mishra, CEPT University, Ahmedaba, India
Creator: Julia Sborz, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Creator: Sneha Selina, Bonomally University of Strathclyde
Creator: Hafi Munirwan, University of Liverpool
First and foremost, our deep thanks to the participants who invested much time, thought and energy to create a 2-minute video explaining the implications of their research. A formidable task! We are enriched by all your efforts to share your emerging research that will undoubtedly shape our future. We hope this process helped you to hone your communication skills and strategies. Each of you has created a unique description that conveys much about your thinking and your approach to life.
The Outstanding and Excellent videos were selected by a diverse group of 7 judges (Richard Lorch, Andreas Klee, Chiara Tagliaro, Rajan Rawal, Rick Diamond, Marta Smektala and Sila Ceren Varis Husar). Thank you for watching all the videos and your rich feedback.
The Video Challenge was developed by Buildings & Cities (B&C) and the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Assocation (ARL). We extend our thanks to our steering group: Kareem Buyana (Makerere University, UG), Rick Diamond (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US), Virginia Gori (University College London, UK), Sila Ceren Varis Husar (Slovak University of Technology, SK), Andreas Klee (ARL, DE), Richard Lorch (Buildings & Cities, UK), Carolin Pleines (ARL, DE), Freya Nygaard Rasmussen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO), Rajan Rawal (CEPT Research and Development Foundation, IN) and Chiara Tagliaro (Politecnico di Milano, IT), Marta Smektala (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PL).