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Is your data beautiful?

Beauty — The third annual Art in Science photography contest wants you to show the world what science looks like through your eyes

If you think data is just figures, think again. Data can also be beautiful, and for the third year running the Faculty of Science is inviting students and staff to take part in its ARTiS (Art in Science) photography contest.

Entering is easy: e-mail your most beautiful image from the world of science. Pictures can range from an artistic array of data points to photographs taken while out in the field.

“The pictures that get entered are beautiful in and of themselves, but they have an additional, scientific value, since they show a part of the world that scientists see that can’t always be perceived with the naked eye. We hope this gets people thinking about whether science is art,” says Christina Toldbod, one of the organisers of the competition.

Big success

The first ARTiS contest was held in 2015. Last year 159 entries were received from all academic levels, from primary school on up to post-doc. Pictures can be submitted in one of five categories based on the size of the object being depicted, ranging from nano up to mega. There is also a ‘visualisations’ category for things like data, concepts and equations.

A committee made up of University of Copenhagen faculty and staff will choose the winning picture, but public likes on Facebook during the contest will also be taken into account.

Three types of prizes will be awarded:

·         ARTiS prize 2017, for the best overall image
·         prize for best image in each category
·         young ART Scientists prize for pictures submitted by individuals studying below university level

Prizes will also be awarded for the funniest picture and for the best description. Winning pictures will be displayed around the university.

Read more at artis.ku.dk.

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