ResearchAthon
Two-day Science Research Sprint
"Antibiotic resistance is accelerating. What does the actual data say about whether we're winning or losing — and why?"
— This is what greets you on Day 1. No context. No hints. Just a question.
Most students never touch real research
This changes that
You've been told research is for PhD students. For people with fancy lab access. For later.
It isn't.
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ResearchAthon puts you in a room, gives you a hard question, and walks you through the actual process — finding a topic, reading papers, building an argument, writing it up, and defending it in front of judges who will push back.
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You leave with a 3–5 page mini-research paper, a poster, a live pitch, and proof that you can do this. Not a participation certificate. Actual work.
2 Days
of intensive, guided research.
4+
Real academic sources, reviewed by students
1 Research Paper
Written overnight!
Two Days. One Complete Research Cycle
09:30
Day 1
How to find a research question
Laptops open from minute one. Talk → try → share format. You'll have 2–3 candidate topics by the end.
10:00
Day 1
Literature Review Crash Course
Raw, unpolished, live demo. Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, how to trace citations.
11:00
Day 1
Using AI for Research
Where AI helps and where it lies. How to cite properly.
13:00
Day 1
Guided Research Sprint
You work. Mentors circulate. Check-in every 45 min — one sentence on what you found, one thing you're stuck on.
10:00
Day 2
Present your findings
Submit a 3-5 page mini research paper, written overnight, and present to a panel of judges
Pick a Field. Find a Question!
Topics are self-chosen. You get 1 hour and mentor guidance on Day 1 to lock in your question.
Not just a certificate. Actual work.
This is what you produce.
A locked research question
One clear, arguable, narrow question. Committed to publicly at the end of Day 1.
A mini research paper
3–5 pages. Problem statement, literature review, key finding, references. Written overnight.
A poster or slide deck
5–8 slides or a printed poster. Presented in the gallery session and formally on stage.
A defended live pitch
3–4 min presentation + 2 min of judge questions. The ability to defend under pressure is the skill that matters.