The Importance of Scientific Posters for Conferences
Poster sessions can be enormous and end up turning the conference hall into something resembling a temporary art gallery, so it’s critical that your poster stands out amongst a sea of rivals. Posters are usually displayed on boards or walls as part of a poster session and the presenter (you) stands beside the poster to answer questions and engage with other attendees. A scientific poster typically consists of a title, author list, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. They are an essential part of scientific conferences, as they allow researchers to share their work with a wider audience. Simply put, scientific posters are visual representations of your research that summarise your findings and conclusions. To make your life easier, we here at Research Unwrapped have decided to put together a guide to the whole business of academic posters, from planning and design right through to final presentation at conference.Īre you ready to balance content and design to make sure your research gets noticed? There are a lot of pitfalls that can prevent you from nailing that poster design, which in turn might get your work less attention than it deserves.īut we’re getting ahead of ourselves slightly – first, we need to answer the crucial question: ‘what is a scientific poster and why should I make one?’ We say should because in reality, it doesn’t always work out that way. Scientific posters for conferences – a curious blend of art, data and academic explanation that should get those who look at them chatting like a flock of parrots over your research.