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How to design a successful poster

In addition to a complimentary one day pass poster presenters will have the opportunity to win a prize of £150 for the best poster in each discipline. 

Posters will be judged using the following the criteria:

1. Content of the Poster

• The learning objectives of the poster were clearly stated and address specific issues.
• The key ideas were clearly explained.
• The understanding of poster issues was evident.
• The poster ended with a conclusion.
• The conclusions were warranted by the data.
• The knowledge of reference material was evident.

2. Poster Presentation and Layout

• The poster was well organised, neat and attractive.
• The information in the poster was concise and complete.
• The information in the poster was presented with correct grammar, spelling and syntax.
• The information in the poster was presented in a creative manner.
• Graphics are clear and labelled appropriately.

3. The presenter understood and answered questions well.

Design checklist¹

Your poster should be:

• Presented in portrait layout and printed on A0 size paper
• Be concise and well organised
• Simple with a clear 'take-home' message
• Attractive an aesthetically pleasing
• Be easy to read from a distance of at least 1 – 2 metres
• Focused on the science/topic
• A mixture of graphics and text

The poster must include:

• A title
• Names of authors or contributors
• Address of authors or contributors
• Keywords
• A brief introduction
• The methods used
• Results
• Discussion/conclusions
• References
• Acknowledgements

¹Dawson, Dawson and Overfield, Communication Skills for Biosciences, Wiley Blackwell (2010)