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Enter the Doctoral Festival of Ideas Poster Competition

Guidance on how you can submit a poster for the Doctoral Festival of Ideas taking place between 24 and 26 June 2024.

All doctoral researchers are invited to submit a poster to the Doctoral Festival of Ideas. You can either submit a poster you already have, or design and print a new one.

The posters will be displayed at the poster showcase for the duration of the festival and viewed by fellow researchers, staff and visitors. Poster discussion sessions will be held during lunchtime on the first day of the festival, and we encourage participants to stand next to their posters ready to engage with attendees where possible. If you are a remote learner or unable to attend in person you may send your poster to the Print Unit and the Doctoral College team will retrieve and display it on your behalf. We also encourage you to provide a QR code, linking to a two-minute talk about your poster, which we can share on the day.

Benefits of submitting a poster

Submitting a poster is a great chance to showcase your research, which can help you to:

  • Focus and reflect on your project so far
  • Gain important feedback
  • Gain experience in presenting your research, practise responding to questions and articulating the significance - of your research
  • Discover more about the research being undertaken by your peers
  • All participants will receive a voucher for taking part, with prizes awarded to the top four posters

How to submit a poster

You need to submit an intention to submit a poster form by 5pm on Monday 23rd March 2026. Completing this form lets us know that you are planning to take part. You will also need to provide a short abstract to accompany your poster (up to 150 words).

You will then be required to drop off your poster to the Doctoral College by Tuesday 16th June 2026.

If you are studying at a distance, then we can support you with this. Please indicate this on the expression of interest form and we shall be in touch.

If you don’t already have a poster and are about to make one, please consider the following:

  • Ensure images are high quality and all elements are clearly visible
  • Posters are best printed to size A0 (841mm x 1189mm)
  • We recommend portrait posters where possible
  • A title is encouraged
  • The entrant’s name must appear on the poster or in your abstract
  • If you are a remote researcher, please send your poster to the print unit for printing and a QR code, linking to a two-minute talk about your poster. You can get guidance on how to do this here.

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