Research Poster Competition

The annual Research Poster Competition is the largest postgraduate researcher event at the University, and part of the Postgraduate Research Festival. The competition gives researchers the opportunity to produce a research poster for a general audience, promote their research and meet other researchers. We give members of the public, postgraduate researchers and members of staff from across the University the opportunity to find out about the wealth of research that happens in Birmingham.

The 2024 Research Poster Competition will take place at the 2024 Postgraduate Research Festival, 18-19 June 2024. Register your interest for more information!

We warmly welcome our postgraduate researchers from all Colleges (College of Arts and Law, College of Social Sciences, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences) to submit their abstracts for the Research Poster Competition, as part of the Postgraduate Reserach Festival. This interdisciplinary Festival is a good opportunity for postgraduate researchers to showcase their research, network with other researchers, enhance their skills and gain experience in presenting their research to non-specialists.

The Research Poster Competition asks postgraduate researchers (PGRs) to prepare an A1 poster about their doctoral research. We really want to celebrate the breadth of outstanding research undertaken by PGRs here at UoB, and so your poster does not have to conform to any particular theme - whether you're looking at diversity issues within the publishing industry, are conducting ground-breaking cancer research, or are disproving a centuries-old theorem, we would love to have you take part in the Research Poster Competition!

Come along to our Virtual Information Event, 10am-12pm 5 April, on Zoom.

Eligibility for taking part in the Research Poster Competition

The Research Poster Competition is open to all postgraduate researchers (full-time, part-time, distance) who are currently registered at the University of Birmingham and are available to attend the Postgraduate Research Festival.  

How do I get involved?

If you're thinking about taking part, the first step is to register your interest here.

Once you've filled in an expression of interest form, you'll be automatically added to our Research Poster Competition Canvas page, which has all deadlines, information, resources for making your poster and guidance for sending a digital file of your poster it to us.

Once the deadline for sending your poster to the University Graduate School has passed (17 May 2024), we'll screen posters for any errors.

 What happens next?

If your poster is accepted for the Research Poster Competition, you will receive an email within two weeks after the deadline with further instructions on how to prepare for judging.

The University Graduate School will organise all final printing and hanging of the posters at the Festival.

 Will there be any prizes for the Competition?

Posters and presentations are evaluated by a panel of judges that are from a wide variety of backgrounds including  academics and professional members of staff. 

The prizes for 2024 are:

First Prize: £400 (provided by the University Graduate School)

Second Prize: £300  (provided by the University Graduate School)

Third Prize: £200  (provided by the University Graduate School)

People's Choice Award: £150  (provided by the University Graduate School)

EPS College Prize: £150  (provided by the University Graduate School)

LES College Prize: £150  (provided by the University Graduate School)

CAL College Prize: £150  (provided by the University Graduate School)

CoSS College Prize: £150  (provided by the University Graduate School)

MDS College Prize: £150  (provided by the University Graduate School)

Research into Sustainability: £100  (provided by the University Graduate School)

Research in Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity: £100  (provided by the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity team)

Inclusive Research Design: £100 (provided by the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity team)

Collaborative Research: £100 (provided by the University Graduate School)

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