Posters in Parliament

Run by the British Conference of Undergraduate Research, Posters in Parliament brings together a collection of the best undergraduate research from across the country.

This year, for the first time, there will be a workshop for participants as well as the tried and tested poster display.

Posters in Parliament 20 February 2018 schedule (MS Word , 13kb)

Our department sends two Undergraduate students to participate each year to meet other students, staff from UK and US universities, and politicians - and we are opening this year's competition to select the lucky two! If you want to participate, please send your poster, based on your research (e.g. for your dissertation project, for a project you've been a paid RA or intern on, or volunteered on) via email to sarah.olive@york.ac.uk by noon, Monday 22 January. Whatever programme you design the poster in, you must size it A0 and orientation portrait (contact IT services if you need help with this). You must submit it as a PDF attachment.

This is an excellent opportunity to share your work with staff and students from other universities as well as Members of Parliament and their staff. It will offer you the chance to network widely, contributing to future study, research and employment opportunities. It would also be a very attractive experience to boast on any CV or job application. The department will pay for your poster printing, train tickets to London and reimburse expenses for lunch. You will need to be available for the whole day to travel to London and display your poster (this will involve speaking to interested individuals who stop by your stand, but not addressing a crowd formally).

Useful links

Poster requirements

As a bare minimum, posters should make clear your research question/s, context for the research (why it matters), an indication of the existing literature and your methodology. When putting together a poster design ask yourself the following questions:

• How many words are there? (300-500 should be the maximum)
• What percentage is comprised of images or diagrams?
• Can I represent anything visually instead of in words?
• Is it easy to understand what order the poster should be read in?
• Does the poster look attractive? Do the colour schemes and layout follow any kind of design principles?

Another member of the Undergraduate team and I will shortlist and then select a winner and a runner up (i.e. the two people travelling to Westminster) using existing assessment criteria for posters. The winner and the runner up will be announced by close of business on Tuesday 23 January. Over the following days, feedback will be given by email to all participants.

We look forward to seeing your entries and hope you will be as excited as we are about this stunning event.