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INTER-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH POSTER
COMPETITION
(4th Edition)

VENUE:

2024
Curtin University Dubai,
Dubai International Academic City, Dubai

DATE & TIME:

22nd April, 2024
9:00am - 1:00pm

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POSTER
GUIDELINES
Team Information
Each team can have a maximum of 2 undergraduate students.
Only 10 minutes will be given for presentation. 5 minutes will be given at the
end to allow judges to ask questions.

Format of Poster
A poster is a visual approach to presenting research. You should aim to make
the poster a means for creating discussion of the research.
Limit the text to about 1/4th of the poster space.
Use visuals (graphs, photographs, schematics, maps, etc.) to show your
research.
Format of the file can be pdf or Microsoft PowerPoint.

Design and Layout Specifications

Size of the poster: Any size which is convenient to present (must be in
landscape/horizontal orientation). The poster does not necessarily have to fill
the entire working area.
Make it obvious to the viewer how to progressively view the poster. Posters
are generally read from left to right, and top to bottom. Numbering the
panels or connecting them with arrows is a standard guidance system (see
Figure 1).
Leave some open space in the design. An open layout is less tiring to the eye
and mind.

Figure 1: Conventional layouts for a poster

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POSTER
GUIDELINES
Lettering
Text should be readable during presentation. Preferably use Times New
Roman or Calibri as font style.
Lettering for the title should be sufficiently large. Use all capital letters for
the title.

Visuals
Visuals should be simple and bold. Leave out unnecessary details.
Make sure that any visual can stand alone (i.e., graph axes are properly
labeled, maps have north arrows and distance scales, symbols are explained,
etc.).
Use color to enhance comprehension, not to decorate the poster.
Make sure that the text and the visuals are connected. Figures should be
numbered in order of when they are first mentioned in the text. Each visual
should have a brief title. (e.g., Figure 1 - Location of study area)

Text
Keep the text brief. Blocks of text should not exceed three paragraphs.
(Viewers won't bother to read more than that.)
Use text to:
1. Introduce the study (What hypothesis was tested/what problem was
investigated? Why was the study worth doing?)
2. Explain visuals, draw attention to key trends and relationships portrayed in
the visuals
3. State and explain the interpretations that follow from the data. In many
cases, conclusions can be summarized in a bullet list.
Depending on the nature of your project, the text could also include sections
on future research plans or questions for discussion with viewers.
Cite and reference any sources of information other than your own, just as
you would do with a research paper. The ‘References Cited’ section is placed
at the end of the poster.
SIMPLICITY IS THE KEY. Keep to the point, don't try to cover too many things.
When you begin to make your poster, first create a list of the visuals that
you would use if you were describing your project with only visuals. Write the
text after you have created the list of visuals.

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