Marine & Environmental Sciences Department Guide

Research posters are used to summarize information or research findings in a concise and visually attractive way. Poster displays are used to describe experiments and show research data. They are widely used at academic conferences where the author is available beside the poster to discuss the content with other participants..

The poster is usually a mix of short pieces of text, images, tables and graphs.

Before you start work on your poster ask yourself:

• What are the most important / interesting findings from my research?
• How can I share my research visually?
• Should I use images, photos, graphs, charts?

*Thank you to DKiT Library and Lorna O'Connor

• Short, easy to understand title
• Text that is short and to the point 
• Word count of 400 to 800 words
• Use bullet points and numbering to make lists easy to read
• Main heading should be readable from ~10 feet away
• Effective use of color, fonts, and graphics
• Clean, consistent layout
• Include acknowledgements, your name and institution