Student feedback last year included these comments:
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The experience of presenting a poster at the PG conference was amazing. I would advice all students to do it even, and more importantly, when they are at an early stage in their research for many reasons. It is a very good opportunity to pilot a poster you are presenting at a big conference. |
| The training sessions? staff are very supportive and knowledgeable so you receive individualised advice about your poster and research. The friendly and fear-free atmosphere at the conference itself makes it very easy to ask questions and get feedback about the layout, the design, and the presentation in all. You get to know the wider research community at Newcastle university and sometimes, you come across another student in another school doing something similar so you share the experience. I would say that presenting at conferences is a must for all researchers and the PG conference is your first step towards successful conference presentations. |
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The poster competition was a chance to practice a different set of communication skills. Space is limited so your words, graphics and diagrams have to be effective and communicate your point concisely, as well as in an attractive manner. Not a simple thing to achieve, but the training session and a friendly, peer assessed environment made it easy. |
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail to hassconference@ncl.ac.uk
