05 / Presenting
Presenting your research
A conference is often the first place where other researchers see your work. This section covers poster layout and printing, abstracts and submission deadlines, and how to build and deliver a talk that people remember for the right reasons.
2 pages
In this section
01
Academic poster: how to design a scientific poster
How to design an academic poster people stop for: layout, text length, figures, colours, software, printing formats and how to present it at the poster session.
02
Conference abstract submission and giving the talk
How to choose a conference, write an abstract that gets accepted and prepare a talk that fits the time slot, from slides to questions from the audience.
Other sections
01
Literature search and review
How to search databases systematically, write a literature review, find a research gap and turn it into a research question that holds up.
02
Research tools compared
Reference managers, AI research assistants, plagiarism checkers and writing assistants compared on features, price, data protection and what your university allows.
03
Academic writing
Research methodology, research proposals, citation styles, thesis structure and the practical last step of printing and binding, explained clearly.
04
Publishing your research
How to choose a journal, prepare and submit a paper, what open access really costs, how peer review works and how to recognise predatory journals.
06
Research careers
How to apply for a PhD, how scholarships and research grants work, and what researchers need to know about patents before they publish.
07
Deep tech explained
Research-heavy technologies explained for non-specialists, starting with emerging memory: MRAM, ReRAM and phase-change memory.