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Research Posters: A 'how to' guide

There is flexibility about what must be included in your academic poster depending on your discipline, the target audience, and the presentation venue.

Required Components

  • Title
  • Name and contact information
  • Institutional affiliation (e.g. Queen's University)

Optional Components

  • Research question or hypothesis
  • Methodology
  • Interview questions
  • Observations
  • Findings (in summary)
  • Themes
  • Interesting quotes
  • Data (in charts or tables)
  • Images
  • Recommendations for future research
  • Citations (only a few; include the bulk of them on your handout)
  • Acknowledgements