2025 UCD STEM Symposium
Early Career Researchers Symposium
Registration deadline is Thursday, June 2nd at 5:00 PM
Symposium Registration Information
- The Symposium registration is only open to UCD research graduate students (i.e., either PhD or Master by Research) and postdoctoral fellows currently registered in either the UCD College of Science or the UCD College of Engineering & Architecture.
- The Symposium will consist of up to 150 poster presentations. All posters must be registered and presented by at least one (co)author who is currently registered as a graduate research student or postdoctoral fellow in either the UCD College of Science or the UCD College of Engineering & Architecture. Posters with multiple authors should designate only one main student or postdoc presenter using the online registration form.
- All posters will be displayed in the UCD O'Reilly Hall from 9:30 AM - 3 PM on Monday, June 16th, 2025. They can be displayed starting at 9:00 AM and removed promptly between 3:00 - 3:15 PM.
- Each poster will be assigned a number - please check the list of poster titles posted on this website. The poster’s presenter will be expected to be available at the poster location during the time slot allocated in the programme (9:30 - 11:30 AM: The first session for ODD poster numbers; followed by 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: The second session for EVEN poster numbers.)
- A committee will rank the posters submitted, and the Symposium will end with a brief awards ceremony to be held at approx. 3:15 to 3:30 PM in the UCD O'Reilly Hall.
- Important note: The registration deadline is Thursday, June 2nd at 5:00 PM. As the event has a maximum capacity of 120 posters, the poster registration will be CLOSED as soon as this capacity is reached during the registration window.
- Important note: If you are unable to upload your Poster file at the time of registration, your response is sent to you and you can edit it at a later stage. However, a good resolution (i.e., min. 300 dpi) Poster file should be uploaded before the registration deadline for a poster to be eligible for an award.
Important notes:
- The final numbered list of posters will be posted online, date TBA.
- The posters can have any reasonable size (e.g., A0, or A1).
- Four poster awards will be given to the best posters presented by students from each of the two colleges.
- A light lunch option will be provided to all poster presenters who have completed the registration form before the deadline.
Symposium Programme
- 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Presenters can set up/display their posters in the UCD O'Reilly Hall.
- 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM: The first session for poster presenters with ODD poster numbers (i.e., poster presenters expected to be available next to their posters numbered 1, 3, 5, etc). The list of poster titles will be available online.
- 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch break
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: The second session for poster presenters with EVEN poster numbers (i.e., poster presenters expected to be available next to their posters numbered 2, 4, 6, etc.).
- 3 PM: removal of posters
- 3:30 PM: Awards ceremony to take place in the UCD O'Reilly Hall. Awardees not present will forfeit their award to the poster presenter with the next highest rank/score.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I do not intend to present a poster, but I would like to come and look at the posters on the day of the STEM Symposium. Do I still need to register?
Answer: No, only poster presenters need to register online, primarily because they need to be assigned a poster board number and to be provided with a lunch voucher. However, all members of the UCD community, students and staff included, are very welcome to attend our 2024 STEM Symposium without the need to register.
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I am a postdoctoral research fellow. Am I eligible to register as a poster presenter?
Answer: Yes, all postdoctoral research fellows in the UCD College of Science or the UCD College and Engineering and Architecture are very welcome to register and submit a poster abstract online. They will also receive a lunch voucher for the day of the Symposium. However, only posters submitted and presented by a graduate research student will be eligible for an award. Also, please keep in mind that this year the event has a strict maximum capacity of only 120 posters, the poster registration may be CLOSED as soon as this capacity is reached during the registration window.
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I am a Taught MSc student. Am I eligible to register for the symposium as a poster presenter?
Answer: No, this year the Symposium registration is only open to UCD STEM research graduate students (i.e., either PhD or Master by Research) and postdoctoral fellows (see above).