If you have to present your research or prepare a poster the library has some great resources to help you.
The "Practical skills" series of books provide useful information for poster presentation - check availability
Nicol, A.A.M. & Pexman, P.M. 2010, Displaying your
findings: a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations - check availability
Bethell E. & Milsom, C. 2014, Posters & Presentations - check availability
Bethell E. & Milsom, C. 2014, Posters & Presentations - check availability
Other books for presentations can be found in the library catalogue.
Present like a pro - University of Manchester - My Learning Essentials
NUI Galway, UCC and Trinity College have also developed an excellent resource providing tips for poster presentation - http://www.nuigalway.ie/remedi/poster/index.html
It is worth being aware that some conferences may not have the best academic credentials. The following website may help to guide you to a trusted conference that you should attend and present your research - https://thinkcheckattend.org/
Other resources:
NYU PolyLeicester University
London School of Economics - Poster Design Tips
F1000 - http://f1000.com/posters for ideas on style and design
Nature article - Last accessed 11/10/18
NSF Science Visualisation Challenge or Vizzies
Hopkins, W. (1997) How to Give Talks and Create an Effective Poster. Available: http://www.sportsci.org/
Last accessed 11/10/18. [Go to Research Resources from the homepage. This resource is aimed at Sports Science research]
Science (2013). Posters & graphics. Science. 339 (6119), pp 514-15. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6119/514.full.pdf
Eposters - Some conferences are now including electronic or eposters, the following short article gives a very good overview to this new format - http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/7_15.pdf
Software for creating posters:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/remedi/poster/resources.html
Canva
Google Charts
Easel.ly
Microsoft Word, Powerpoint or Publisher
If you know of any other good resources please leave feedback.
