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Academic Posters


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Academic posters are widely used within scientific and academic communities to present visual displays of data with just enough supporting text to provide context, interpretation, and conclusions.


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They offer an authentic way for students to demonstrate their understanding and highly visual posters are usually can be a strong alternative to text-heavy assessment methods.


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Posters require students to communicate complex thinking clearly and with concision, synthesising and integrating information, and can foster critical thinking.


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What is an academic poster?


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Posters are screen-based, paper-based, or virtual objects which represent ideas and/or research findings. 


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Designed to communicate from a distance, they often incorporate images, figures and graphs and so illustrate what is known. 


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They can be created individually or collaboratively, communicate the outcomes from independent research, group projects or to demonstrate understanding of module content. 


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They can stand alone as an assessed artefact or be accompanied by an oral presentation and/or a Q&A session.


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Posters can be printed or produced and displayed digitally, either online or in a face-to-face environment. 


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In addition to the production of the poster, students can be asked to present their findings using the poster as a visual aid. 


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This might be done entirely through a Q&A session with the assessing tutor or through a more formal presentation. 


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Again, the assessment rubric will need to be carefully considered, as will the weighting of the poster as an artefact and the oral presentation / response to questions. 


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Running an academic ‘poster session’ will create opportunities for peer feedback and evaluation, and can also generate a sense of pride and accomplishment which is beneficial to a sense of student belonging and a positive learning environment.