Posters in Parliament

Sir Alec Shelbrooke, MP for Wetherby & Easingwold

What's included:

25 February 2026

• Morning, Tours of UK Parliament

• Student Research Poster Exhibition
  1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Speeches and awards, 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Light refreshments
• Professional photography

November 2025 & February 2026

• Webinars, 'Have your Research Heard at UK Parliament'

Posters in Parliament

The 14th Posters in Parliament took place on 25 February 2026, welcoming 28 institutions and over 60 students from across the country to exhibit their research posters in the heart of UK government in Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament, London. Students presented their research projects to MPs, policy makers, academics and connected with fellow researchers in the heart of Westminster.

MPs, Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP for Wetherby and Easingwold, along with John Slinger MP for Rugby, Bulkington and the Villages hosted the event.

Read more about our co-hosts here.

2026 saw the introduction of the Research Commnciation Competition, where shortlisted students spoke to a small judging panel during the event. The judges included BCUR Chair Prof Paul Taylor, University of Leeds, Prof Stuarty Hampton-Reeves, University of Warwick, Dr Hollie Chandler, Russell Group UK and Dr Many congratulations to winner Jodie Edwards, University of SheffieldLink opens in a new window and commended students Yik Nok Bryan Lee, University of LancashireLink opens in a new window and Rindhiya Vishnu Shankar, Queen Mary University LondonLink opens in a new window. Read their posters and research explanantions in the poster galleryLink opens in a new window.

For queries about the event please contact: postersinparliament@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window

What is Posters in Parliament?

Posters in Parliament takes place annually in the heart of UK Government and brings together a remarkable collection of the best undergraduate research from across the country in an academic posters exhibition.

Participating higher education institutions are given the opportunity to select two student research projects and the student researchers to present their research to MPs, Peers, decision makers and policy makers based in UK Parliament. They're also encouraged to invite guests, such as the students' academic supervisors and MPs local to their institution. At Posters in Parliament 2025, over 50 undergraduate students, representing 24 universities from across the UK exhibited their research.

MPs, Peers, policymakers and decision-makers attend the poster exhibition to read and discuss firsthand some of the innovative research taking place around the country by student researchers. It is also a great opportunity for students from different institutions and subject areas to share their research and ideas. An important opportunity as the modern world faces big challenges in a huge range of areas such as energy, health and sustainability. The success of Posters in Parliament clearly demonstrates that we have a new generation of emerging researchers able to meet those challenges.

The poster exhibition is also complemented with additional activities, over the years this has included workshops on "Getting your Voice Heard at UK Parliament", competitions for communicating research and tours of the House of Lords.

The event was inspired by the US Posters on the Hill event, where students were sent by their universities to present their work to the House of Representatives and the Senate in the United States of America. Today, Posters in Parliament is an integral part of the British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) and has itself inspired the development of Posters in Parliaments, including Posters in Brussels.

Established in 2011, BCUR is an open coalition of universities dedicated to encouraging a national culture of undergraduate research, which grows every year, giving more undergraduate students the opportunity to experience real research at the cutting edge of their field. Many of the student researchers go on to publish their work in highly rated journals and then develop their research even further as postgraduate research students.

Having witnessed the winning formula, a number of European institutions are now developing their own Posters in Parliament events, culminating with a joint poster event at the European Parliament, Posters in Brussels.

Posters in Parliament in the UK is developed and organised by the Student Research team at the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning, along with Professor Jane Bryan from the School of Law, both at the University of Warwick, on behalf of BCUR. If you would like to find out more about the event or would like your institution to participate in the future you can contact the team via email postersinparliament@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window.

Information for Participating Universities and Students

Further information for attendees of Posters in Parliament can be found here.

There is guidance on creating impactful academic posters here.

Selection takes place within each university to nominate students to attend Posters in Parliament, and all students taking part had the opportunity to present their research poster at the event.

An institutional resources pack can be found here. Institutions are requested to submit their two entries no later than Monday 2nd February 2026, here.

Institutions wishing to find out more should email

Past Posters in Parliament

Find out more about Posters in Parliament since it began.