Poster presentation and the Stoneham prize

The School of Mathematical Sciences is re-introducing the policy that postgraduate students are required to complete a poster by the time of their second year annual review of progress. The posters, which should consist of mathematical content and would usually relate to the student's research, should be pitched at a level accessible to a senior secondary student.

The Poster templates file contains, among other things, two LaTeX templates for poster preparation. One of the templates is in landscape format and the other in portrait format. These can be used as a basis for preparing your own poster and have sufficient embedded examples to enable you to be as creative as you like while producing a professional document. There are two landscape sample posters and a single portrait version with essentially the same content but with different aesthetic attributes. These will demonstrate at least some of the output capabilities of the templates.

Note: Please do not change the size or positioning of the University of Adelaide logo in the top left hand corner or the size or positioning of the Seek Light footer at the bottom of the poster, as these have been approved by Marketing and Communication at the University of Adelaide and must remain as they are. Also please do not change the font types as they have also been approved and must remain (you can change the sizes only).

For some exemplary examples of poster content and layout from the inaugural Stoneham prize please click here.

After you have produced your poster, please get your supervisor's approval by printing it on A3 paper and showing them the prototype of your finished poster product. You must send a pdf of your poster to the Postgraduate Coordinator, by the prescribed time, who will organise for the printing and return to you at an appointed time. The School will cover the cost of producing one laminated final copy at A0 size via an external supplier through the Postgraduate Coordinator. Do not print your own poster and expect to be reimbursed as this will not be possible.

The posters that you have produced will be presented by you following the Honours seminar presentations, where you should talk for approximately three minutes highlighting the major features of your poster presentation. The honours seminars and poster presentations will be followed by an afternoon tea in the School where the Stoneham prize (an award for the best poster) will be awarded. The Stoneham Prize for the best student poster will be awarded annually.

As a follow up to this presentation, students who have produced posters will attend Ingenuity, a showcase of projects and work by the Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Science Schools held annually at the Adelaide Convention Centre. You will be expected to be available to talk to any interested visitors to Ingenuity on the day. All visitors can vote for their favourite project or display and you could also win the People's Choice Award (for details see the Ingenuity website)