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Call for abstracts from Early Career Researchers

UCL Early Career Researchers (ECRs) will showcase their population health research at the Health of the Public Annual Symposium.

The UCL Health of the Public Annual Symposium will be held on Tuesday 29 April 2025 at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.

This one-day event will showcase a university-wide cross-disciplinary approach to some of today’s biggest public health challenges. This year's theme is 'Shaping health from early years to older age'.

Poster presentations

This year, we called for abstract submissions for posters from UCL Early Career Researchers (ECR) focussed on a wide range of population health research.

A panel of Early Career Researchers will review the shortlisted posters at the symposium. The best posters will be awarded prizes at the end of the symposium.

  • First place: £100 Love2Shop voucher
  • Second place: £50 Love2Shop voucher

Oral presentations

We also called for abstract submissions for oral presentations from UCL Early Career Researchers (ECRs) whose research is focussed on early years, or older age. Selected abstracts will be invited to give an oral presentation in the relevant symposium session.

Submissions are now closed.

Submission Guidelines

  • This call for abstracts is open to UCL early career researchers (ECRs), i.e. those in the early stages of their research career. We encourage you to self-define whether you identify as an ECR, but entries are particularly encouraged from post-doc researchers up to junior lecturer. There is no age limit.
  • Applicants can submit only one abstract.
  • Use this Microsoft form to submit your abstract, providing the full list of contributing authors, title and structured abstract (300-word limit).
  • The abstract must include the following sections - Background/Aim, Method, Results, Conclusions/Impact.
  • Please indicate whether you are submitting your abstract for an oral presentation (early year or older age research only) and/or poster presentation.

Submission deadline

  • The deadline for submitting abstracts is 5pm on Thursday 20 March.
  • Late abstracts or late changes to abstracts will not be accepted.

Important information for oral presentation submissions

  • Abstracts submitted for oral presentation will be reviewed by a panel of Early Career Researchers and disciplinary experts. The top-scoring two applicants who submitted abstracts for oral presentation will be invited to present their research to the 150-strong Symposium audience.
  • If your abstract is selected for oral presentation you will be notified by Friday 4 April and asked to prepare a presentation about your abstract for the Symposium.
  • Your presentation must include PowerPoint slides, and must be submitted to the symposium organisers by Friday 18 April.
  • If your abstract is selected for oral presentation you will not be eligible to present a poster.

Important information for poster presentation submissions

  • Abstracts submitted for poster presentation will be scored by a panel of Early Career Researchers.
  • If your abstract is selected for poster presentation you will be notified by Friday 4 April with further instructions for presenting your poster.
  • All posters MUST be printed in portrait and must not exceed A1 size (59.4 x 84.1cm).
  • A panel of Early Career Researchers will review the posters at the symposium, and prizes for the best posters will be awarded at the end of the Symposium. First place will receive a £100 Love2Shop Voucher and second place will receive a £50 Love2Shop Voucher.

Further information

Please contact healthofpublic@ucl.ac.uk if you have any questions