1. STEM for Britain
Informal session to encourage you to submit your application and offer some advice

4. Eligibility Early Career Researchers
Research Students (PhD, MD, MPhil)
Research Staff (Assistants, Associates, Fellows)
Newly appointed lecturers
Must be active in research producing results
Only can enter once
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – 17:00 on Monday 4th December 2017
Open to anyone so is quite competitive but likely to be poorly disseminated and subscribed
It is annual so if you think you might have a better chance

5. Selection Criteria Well written and understandable by a lay audience?
Make clear the contribution of the candidate?
How long has the person been working on the project and is the project in an early phase for submission to STEM for BRITAIN?
Novelty and/or importance of work.
Difficulty and/or complexity of project.
The ask that the abstract can be understood on the first read through.
Start of simple OK to introduce a complex idea
Say where the project is at make sure it sounds like there is plenty of conclusions
State strongly potential outcomes of the project
State clearly why this is difficult, and no one else in the world could have done it.

6. What they are likely to look for
Best communicate high level science to a lay audience (dumbing-down / accessibility)
Quality of Science – Big Ideas
IMPACT
Potential Financial Impact
Improving Quality of Life
Number of People Influenced
They want to understand it the first time they read it, normally I would recommend using the most simple terms possible but you may want to explain simply why it is important. If there are reasons why the science is complicated you use these to make it slightly more esoteric. This may be what you will talk about more in your poster.

7. The Poster Portrait (not landscape) to (2m x 0.75m) - A1 size
Posters are judged by academics!
Match your title to suit 2 audiences
Allow your abstract some flexibility
Poster Advice Materials

8. What to include in the Abstract
Title in BOLD CAPITALS
Name(s) of Presenter and other Authors: Initials & last surname only, presenter's name underlined
e.g. I. K. Brunel, N. fox
Affiliation and Address: Complete address including post code
Main Text: This occupies the rest of the page and can comprise script, graphics, photos etc. Arial 11 point font, left and right hand margins at 2.5 cm
The total Abstract should not occupy more than one side of A4
No need for references
Editing is allowed

9. Reference Letter Must be sent by application date (email)
From – Supervisor, Group’s PI, Institute Director
Reference letter should include
Applicant’s history
Achievements (publications, other prizes)
Personal qualities

10. Previous Prize Winners
Have a

11. Sara’s tips
Writing the abstract helped me understand the meaning of my project
Judges on the day ‘looking for appealing science and an interactive social presenter’
attention of your funding bodies, and recognition from your PIs/institutions
Sometimes the work researchers do is just one piece in a big puzzle, think about how your work fits into something bigger and more important. Could it change people’s lives who and how and when?
Think about your story – Daniel NI

13. Three Step Process Abstract Poster Presentation
Wow Science or Big Impact (3 points)
Poster
Visual Presentation (what 2 images or graphs would you show)
Presentation
Engaging (what is your story? Two things about you & your research that make you stand out)
On A4 sheets write 3 points about what you are doing that are easy to understand and can make someone take notice because of the impact or the excitement of the science.