Presenting Your Research

Presenting your research is a culmination of the process of scientific discovery. Being able to clearly communicate your research to both general and scientific audiences is a key skill to develop. Below are some links to materials about poster presentations and oral presentations.

Check out this Quick Guide for links on creating accessible presentations (scroll down on page for PPT guidelines)

42″ by 42″ Poster Template

How to Design a Poster Presentation 

How to Create a Poster using PowerPoint 

Poster Format Example  (courtesy of MARC student, Jessica Jimenez)

Gallery of posters to use for ideas for your own poster 

Advice on poster making from PSU 

Tips on oral presentations from Swarthmore College 

Scientific Writing

UCLA WRITING CENTER

Vistit the UCLA Writing Center to make an appointment to review your Cover letters, CVs, or papers.

MAKE YOUR DOCUMENTS ACCESSIBLE

You can use this guide from the UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program to make your PDFs and documents accessible for people that use screen readers.

COVER LETTERS AND CVs

Sample Cover Letter & CV 

THE ABSTRACT

How to Write an Abstract 

What is a Research Abstract 

THE RESEARCH PAPER

A Paper Planner to break down your writing timeline prepared by UCLA’s Undergraduate Science Journal

A guide to science writing prepared by UCLA’s Undergraduate Science Journal

Introductions and conclusions for scientific papers  by the George Mason University Writing Center

The Science of Scientific Writing  by American Scientist

Scientific Writing Booklet  compiled by Marc Tischler, Ph.D. University of Arizona

ORCID provides a digital identifier to help track all published work and help distinguish yourself from other researchers

WI+RE Reading Strategies compile tutorials to help students learn to analyze research papers and academic articles.

Use Vischeck to make sure your figures (charts, graphs, etc.) are visible to people with colorblindness

Visit this page for information on how to add alternative text to images. Alternative text provides a textual alternative to images that can be read by screen readers, allowing it to be accessible to those with visual or cognitive disabilities.

If you are sharing your research via website, take a look at this page to create an accessible website.

Making Figures

Read Ten Simple Rules for Better Figures from PLOS Computational Biology

Use Vischeck to make sure your figures (charts, graphs, etc.) are visible to people with colorblindness.

Visit this page for information on how to add alternative text to images. Alternative text provides a textual alternative to images that can be read by screen readers, allowing it to be accessible to those with visual or cognitive disabilities.