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How to enter

 

Make sure you have a LinkedIn account to post your poster and to interact with the other delegates. More information can be found in how to set up a LinkedIn account

 

Register to take part and to be considered for a subject category prize

 

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Follow our subject category showcase pages to keep up to date and to engage with content during the event

 

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During the event, post your poster on LinkedIn with a title, #RSCPoster and tag the relevant subject category page (e.g. #RSCMat) in which you registered to be considered a subject category prize. Feel free to tag as many other subject category pages as are relevant to your poster to raise its visibility. Please check the time zone guide for your region, to make sure you do not miss out!

 

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Create a new post on LinkedIn to share your optional #RSCPosterPitch (see more below) and link your #RSCPoster post for extra visibility

 

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Discuss and engage – throughout the 24-hour conference; make sure to answer the questions from the community, committee and comment on other #RSCPosters

 

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Win prizes if your #RSCPoster is deemed best by Subject Chairs, or for your #RSCPosterPitch

Top tips for preparing your #RSCPoster

  • Keep it simple: Make your poster appeal to a general audience by making the science understandable by non-experts. Avoid using lots of text and instead summarise the main aspects of the work through graphics and figures.

  • Make it eye-catching: #RSCPoster is a chance to let your creativity shine. Why not make your poster into a cartoon strip, an infographic or even animated?

  • Be attentive to font size and format: Make sure posters can be read on digital devices by ensuring a larger font size, less text and stand-out graphics. Posters should allow high-resolution zoomability if required and we encourage avoiding taking photos of posters and uploading these.

Presenting your #RSCPosterPitch

Traditional conferences usually offer the opportunity to talk through your work with judges, explaining its importance and showing why it’s exciting. At a virtual poster conference, there is no face-to-face interaction – and making yourself and your work stand out can be tricky. With this in mind, we wanted to provide a more immersive virtual experience with our LinkedIn conference.

We’re encouraging all our poster presenters to upload a 1–2 minute video pitch highlighting the importance of the research behind their poster – just like you would at a physical conference. Creativity is encouraged; for example, we welcome songs, animations, and any other presentation style you can think of. All that matters is that your passion for your poster shines through.

Expand here to explore top tips for preparing your #RSCPosterPitch
  • Short 1–2 minute video to accompany a poster
  • Highlights the importance of the work
  • The actual content of the video can take any form – creativity is encouraged
  • Fancy cameras are not needed – just make sure the sound quality is good enough for listeners to hear
  • These are not replacements for video posters, so feel free to enter a video poster with or without an accompanying pitch
  • Add your #RSCPosterPitch video as a new post on LinkedIn with the #RSCPosterPitch hashtag and link to your #RSCPoster post
  • Use YouTube's auto-generated captions and edit them directly in YouTube Studio after the video has been processed to make your video even more accessible

Making the most of the event

  • Posters should be posted during the event from 12.00 noon (UTC) on 4 March 2025. Any posters posted before or after the event has ended on 12.00 noon (UTC) on 5 March 2025 will not be considered for a prize. Check your timezones (below) to make sure you do not miss out.

  • For searchability, ensure you have correctly tagged the subject category showcase pages in your #RSCPoster post. We recommend using the ‘@’ symbol rather than ‘#’ when tagging i.e. to tag the Materials #RSCMat page type @RSCMat until the showcase page is suggested in the link.

  • Make sure you use the #RSCPoster hashtag when posting your poster and #RSCPosterPitch hashtag when posting your pitch.

  • If you want to post a #RSCPosterPitch, we encourage you to create a new post for your video, use the hashtag #RSCPosterPitch and link to your #RSCPoster post.

  • Engage with posters from all subject categories by asking questions and answering questions on your poster to keep discussions going through the 24-hour event.


Have fun!

Check your timezone

#RSCPoster 2025 will be held for 24 hours from midday UTC on 4 March until midday UTC on 5 March. Make sure to post your poster during the event and to interact with the other delegates as much as possible. Check your time zone in the handy guide below to make sure you do not miss out!

  • Los Angeles | UTC -8h (04:00)
  • New York | UTC -5h (07:00)
  • Rio de Janeiro | UTC -3h (09:00)
  • London | UTC (noon)
  • Berlin | UTC +1h (13:00)
  • New Delhi | UTC +5.30h (17:30)
  • Beijing | UTC +8h (20:00)
  • Tokyo | UTC +9h (21:00)
  • Sydney | UTC + 11h (23:00)

Frequently asked questions

Can I share my poster on other social media platforms?

#RSCPoster is an inclusive event that connects researchers from around the world. Therefore, participants can share their posters on any social media platform to engage in discussion with members of the community. Prizes will be awarded based on participation on LinkedIn, so you must register and post your posters within the 24-hour event on LinkedIn to be eligible.

What are some tips for being successful at #RSCPoster?

What is #RSCPosterPitch?

#RSCPosterPitch is a 60 second video presentation to accompany your main #RSCPoster, just like you may stand next to your poster at a physical conference and give a quick overview. The amount of description on a poster is limited; giving a quick video overview allows you the chance to expand on why your research is interesting and explain this further. This can be done in any style, any language (although note that the Subject Chairs will be judging in English, so you might want to give an English version if possible) from a regular speech to a special song, just so long as it’s not more than 60 seconds.

#RSCPosterPitch is optional, so you don’t have to submit a pitch for your poster to be eligible for prizes. Find out more about #RSCPosterPitch here.

Do I need to check the copyright and permissions needed for figures or any other parts of my #RSCPoster which have already been published?

Yes. Copyright owners have the exclusive right to copy their work and to issue copies of their work to the public, and it is an infringement for anyone else to do so without the copyright owner’s permission. If you are reproducing material contained in a Royal Society of Chemistry publication (journal articles, book or book chapters) you may do so providing that you fully acknowledge the original Royal Society of Chemistry publication and include a link back to it. If you wish to include material that has been published by another publisher, you will need to check how the publisher/copyright owner of the third party material wishes to receive permission requests. Information on this can be found on our Permission Requests page under “Use of third party material in our publications”.

If I include unpublished work in my #RSCPoster, will I still be able to publish this in a peer-reviewed journal afterwards?

Subject to the usual conditions outlined in the License to Publish, being a part of the LinkedIn conference will not prevent you using some of the information included in your poster as part of an article in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal. Please note this policy varies by publisher and if you intend to submit your research for publication elsewhere after the event, you should check the individual policy for that journal and publisher.

What size/format should my #RSCPoster be?

You can choose any dimensions for your #RSCPoster, the important thing is that the text and figures are clear for people to read and understand. Using Microsoft PowerPoint, we found a text size of between 12-16 were clear to read when saving an A4 slide as a JPEG and uploading to LinkedIn. Using an A0 template, the text needed to be between 50 and 60 to be legible. You can use any software you like to create your poster, as long as the image you upload is clear for others to read. We recommend testing your poster on LinkedIn before the conference to make sure you are happy with your image.

How can I maximise the accessibility of my #RSCPoster?

There are a number of resources available to increase the accessibility of your #RSCPoster to different user groups! Below are some suggestions and links to resources:

  • When you post images you have the option to compose a description of the images so the content is accessible to people who are visually impaired. The image descriptions have a character limit so we suggest including the title in this image description, and put further details or explanation about the poster content in the comments.
  • The Royal Society of Chemistry has guidelines for inclusive communications which may be useful to keep in mind when designing your poster. The UK Home Office have also produced useful posters on how best to design accessible posters for different user groups.
  • If you want to test how accessible your #RSCPoster is to people with different types of colour blindness, this website provides a colour blindness simulator.
  • Uploading a link to a PDF of your poster, alongside your image, may enable the use of screen readers for the visually impaired.
  • We encourage you to capitalise words in hashtags, use simple language and explain any acronyms, to help increase accessibility to non-native English speakers and those from a different or non-scientific background.

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