PhD Day is a mandatory part of the PhD programme at Health. It is expected that all PhD students participate actively in PhD Day at least twice during the enrolment period by submitting an abstract and doing a presentation or acting as co-chair. Absence due to e.g. maternity/paternity leave, sick leave, illness, or studying abroad is of course allowed.
All PhD students at Health should submit an abstract describing either the results obtained or (for those who have only just started) describing the project. The abstracts will be presented in the abstract book, which will be available in December.
Once you have submitted your abstract, you are automatically signed up for participation in the PhD Day. However, in order to receive a diploma after the day, please be sure to sign up in PhD Course Management as well.
Participation in the PhD Day does not grant ECTS (as of 1 January 2019)
The online submission of abstracts opens on 15 September 2022 and closes on 1 November 2022.
You submit your abstract via conference manager.
The maximum number of characters for abstracts is 1,700 (including spaces) Not included is the title, your name and affilitation and co-authors.
Please make sure to check the length of your abstract! There is no character count and no warning if you exceed the character limit (extra characters are left out when you submit your abstract). Make sure that your abstract has been approved by the co-authors. The graduate school does not offer proof-reading of abstracts.
When submitting the abstract you are asked to:
You must also write the name of your main supervisor, as well as specify which graduate programme (GP) you are enrolled in (GP: Biomedicine, GP: ClinFO (Clinical Medicine, Odontology and Forensic Medicine) or GP: Public Health)
All PhD students at Health should submit an abstract describing either the results obtained or (for those who have only just started) describing the project.
Even if you have not had any new results within the last year, you are still expected to participate in the PhD Day and to submit an abstract. Do not reuse an old abstract – rephrase it and give it a new title.
Once the abstract book is available (in December), you can find your session and role (flash talk, poster presentation, oral presentation or co-chair) by searching for your name. When available, you can find the abstract book in the right sidebar.
This year, Research year students and first year PhD students are invited to submit an abstract and give a flash talk.
The flash talks are divided into sessions and each session has one senior chair and one-two co-chairs. Session number and presentation order will be available by searching your name in the abstract book. Find this in the right sidebar.
The flash talk should be in English and should take no more than 2,5 minutes. After your presentation, there will be 2 minutes for feedback and questions. The time limit will be strictly enforced by the chairs.
The presentation should be understandable to non-specialists and it is recommended that you limit your presentation to a maximum of four slides. Besides, an initial slide with your name and affiliation and the title of your presentation is allowed (not included in the maximum of four slides).
If you choose to present your Flash talk without slides, you present a slide with the title, your name and number.
Please note that you must bring your computer in the day to present your e-poster. (Just in case, please also bring your e-poster on a USB-stick on the day). This means you will not have to send in your presentation to the Graduate School as you will be presenting from your own computer.
Your presentation will be evaluated by the chairs in order to give you feedback. The chairs will among other things consider the following:
This year, second year PhD students are invited to submit an abstract and give an e-poster presentation.
The posters are divided into groups and each group has one senior chair and one-two co-chairs. Session number and presentation order will be available by searching your name in the abstract book. Find this in the right sidebar.
The poster presenter is asked to give a four minutes oral presentation in English followed by two minutes for discussion.
The poster should be used as basis for the short oral presentation.
The poster should contain the background for the project, the aim of the project, the methods used, the results that have been obtained and the conclusions.
The content of the poster should be understandable without requiring an oral explanation. Avoid large tables of data. Your poster should encourage discussion, not merely present complex methods and results.
A poster presentation should include a) the background and purpose for the study, b) the main findings, and c) a round off with a conclusion and, if possible, future perspectives.
In our "poster script" you find information about poster requirements and how to make a good poster.
Your e-poster should be uploaded to a padlet by 13 January 2023. You will receive an e-mail i December with a link to the padlet where you should upload your e-poster in a pdf format.
You do not need to login or create a user to make a new post.
Important: Choose the correct padlet. If you are presenting in poster session 7, be sure to make your post in the padlet for poster session 7.
In the subject line of the post please write:
Please upload your e-poster as PDF format (not PowerPoint-format, i.e. ppt/pptx) no later than 13 January. The PDF format allows you to zoom in when presenting.
Please note that you must bring your computer in the day to present your e-poster. (Just in case, please also bring your e-poster on a USB-stick on the day).
The chairs will be asked to evaluate the poster presentations in order to give you feedback on your presentation. The chairs will, among other things, consider the following:
A selection of the submitted abstracts is chosen for oral presentation. If your abstract is chosen, you will receive a notification from the PhD administration.
The oral presentations are divided into groups and each group has two senior chairs and one co-chair. Session number and presentation order will be available by searching your name in the abstract book. Find this in the right sidebar.
The selection of abstracts for oral presentations on PhD Day will be assessed based on the level of adherence to IMRAD structure of the abstract and how clearly the study is communicated in the abstract. IMRAD is an acronym for Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion
There are 10 minutes for the presentation in English followed by five minutes for questions and feedback. The presentation should correspond to a presentation given at a conference.
The presentation should be understandable to non-specialists and it is recommended that you limit your presentation to a maximum of ten slides.
Please note that you must bring your computer in the day to present your e-poster. (Just in case, please also bring your e-poster on a USB-stick on the day). This means you will not have to send in your presentation to the Graduate School as you will be presenting from your own computer.
Session chairs will evaluate your presentation in order to give you feedback. The chair will, among other things consider the following:
Two senior chairs and one co-chair (3rd year PhD student) will be assigned to each of the oral sessions. Selected 3rd year PhD students present their work followed by questions from the chairs and other listeners. By the end of a presentation, the chairs are asked to give a short oral feedback.
Instructions for chairs on oral sessions.
One senior chair and one-two co-chairs (3rd year PhD students) will be assigned to each of the poster sessions. The PhD students will present their work followed by questions from the chairs and other listeners. By the end of a presentation, the chairs are asked to give a short oral feedback.
Instructions for chairs on poster sessions.
One senior chair and one-two co-chairs (3rd year PhD students) will be assigned to each of the flash talk sessions. The PhD/research year students will present their work followed by questions from the chais and other listeners. By the end of a presentation, the chairs are asked to give a short oral feedback.
