Research Poster Template

Conference poster draft: finding-as-title, take-home message, background, methods with flow diagram, results figure and table, conclusion, references, disclosures

AcademicLeanresearch poster diagramUpdated Oct 29, 2026

Open in editorDownload .md

How to use: Use it when preparing a conference poster. Fill the take-home message first, then cut every panel to support it. The main pitfall is too much text: aim for 300 to 800 words.

Preview

[Poster title: the main finding in one line]

Research poster drafted in Markdown: a title that states the finding, a one-sentence take-home message, short background, methods, results and conclusion panels, a figure plan, references and contact details. Draft and cut the text here, then lay it out in your poster software or export it. Based on common academic practice; the conference's poster instructions (size, orientation, required logos and disclosures) always take precedence. Replace every [bracketed] value and every passage marked Example.

Field	Value
Conference	[Conference name YYYY]
Poster number / session	[P-123, Session name, YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM]
Size and orientation	[Example: A0 portrait, 841 x 1189 mm (about 33.1 x 46.8 in), or 48 x 36 in landscape (about 1219 x 914 mm)]
Required elements	[Logos, disclosure statement, QR code rules]
Presenting author	[Name]
Print deadline	YYYY-MM-DD

Authors: [First Author (1), Second Author (2), Last Author (1)] Affiliations: (1) [Department, Institution, City, Country]; (2) [Department, Institution, City, Country]

Take-home message

[Example: Emergency visits by adults aged 75 and over rose by 12% on each day above the local heat threshold; younger adults showed no clear rise.]

Background

[Example: Heat waves increase emergency department demand, but it is unclear which patients drive the increase.]
[Example: Aim: estimate the change in daily visits by age group on days above the local heat threshold.]

Methods

[Example: Time-series study, two hospitals in the fictional city of Harbourton, 1,096 days.]
[Example: Exposure: daily maximum temperature above the local threshold. Outcome: daily emergency visits by age group.]
[Example: Quasi-Poisson time-series regression of daily counts, adjusted for season, day of week and public holidays.]

Results

Figure 1. [Example: Rate ratio of daily emergency visits on days above the heat threshold, by age group. Adults 75 and over: 1.12 (95% CI 1.07 to 1.17).]

Age group	Rate ratio	95% CI
18-64 (Example)	1.01	0.97 to 1.05
65-74 (Example)	1.04	0.99 to 1.09
75+ (Example)	1.12	1.07 to 1.17

Conclusion

[Example: Heat-health warnings could prioritise adults aged 75 and over.]
[Example: Limitation: two hospitals in one city.]
[Example: Next: a trial of targeted text-message warnings.]

References and contact

[Reference]
[Reference]

[Email] | [ORCID] | [QR code target URL]

Funding and disclosures: [Funder and grant number; competing interests or "None"]

Standard and licence note

Based on common academic practice for conference posters. Paper sizes follow the A series of ISO 216:2007 (A0 is 841 x 1189 mm), cited by name only. Official text: ISO, purchase or licensed access: https://www.iso.org/standard/36631.html. Conversions to inches are rounded. Follow the conference's current poster instructions. This template is original text. Template licence: MIT.

Related templates

Academic