Selected poster abstracts must be submitted as digital posters by Monday 30 March 2026. Posters will be displayed in landscape on digital screens, there will be no posters displayed in hard copy. All posters will be published online, in advance, and will provide you with an excellent opportunity to engage others with your work.
- Guidance on creating posters
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Posters will be displayed in landscape (not portrait), on digital screens only, therefore we strongly encourage you to create your poster in landscape using PowerPoint. Most of the screens will be 48” size. We would recommend the minimum font size for the main text to be 28pt.
Creating impactful and accessible posters
Digital Skills Hub: Creating effective content
- Poster creation session
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AI Learning Lab: Embed AI Poster presentations
03 March 2026, 09:00 to10:30
Seminar Room, Lower Ground Floor, The Sir Duncan Rice Library
In this Embed session we’ll provide some top tips to help you create an impactful poster for the Annual Academic Development Symposium on 29th April 2026. We’ll look at how you can use Adobe Express, Power Point and AI tools to speed up the creation of poster presentations. Bring your laptop and ideas and we'll assist you with poster creation; either helping you get started or having a look at what you have done so far. - Poster awards
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1. The Digital Accessibility Award
The winner of this award will be selected by a judging panel consisting of staff in the Digital Skills team and the Centre for Academic Development, who have received extensive training in digital accessibility.
The posters will be judged on adherence to digital accessibility standards including:
- Legibility and clarity of the way information is presented.
- Logic of the reading order, including when using assistive technologies.
- Sufficiency of the colour contrast between text and background.
- Availability of text alternatives for visual content.
- Use of a variety of methods to convey information.
2. The Popular Vote Award
This award will be voted for by the Symposium delegates on the day.
While judging the posters for the Popular Vote Award, you are encouraged to use the following criteria:
- Creativity, visual appeal and flair of the poster
- Legibility and clarity of the information presented
- Balance of text and diagrammatic information
- Succinctness of the information presented
- Innovative teaching and learning or research content
- Symposium theme
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From Participation to Belonging: Exploring Student and Staff Perspectives on Engagement
QAA Scotland’s Enhancement Topic ‘Supporting Diverse Learner Journeys’
The topic is subdivided into four categories below:
- Supporting transitions and navigating pathways
- Strengthening engagement, community and belonging
- Developing skills and capabilities for learning
- Delivering tailored, targeted and personalised support