NHSF Conference – Call for Posters

Our first annual conference on 10th July 2025 includes a wide-ranging poster session. Find out how to submit an abstract here.

The poster session will showcase cutting-edge work and emerging topics that will shape the future of heritage science.

The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is now open and we welcome submissions from novel and interesting heritage science research at all stages of development.

Selected posters will be displayed in the exhibitor and poster hall, where refreshments will also be served. 

Abstract submission process

The call for posters is open to the whole heritage science community including researchers, practitioners and students.

  • Poster abstracts should be submitted using the online portal in the form of an abstract of 300 words, in pdf format.
  • The deadline for submission of abstracts is midnight, 30th April 2025.
  • Poster abstracts will be reviewed by a panel and successful authors will be notified as soon as possible after 30th April.
  • Successful authors will be invited to design and print a full poster of up to A0 size, in English for display at the conference. Posters will be displayed on boards in the exhibitor and poster hall.
  • Successful poster authors will also be asked to submit a pdf version of their poster by 27th June so that it can be included in a digital record of conference posters which will be made available on the NHSF website.
  • At least one of the poster authors is required to attend the conference and pay the relevant registration fee (NHSF member, non-member, student).
  • A prize will be offered for the best poster, to be announced at the end of the conference.

The link above takes you to a submission portal managed by UCL. UCL is committed to complying with data protection legislation, including the Data Protection Act (DPA 2018) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). This ensures that all personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. UCL Data Protection Policy.

Please address any questions to administrator@heritagescienceforum.org.uk.