Replace the text in the template by typing or pasting in your own text. Remove the images in the template and add your own images to support your descriptions such as data visualisations, graphs, an infographic, tables, or photos.

Be creative and change the layout, text boxes, colours and fonts, or you might animate text or objects, just make sure you:

• Do not change the layout, design, or colours of the bookend slides, i.e. the title slide and the references slide (the first and last slides)
• Do not use a body text font size smaller than 14 pt
• Do not change the Page Setup in PowerPoint (your entry will be displayed on a screen in widescreen format)
• Include the required information on the poster as specified in the template: Introduction, Research Significance, Method, Results, Conclusion. However note that:
  • You may include this information in the form of text, images, video and/or audio
  • If you use text, you can modify the headings in the template to suit your project, for example: ‘Background’ instead of ‘Introduction’, ‘Approach’ instead of ‘Method’, or ‘Implications’ instead of ‘Conclusion' 

Set your slides to advance automatically in PowerPoint, but make sure your PowerPoint presentation (excl. bookend slides) displays for a maximum total time of 60 seconds.

Need some assistance with animations in PowerPoint, or wish to use Adobe Express for something out of the ordinary?   We provide some resources here to get you started.

Want some images and music for your video? Here are some sources for both, but remember, check the copyright license is appropriate and make sure you attribute them for this competition (even if the site says you don't need to!)