Frequently Asked Questions

Thesis Day 2023 will take place on Friday, 26 May on campus Alnarp and campus Ultuna. It gives SLU an opportunity to celebrate the students and put a focus on all the fantastic research projects.

The afternoon will include oral presentations, awards, physical poster exhibition, networking and celebration.

The digital poster exhibition will open on 26 May and remain open for one year (until the next Thesis Day).

What is Thesis Day about?
Film clip/interview with Thesis Day 2022 participants (links to play.slu.se)

Photos and news article from Thesis Day 2022

All students at SLU who write their degree project or independent project during the academic year 2022/23 may participate in Thesis Day.

The event is open to the public to attend.

• An opportunity to celebrate your achievement
• Showcase your degree project
• Learn how to present your research to the public
• Gain oral presentation skills
• Network with students, staff and alumni

Why should you join Thesis Day?
Film clip/interview with Thesis Day 2022 participants (links to play.slu.se)

Making an oral presentaiton at Thesis Day is optional and separate from the presentation you will make of your degree project for examination of the course.

When registering for Thesis Day, there is an option to be available for selection to make an oral presentation during Thesis Day. About five projects per location are selected each year. Currently Alnarp and Ultuna campuses are participating. If you are studying at one of the other SLU campuses, there is still an option to participate in Alnarp or Ultuna. Travel grants are available.

Interviews with students making oral presentations (link to play.slu.se)

Film clip of students making oral presentations (link to play.slu.se)

2 May   
Last day to register (to be eligible for making an oral presentation)

15 May   
Last day to submit your contribution for the Global Sustainability Award

22 May at 10:00    
Deadline to upload your poster (and last chance to register)

26 May   
Thesis Day

2 May 2023
Registration deadline for Thesis Day to be eligible for making an oral presentation on 26 May.

22 May 2023 at 10.00
Late registrations due (same deadline as poster submission)

If you are participating with a classmate, you have to register separately.

Registration form

Posters are uploaded digitally via an online submission form

Deadline to submit is 22 May, 2023 at 10.00

Please submit your poster in high resolution pdf.

Prepare the material according to these instructions, before filling out the form/submitting

It is possible to submit the poster as a power point document. If so, please make sure your have used standard fonts (Arial, Times, etc.) to ensure the poster looks the same when opening it on a different computer.

If other fonts are used, please submit the poster as a high resolution pdf (see instructions above on how to convert the power point).

SLU has a template in PowerPoint for the scientific poster. In the template you can change the different elements according to your needs. You are welcome to use other software to create the poster as long as it adheres to the SLU brand guidelines.

• Make the poster in English
• Make it in a A1 portrait format or same dimensions (594mm x 841mm)
• A1 PowerPoint template and instructions
• How to covert the PowerPoint document into a high resolution printable pdf

Please ensure that the images used in the poster have a high resolution if you like to have your poster printed. 200 dpi or higher is preferred for printing.

If you are using the power point template and converting it into a printable pdf, please follow these directions to ensure the images are converted correctly:

Instructions on how to format a ppt to a pdf for print

During the year, we host various sessions on study techniques, procrastination, getting started with your thesis, how to create a scientific poster, etc. There are also sessions on how to improve your LinkedIn page, starting a business in Sweden, etc.

More support available: See Resources and Support

There are three competitions available to participate in. 

• Best scientific poster
  The jury will be at the event to select the winners. Awards are presented during the events in Alnarp and Ultuna.
  
  
• Present your project at the event
  Eight projects are selected to present their work, four each in Alnarp and Uppsala. Please check the box in the registration form to take part in this (deadline 2 May to be eligible).

  Winners are notified by 5 May and are expected to participate in a workshop on presentation techniques. The workship is split up in two sessions: 10th and 17th May (at 13.00-15.00). The first session is digital and the second session is in person in Alnarp/Ultuna.

  Short film clip showing what it's like making an oral presentation during Thesis Day (opens up in play.slu.se).

  

• Global sustainability award
  Complete details on the awards page
  The winner will receive the award at the event on 26 May.

More information about the awards

• Participating students have an opportunity to include his/her LinkedIn profile on the personal information section with the poster presentation.
• Alumni and representatives from SLU and other organisations/companies are invited to attend.

There will be a photographer/videographer at the event.

If you wish that SLU do not use photographic and/or video recordings of you, in printed and/or electronic form, please inform the staff at the Thesis Day registration or email thesisday@slu.se to let us know.

The recordings may be used to promote SLU and its operations; for recruitment purposes, for press and for editorial material produced by a third
party but relating to SLU, its operations and subject areas, and used on web sites, in presentations, printed publications and social media.

Information about the processing of personal data in the shape of photos and videos at SLU