Abstracts can be submitted for one of three formats of presentation.
- Oral presentation (5 minutes: 4 minutes presentation + 1 minute discussion)
- Lightning talk (90 seconds); group discussion at the end, not after each presentation
- Poster presentation (printed poster of A1 size; please be present by your poster during break times)
Guideline for oral or poster presentation
Title: No more than 30 words long. No acronyms / abbreviations.
Author information:
- Job title, department/institution
- Title (salutation), First name, Surname -Please provide a title of no more than 40 words. No acronyms / abbreviations.
- Professional status: Indicate if you are a student or staff member
- Email address
Corresponding author (who submits the abstract): Please provide the following information:
Title, First name, Surname, Job title, department/institution, email address
Text of abstract: Text should be in a structured format and be between 150 and 300 words long. Abbreviations and acronyms should always be in full on first use.
Please use the following five section headings for the structured format:
- Background
- Methods
- Findings
- Conclusions (or summary)
- Learning point(s)
Guideline for lightning talk
Note this allows 90 seconds for a rapid oral presentation. For a lightning talk no summary of the work in written form is required. You need to provide only a presentation title and topic area, together with the presenting author / contributor information. Please complete the online form below or send your submission to csedi@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Author / contributor names and affiliations: Please list first name, surname for each author / contributor. Please use numbered superscript for unit/department/institution and provide list by number below the author names.
- Job title, department/institution
- Title (salutation), First name, Surname -Please provide a title of no more than 40 words. No acronyms / abbreviations.
- Professional status: Indicate if you are a student or staff member
- Email address
Endnotes of abstract
After the main text, please include information to declare any funding received or conflict of interest as part of work relating to the abstract and any subsequent presentation.
Result notification:
Authors will be informed of their submission outcome by around mid October 2023. In case of not receiving confirmation, please contact csedi@admin.cam.ac.uk.
General guidelines
Abstracts must be submitted on or before the closing date; late submissions will not be considered.
Presenting author / contributor must have participated in the writing of the abstract.
An individual cannot present more than two abstracts.
A group name can accepted as the last author.
Abstract selection
All abstracts will be reviewed by an abstract review committee. We will take into consideration your indicated preference for presentation format but cannot guarantee assignment to that format and request your flexibility with the selected format within an oral or poster presentation.
Abstract presentation
Abstract presentation type (oral and/or poster), times of presentation in the conference timetable and presentation guidelines will be made available along with your submission outcome notice. The person submitting the abstract (listed as the corresponding author) must accept full responsibility for submission of the abstract and ensure the presenting author is available for the presentation of the abstract, whether as an oral and/or poster, and attend the presentation session(s). A group name given as the submitting or presenting author will not be accepted. If the presenting author is unable to present an accepted abstract at the conference, please notify us as soon as possible, and if possible nominate an alternative presenter. The email to use is: csedi@admin.cam.ac.uk
