Conferences

Conferences

Conferences on a small budget: the funding exists, and much of it goes unclaimed

Travel awards are frequently undersubscribed because most people never look for them.

19/08/2026 3 min read

Conferences

Conference abstracts: written months early, so promise only what you will have

The abstract is due long before the work is finished, which is exactly where the trap is.

19/08/2026 3 min read

Conferences

Choosing conferences: pick where your readers are, not where the biggest crowd is

A small specialist meeting often does more for a career than a large general one.

19/08/2026 3 min read

Conferences

Poster sessions: the poster starts the conversation, it does not replace it

A poster crammed with text does the opposite of its job — it makes people read instead of talk.

19/08/2026 3 min read

Conferences

Your first international conference: the value is in the corridors, not the sessions

Sessions are recorded or published; the conversations between them are not.

19/08/2026 3 min read