EPSA Science Day

Have you spent countless hours in the lab performing research and even more behind your computer investigating the data and writing everything down? Do you want to show off what conclusions you have been able to draw and maybe inspire the next generation of young researchers? Do you like accepting challenges? If you said yes to any of those questions continue reading to learn more about an amazing opportunity that is coming during the 43rd EPSA Annual Congress in Lyon, France.

EPSA Science Day is a long-running project within the science portfolio with an eleventh edition which took place last year. Over the years, it became an inseparable part of the educational programme of each EPSA Annual Congress and prestigious competition among pharmaceutical students. The participants have the opportunity to take part in oral and poster presentations sections. Each section is special in its own way and requires a different approach.

During the oral presentation, the participants have ten minutes to present their research with the help of a PowerPoint presentation, during which the main goal is to take the audience from the initial idea to results. The challenge is in presenting to a large audience in a limited amount of time. Each presentation is succeeded by five-minute-long discussion when the members of the jury or the audience can ask anything about the presented research.

The poster presentation is different. This time the participants are not limited by the time but by the size of the poster as the participants need to fit everything about the research from introduction to the conclusion. The members of the jury and the rest of the audience can freely go from poster to poster and discuss the research with the researchers themselves for as

What is essential for participants in both sections is a thorough knowledge of the performed research. You have to be able to engage in discussion and present the importance and implications of the results. Also when you have a strong background knowledge, you will be more confident when standing in front of the audience.

As mentioned both sections have a jury consisted of a professional from EUFEPS (European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences), local researcher and EPSA Science Coordinator. Each participant is provided with feedback from the jury about the presentation and research itself. On top of this, the participants are encouraged to approach the members of the jury after the Science Day presentations itself to ask them for additional feedback about their presentation and quality of the research. The jury also picks the best presentation from each section and the winner is awarded with a valuable prize and an interview about the research in the next edition of EPSA Newsletter as well as publishing their abstract in next edition of EPSA Students’ Scientific Publication.

EPSA Science Day in an amazing opportunity to experience the thrill of presenting scientific research and engage in a discussion with professionals and student audience. At the same time you will see what research pharmaceutical students all across Europe are doing and even might get inspired by it. But the most important thing is that EPSA Science Day is a great way to meet new friends who are enthusiastic about science the same way you are.

If all of this sounds interesting for you do not hesitate anymore and sign up for the 12th Science Day that will take place during the 43rd EPSA Annual Congress that will be in Lyon, France. The process of registration is

You have to submit the title of your research and abstract over the EPSA website to become an official participant of EPSA Science Day. Before the EPSA AC itself the participants will have an opportunity to take part in an online webinar focused on the art of public speaking and effective presentation. On top of this, they can approach the EPSA Science Coordinator and ask for feedback or help during preparation for the presentation.

If you want to learn what participants of the last Science Day think about this experience, go to EPSA Science Blog where you can read their testimonials or the previous edition of EPSA Newsletter where you can find an interview with both winners of the 11th EPSA Science Day. On EPSA Science Blog you can also find articles about essential skills for researchers like how to read a scientific article, how to write scientific abstracts and how to present research so you will be well prepared for the big day when you will come in front of the audience and present your research.

Josef Kunrt Science Coordinator 2019-2020