ELLS Scientific Student Conference 2024

What is a Scientific Student Conference

A scientific conference is a meeting of scientists where they present their work, can broaden their knowledge about a certain topic and exchange ideas. A student conference means that students will be the ones that will present their work. During this conference there are awards for the students with the best poster and presentation. On top of the scientific part of the conference there are also other activities organized, such as a student party.

Theme and subthemes of the Scientific Student Conference

Students are invited to submit an abstract on their BSc, MSc or first year PhD research. This year's theme of the conferenc is 'The puzzle of Life Sciences - Add your piece'.

Subthemes:

• Shaping the new economy; achieving prosperity within the planetary boundaries
• Creating food in a changing world; shaping systems for nutritious meals
• Following the steps of the farmer; caring for fields, animals and pastures
• Designing sustainable transitions; navigating the intersections of design and implementation
• Resilient use of natural resources; the balance of utilizing and preserving forests, minerals, water and air
• Discovering life's code; microscale innovations with macro impact

Target Audience

BSc, MSc and first-year PhD students (at the time of submission of the abstract) of universities affiliated to the ELLS network:

AGRO-France, BOKU-Austria, CZU-Czech Republic, EMU-Estonia, HUJI-Israel, LU-New Zealand, NMBU-Norway, SGGW-Poland, SLU-Sweden, UdL-Spain, UGent-Belgium, UHOH-Germany, Unitus, Italy, WUR-The Netherlands.

Registration

Registration has closed on 11 November.

How to participate

Step 1: Submit your abstract (instructions on this webpage)

We invite you to submit your abstract before 15 June 2024 30 June 2024 (23:59 o'clock CEST) (registration is closed). The best abstracts will be chosen and those students will be given the opportunity to present their research in an oral presentation or poster presentation, including a poster pitch.

Step 2: Abstract review.

All submitted abstracts will be reviewed. Authors will be notified in the beginning of September whether their abstract has been accepted. Notification of final assignment (oral presentation or poster presentation) will follow in due course.

Step 3: Registration for the conference.

After confirmation of your participation you have to register for the conference via this website. Registration will open in September and close on 11 November. If you did not submit an abstract or if your abstract was rejected you may also participate as an audience member.

Practical information

• Participation fee: free of charge
• Travel: Participating students must arrange and pay for their own travels to/from Wageningen as well as local transportation in Wageningen.
• Accommodation: Suggestions for accommodation can be found on the website.
• Accommodation grants: From each member university, the best 3 abstracts will be selected. The students that handed in these abstracts will receive an accommodation grant. Winners of the accommodation grants are notified in September after the review process. In addition, some universities may support authors with travel scholarships.
• Meals: Lunch on Friday and Saturday as well as dinner on Friday is provided by the conference. Breakfast and additional meals will be the student's own responsibility.