The Faculty of Science and Agriculture annually provides a platform that promotes the sharing of research findings and the advancement of the quality of research, improve research outputs and postgraduate student throughput in the faculty. Postgraduate students (Honours, Master’s, and Doctoral), Postdoctoral research fellows, and other researchers from the faculty are invited to submit research abstracts. The event features standard oral presentations and poster-linked speed presentations. All presentations culminate in a gala dinner, where the best presentations in the Honours, Master’s, and Doctoral categories per School are recognised and awarded prizes.

Abstract submission

NB. Strictly format your abstract following the abstract guidelines and photo specifications provided. Only PDFs will be accepted. Do not submit the abstract if unformatted.

The faculty invites you to submit research abstracts (not more than 300 words) of your completed or nearly completed research in the areas of Agriculture, Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Health, Geography and Environmental Studies, Geology and Mining, Mathematics, Microbiology, Material Science, Physics, Physiology, Remote Sensing, Statistics and Water and Sanitation.

The faculty is accepting abstracts that are submitted for the following types of presentation:

• Standard talks (Master’s students, Doctoral students, Postdocs, Staff, Staff-Student categories) – each student will give a 15-minute presentation (10 minutes for presentation, 5 minutes for questions and answers).
• Poster-linked speed talks (ALL Honours students) – each student will give a 5-minute speed talk (3 minutes for presentation, 2 minutes for questions and answers) while standing next to their poster. Presenters must be concise and focus on imparting important information.

Abstract submission dates – 27 June to 25 July 2025

All Honours students must print their posters (size = A0) and bring them to the conference venue on the day they are scheduled to present their research.