Nursing Research Day

UCalgary Nursing Research Day

Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30-4 p.m. | Zoom

Nursing Research Day is a chance for UCalgary Nursing graduate students to present research they have been working on as part of their thesis work. This event allows students to practice their poster or oral presentations – similar to what they would experience at a formal conference.

Categories and abstract submission guidelines

Students can select from one of the following to participate in:

5-minute poster presentation

(with 3 minutes for questions afterward)

Create a digital one-slide research poster as you would for an online conference presentation. You will be given 5 minutes to present your one-slide poster, followed by 3 minutes to answer any questions. 

See research poster examples

Three Minute Thesis oral presentation

(with no questions afterward)

The 3MT oral presentation component mimics the larger University-wide 3MT competition. You will be given 3 minutes to present your research (memorized, no notes), it should be aimed at a general audience. Use only one static slide; no sound or video is permitted. 

UCalgary 3MT competition

10-minute oral presentation

(with 5 minutes for questions afterward)

Create a research presentation as you would for an oral presentation at an online conference. You will be given 10 minutes to present and have 5 minutes to answer questions. You may use as many slides as you like. 

Submission for abstracts are now closed

All abstracts have a 250-word maximum. It should be a structured abstract including background, methods, results, and conclusion. Note: If the research project you are submitting for consideration is in progress (i.e., you haven’t collected or analyzed data yet) you can still submit an abstract. For projects without results, please focus instead on the significance of your potential findings and what implications they could have for your conclusions. 

Once abstracts are submitted, 2-3 adjudicators will review the submissions and assign which abstracts are eligible for each type of presentation (poster, 3MT, oral). Student preference will be considered. Eligibility will be determined by scoring the abstracts according to a rubric

The audience will have an opportunity to provide feedback to each student using a simple online form created in Qualtrics. The goal is to provide an opportunity for students to present their work in a non-competitive and comfortable environment. 

Feb. 2, 2024

Abstract Submission Deadline


March 7, 2024

Nursing Research Day (virtual)


Have questions about this event? Contact Research Specalist Marc Hall