This event provides an exciting opportunity to showcase your work, receive valuable feedback, and connect with researchers across disciplines.
The goals of the HPP Faculty Research Student Symposium are to:
- Seed collaborations to develop communities of practice
- Contribute to career development and to build capacity for the future
- Showcase methodological approaches
The symposium will include a mixture of platform presentations and poster presentations, as well as workshop spaces that support communities to build across the Faculty.
Event details and registration
Date: 10 December 2026
Venue: Hunter Centre and Online
Time: 8:30am–4pm
Registration
Registration closes: 17 November 2026
Register using the online form
Programme
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:00am | Registration |
| 8:30–8:45am | Opening |
| 8:45–9:30am | Inspiring stories to guide our futures |
| 9:30–10:00am | Morning tea and Networking |
| 10:00am–12:00pm | Student Research Presentation Sessions |
| 12:00–1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00–2:30pm | Student Research Presentation Sessions |
| 3:00–3:30pm | Questions for the Faculty on how to support student futures |
Abstract submission
Are you working on research projects, pilot studies, protocols, or other scholarly work? Undergraduate, honours, masters', and PhD students are all warmly invited to submit abstracts.
All abstracts will be accepted in some form.
Presentation options: 10-minute talk, 5-minute rapid-fire talk, poster
Abstract: 150–250 words
The abstract should describe your research aim/question, or your research approach (methodology), and what you have found or learnt so far.
For some, your work will still be evolving and you may not have clear results yet. It is fine to present on what your expect to find, your protocol, or your reflections from your research journey so far. We warmly welcome abstracts like this.
Abstracts close 15 November.
Submit abstracts to hpp.support@otago.ac.nz
Contact
Please direct enquiries about the symposium to:
Donna Keen
Email donna.keen@otago.ac.nz