Northern Australia University Alliance

The 1st Northern Australia Universities Alliance postgraduate research conference

Developing future researchers for northern Australian primary production

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Abstract Guidelines

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Submit abstracts to rina@cdu.edu.au
by 19th February 2025.

Submitted abstracts to be a Word document (150-250 words, Calibri 11pt font, standard margins, bold headings). Abstracts will be selected for a 10-minute oral presentation or a lightning presentation (pre-recorded static slide or 1-min video). Selection of oral presentations will be based on relevance to the theme, quality of writing, clarity of research aims and impact and oral presentations must be delivered in person.

Successful oral presentation applicants are eligible for a conference scholarship to support travel, accommodation and conference registration.

The abstract should follow the format below:

Background: Context and motivation for the research problem or question.
Purpose: State the main aim, objective or research question that the work addresses.
Method: Describe the broad approach, design, data collection and analysis methods used in the study.
Results: Main findings, outcomes or implications of the research. If candidate is at early stages of study this section can focus on intended impact.
Conclusion/ Impact: Summarise significance, contribution or recommendations of results to northern Australian primary production systems.

If references are used, please include a reference list in APA7 style (not included in the word count).

Conference working group