New Researcher Posters
The 2026 Centenary Conference of the Economic History Society will be hosted by the London School of Economics from 10 – 12 April in the Cheng Kin Ku (CKK) building. The conference will be held in person; there are no plans to hold a hybrid event.
The Society welcomes poster proposals from graduate students on all aspects of economic and/or social history covering a wide range of periods and countries, and particularly welcomes posters of an interdisciplinary nature and posters from women and other under-represented groups.
Poster presenters will normally be at an early stage of pursuing their PhD, but should have completed at least one year of full-time PhD study by the time of the conference. Graduate students who have previously presented a poster will be eligible to apply to present a paper in the New Researcher session in a subsequent year, but may present in the poster session only once during their graduate career.
The poster session will be held on Saturday after lunch and during the Saturday afternoon tea/coffee break. It offers students an excellent opportunity to showcase and gain feedback on early-stage work in a supportive environment.
For full consideration, all poster proposals must be received by 17 November 2025 via the link below. You will be asked to submit the following:
- Contact details (including any co-authors)
- The start date and the intended date for submission of your thesis (or the date when you achieved your PhD)
- A short CV (which should include: academic qualifications, current position and/or programme of study, conference papers and publications)
- Co-author CV(s) should also be provided
- The title of the poster proposed
- A short abstract of the paper proposed (300-500 words) which should include:
- Background to the poster
- Outline of the question to be asked
- Summary of methods
- Probable conclusions
- Research progress
- Sources used and the data collection process
- In the case of a co-authored submission, a description of the co-author(s) contribution
Communication to proposers:
Notices of acceptance will be sent to individual poster-givers by early/mid-December 2025 when they will be asked to provide the following:
- A poster, which will be displayed at the conference and posted on the conference website
- Presenters must bring their printed poster (A0 size) with them to the conference
Detailed guidance on posters will be circulated to accepted poster presenters.
The poster must be uploaded to a designated Dropbox folder, by 23 February 2026.
The posters will be assessed by members of the NR poster prize committee, which will award a prize of £100 for the best poster presented at the conference. Posters will not be eligible for the prize if either the author or co-author(s) have been awarded their PhD by the end of the calendar year preceding the annual conference. Please note that substantive changes to the poster after it has been uploaded may make the submission ineligible for the prize.
Funding:
The Economic History Society is able to offer a financial contribution to assist new researchers to attend the conference, when this is not available from their institution. Any monies awarded would not cover travelling expenses. Please contact the Society’s administrators if you are interested in applying for a bursary.
Please note that you must be logged in to your EHS account or registered as a free user to submit a proposal.
