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The Online Conference for Undergraduate Research in Australasia
24th September - 25th September
The Online Conference for Undergraduate Research in Australasia
24th September - 25th September
✔️ Showcase your research ✔️ Learn new skills ✔️ Expand your CV
✔️ Make connections with future colleagues across Australasia
Key Dates
Key Dates
Abstract Submission (Free)
Abstract Submission (Free)
Submission opens: 9.00am AEST Friday, 13th April 2026.
Submission close: 11.59pm AEST Sunday, 5th July 2026.
Submission results released: Mid-August 2026
OCURA 2026 (Ticketholders only)
OCURA 2026 (Ticketholders only)
DAY 1: 10.00am – 4.00pm AEST Thursday 24th September 2026.
DAY 2: 10.00am – 4.00pm AEST Friday 25th September 2026.
Abstract Criteria
Abstract Criteria
• Abstracts must be in English language.
• Abstracts must be no more than 300 words in length.
• Abstracts must follow the standard abstract composition (Background, Aims and/or Hypothesis, Methods, Results and Conclusion).
• In-text citations are not required.
• Avoid school-specific jargon. OCURA is open to all schools of research, meaning you will be presenting your work to an audience that may be unfamiliar with your research area.
• It is acceptable to have results pending. If you do not have results to report at time of abstract submission, please include what you expect your results to be, and potential conclusions from expected results.
Please note: Along with your abstract submission, you will be asked to:
select your preferred presentation style,
identify all authors (including presenting student, primary research supervisor etc.)
verify your student status by uploading a form of student ID
provide acknowledgement of any funding, conflict of interest, and/or ethics approvals
Please contact your research supervisor is any of this information is not known.
Presentation Types
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation
Oral Presentation
A 10 minute oral presentation accompanied by a PowerPoint (or similar) displayed on-screen and subsequent 5 minute Q&A session.
Rapid Poster Presentation
Rapid Poster Presentation
A 5 minute verbal pitch accompanied by a single-page poster displayed on-screen and subsequent 5 minute Q&A session.
Eligibility
Eligibility
Check out our OCURA 2026 T&Cs and eligibility guidelines below for undergraduates, post-graduates, and other interested attendees. We welcome supervisors, friends, and colleagues to attend OCURA and support our presenters!
Reach out to us if you have any questions!
Undergraduates
Undergraduates
All university students Bachelor and Bachelor Honours level in any discipline.
1st years through to 4th AND Honours years,
AND recently graduated but less that than 12months post-graduation students are welcome to submit to or attend OCURA.
Early Postgraduate
Early Postgraduate
All pre-Confirmation of Candidature Higher Research Degree/PhD students, 1st year Masters students (or equiv. part-time), Graduate Certificate of Research Students (or equiv. tertiary certification) in any discipline are welcome to submit to or attend OCURA.
Audience Members
Audience Members
We welcome attendance from interested audience members. These may be keynote speakers or workshop facilitators, supervisors, researchers, other students or peers, colleagues, friends, family, industry partners, or general community members.
I've Never Done This Before
I've Never Done This Before
What are the steps?
OCURA is the first conference that many students have attended or presented their research at, particularly in an all-virtual environment.
To help our new students, we have prepared a 7-step guide that might be helpful to planning your journey to presenting.
These steps are available at the end of our T&Cs.
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