Abstract selection

Depending on abstract numbers, it may not be possible to allocate an oral presentation to everyone who has requested one.

To aid abstract selection, each abstract will be given a grade (0-5) to indicate its overall quality and suitability for contribution to this meeting. The selection of abstracts for oral presentations will be based on its grade (see criteria in the below table), as well as the following considerations:

• Diversity in research group and institution. More than one oral presentation from a given research group should not normally be delivered within a single session.

• Gender balance. The gender balance of speakers within a session may be considered, to ensure appropriate diversity of speakers.

• Career stage. The career stage of speakers within a session may be considered, to ensure appropriate diversity of speakers.

• Only one oral science presentation should be delivered by a given speaker.

• For science abstracts, suitability to the theme of the QRA 2026 meeting will be considered: The Quaternary: Past Human and Environment Dynamics.

• For the EDI session we will consider abstracts for poster presentations only, suitable to the aims of this session: How Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) can be embedded into Quaternary science through current good practice and future improvements.

These criteria are taken from the convenor guidelines for INQUA 2019 for abstract ranking and selection.