A research poster template for members of the University of Warwick. Incorporates the master logo header from the official abstract poster template (from the previous brand iteration) and defines and uses the official brand colours (from the current brand iteration). For up-to-date brand information check https://warwick.ac.uk/about/brand
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% Warwick poster template created by Samuel Maloney, May 2021
% Updated January, 2024
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% The brand colours have been updated to the latest on the website.
% The logo header, however is from the previous brand iteration's abstract
% poster template.
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\RequirePackage{silence}
\WarningFilter{pgf}{Snakes have been superseded by decorations}
\documentclass[latin,a0paper,portrait]{xebaposter}
\usepackage{uwposter}
%%%%% Items related to the Bibliography %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% The bibliography style can be set here. See available styles at:
% https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Biblatex_bibliography_styles
\usepackage[backend=biber,style=chem-rsc,maxnames=2,minnames=2]{biblatex}
% This package provides (relatively) automatic journal name abbreviations.
% https://github.com/compholio/jabbrv
\usepackage[warnundef]{jabbrv}
% Add .bib file
\addbibresource{Warwick.bib}
%%% Global Settings %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \graphicspath{{fig/}} % Root directory for graphics includes
% \tracingstats=2 % Enabled LaTeX logging with conditionals
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%%% Utility functions %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%% Save space in lists. Use this after the opening of the list
% \newcommand{\compresslist}{
% \setlength{\itemsep}{1pt}
% \setlength{\parskip}{0pt}
% \setlength{\parsep}{0pt}
% }
%%% This is simpler if all lists 'compressed' (uses the enumitem package)
\setlist{itemsep=1pt,topsep=3pt,parsep=0pt,partopsep=0pt,leftmargin=1.5em}
\newcommand{\reducegap}{\vspace{-4pt}}
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\begin{document}
\typeout{Poster rendering started}
%%% Setting Background Image %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% Used only if background=user is set in poster options.
\background{
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]%
\draw (current page.north west) node[anchor=north west, inner sep=0pt]
{\includegraphics[height=\paperheight,width=\paperwidth]{templateFiles/masterLogo.pdf}};
\end{tikzpicture}
}
% Move title down if master logo header is used.
% (The header is added right at the end of this file.)
\addtolength{\topmargin}{0.7in}
\addtolength{\textheight}{-0.7in}
%%% General Poster Settings %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%% Eye Catcher, Title, Authors and University Images %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\begin{poster}{
grid=false, % Display a grid, which can be useful during the layout phase
columns=2, % # of columns; default 4 in landscape, 3 in portrait; max 6
% colspacing=, % Distance between columns
headerheight=0.125\textheight, % Height of the main poster header (not the headers of the text boxes) as a length. Default is 0.1\textheight, I've set it larger for the master logo
background=shadeTB,
bgColorOne=white, % 1st background color
bgColorTwo=BrightBlue, % 2nd background color
headerColorOne=DarkBlue,
% headerColorTwo=BrightBlue,
eyecatcher=true, % set true to centre title, false for left-justified
% borderColor=WarwickGrey,
textborder=none,
headerborder=none,
% headershape=roundedright,
headershade=plain,
textfont=\color{WarwickGrey},
boxshade=plain,
headerfont=\Large\sffamily,
headerFontColor=white,
% linewidth=,
boxColorOne=white
% boxColorTwo=
}
%%% Eye Catcher %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
{
% Eye Catcher, if option eyecatcher=false then it is unused
% If left empty with eyecatcher=true, then nothing is inserted, but the title is centred
}
%%% Title %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
{
\color{WarwickGrey}\sffamily\bfseries
The First Line of Your Title\vspace{6pt}\\
and a Second Title Line\vspace{10pt}
}
%%% Authors %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
{
% \begin{center}
\color{WarwickGrey}
\textbf{Presenting Author}, Additional Author(s)\\
\vspace{-2pt}
{\smaller[2] Department or Research Division, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK}\\
\vspace{2pt}
{\smaller[2] corresponding.author@warwick.ac.uk}
% \end{center}
}
%%% Logo %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
{
% Insert an invisible box where the logo is to correctly position the title
\hbox{\phantom{\rule{0.3\textwidth}{0.1\textheight}}}
% \hbox{\rule{0.3\textwidth}{0.1\textheight}} % make box visible for testing
% Can be used to insert the 3rd party logo.
% Should also then remove the master logo header from the end of this file
% and the margin adjustments before the start of the poster class.
% \includegraphics[height=7em]{templateFiles/3rdPartyLogo.pdf}
}
% This section shows the use of the 'span' parameter to give it multiple column width
\headerbox{Motivation and/or Introduction}
{name=motivation,column=0,row=0,span=2}
{
\begin{multicols}{2}
\lipsum[1][1]
\blinditemize[3]
\lipsum[1][2]\cite{Hariri2013}
\blinditemize[2]
\lipsum[1][3]\cite{McMillan2017}
\columnbreak
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.77\linewidth,height=0.1\textheight]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{\lipsum[1][5]\cite{Ottaviani2011}}
\label{fig:example_a}
\end{center}
\end{multicols}
}
\headerbox{1) First Section Title}
{name=section_one,span=1,column=0,below=motivation}
{
\lipsum[2][1]
\blinditemize[3]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth,height=0.125\textheight]{example-image-b}
\captionof{figure}{\lipsum[2][2]}
\label{fig:example_b}
\end{center}
}
% Using 'above=bottom' will stretch it vertically for an even bottom line on all columns
\headerbox{2) Second Section Title}
{name=section_two,span=1,column=0,below=section_one,above=bottom}
{
\lipsum[3][1]
\blinditemize[3]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth,height=0.15\textheight]{example-image-c}
\captionof{figure}{\lipsum[3][2-4]}
\label{fig:example_c}
\end{center}
\lipsum[3][5]\cite{Hughes2000}
\reducegap
\[ax^2+bx+c=0\]
\lipsum[3][6-9]
\reducegap
\[x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}\]
\lipsum[3][10-11]
}
\headerbox{3) Third Section Title}
{name=section_three,span=1,column=1,below=motivation}
{
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.65\linewidth,height=0.135\textheight]{example-image}
\captionof{figure}{\lipsum[4][1-3]}
\label{fig:example}
\end{center}
}
\headerbox{4) Fourth Section Title}
{name=section_four,span=1,column=1,below=section_three}
{
\lipsum[5][1-3]
\blinditemize[2]
\lipsum[5][4-5]\cite{Chen2013}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth,height=0.13\textheight]{example-image-plain}
\captionof{figure}{\lipsum[5][7-10]}
\label{fig:example_plain}
\end{center}
\vspace{-8pt}
\blinditemize[4]
}
\headerbox{References and Acknowledgements}
{name=references,span=1,column=1,below=section_four,above=bottom}
{
\AtNextBibliography{\smaller} % Make the bibliography text smaller
\printbibliography[heading=none]
\reducegap
\reducegap
\smaller % Make the acknowledgement text smaller
Research supported by Grant X and Institution Y.
}
\end{poster}
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]%
\draw (current page.north west) node[anchor=north west, inner sep=0pt]
{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth]{templateFiles/MasterLogo.png}};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}