The School's annual Research Conference is an opportunity for Master of Public Health students to showcase work undertaken during their practicum placements, and students in the four thesis-based programs (MPH thesis, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Vaccinology and Immunotherapeutics) to showcase their research work. The day-long event, centered on student-produced posters, brings SPH students together with faculty, partners from the U of S, members of local government and non-governmental organizations. Prizes are awarded for the top posters. Visitors are always welcome!

2025 Student Research Conference

The 2025 Student Research Conference was held on October 24th, 2025, and was the largest and most impressive Research Conference yet!  You can see all of the award-winning posters here!

In 2024, the annual SPH Poster Day underwent a transformation, to become the SPH Student Research Conference, highlighting the research projects of all the different programs within the School, including the Masters of Public (Course-Based, Thesis and Online), Vaccine and Immunotherapeutics (Basic Science and Social Stream),  Collaborative Biostatistics, Epidemiology and the brand-new Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health program. Click on each award winner's name to view their poster!

Back after a pandemic-induced extended hiatus, the 2023 SPH Poster Day was our biggest yet!  Running most of the day on October 27, 2023, the Poster Day venue occupied both the 2nd and 3rd floor Atrium in the D-Wing of the Health Sciences Building.  Students from all of the programs offered within the School participated, putting amazing amounts of effort into developing fantastic snapshots of all the fascinating research areas they've been immersed in during their programs.  Several of our online MPH students even made the trip from across Canada to join us in person for this special day, some coming physically to the campus for the very first time! 

 After lunch, our distinguished panel of ten volunteer judges set to work reviewing posters submitted by 43 Masters' of Public Health (Course Based) students and 33 students in the four thesis-based programs (MPH thesis, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Vaccinology and Immunotherapeutics).  Two judges were assigned to evaluate the presenters in each program, interviewing each poster presenter and evaluating each poster using a standardized rubric.  

And after gruelling evaluation work, our judges chose 13 exemplary winners.  

Congratulations to all participants and to our 13 winning poster presenters, and many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this day a success!