Posters in Brussels

Showcasing excellent undergraduate research directly to politicians and policymakers across Europe

Posters in Brussels

Posters in Brussels is an Erasmus+ Higher Education Cooperation Partnership project launched in September 2024 to enhance undergraduate research and foster connections between Bachelor students and political decision-makers across Europe. Through scientific poster presentations, undergraduate researchers from all academic disciplines share the societal and political relevance of their work in national and European democratic institutions.

Students posters in Irish Parliament during Posters in Parliament event in Ireland November 2025
Current focus

Posters in the European Parliament Brussels

Paul-Henri Spaak Building
10 November 2026

More than 60 bachelor’s students from across Europe will present their research directly to politicians, policy professionals, researchers, and fellow students at the European Parliament.

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European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels

The project unfolds in two stages

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October 2025 - June 2026

Showcasing Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research (UR) to policy makers around Europe

Inspired by the pioneering Posters on the Hill events in Washington, established by the Council on Undergraduate Research, the Posters in Brussels project is bringing Posters in Parliament to Europe. National Posters in Parliament events — showcasing excellence in undergraduate research — take place in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, and Luxembourg. Please visit the Posters in Parliaments pages for further details on each national event.

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10 November 2026

Multinational event in European Parliament

On 10 November 2026, undergraduate research students will have the chance to present their work in the European Parliament in Brussels, showcasing research from across the EU. For more information on this event, please visit our Posters in the European Parliament page.

Posters in the European Parliament

Goals of the project

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Showcase excellence in undergraduate research

Conor Cleary explaining his research to the Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless, TD, at PsO 2025
Photo credit: Maxwell photography. Conor Cleary explaining his research to the Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless, TD, at PsO 2025

To showcase the breadth and diversity of undergraduate research taking place across Europe, directly to politicians and policymakers with the power to enact change.

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Promote democratic engagement through research

A woman in a plaid blazer listens attentively with arms crossed, with a group of formally dressed people blurred in the background.
Photo credit: Maxwell Photography

To reinforce the link between students and democratic institutions by bringing visibility to undergraduate research and increasing its societal impact.

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Strengthen dialogue between students and institutions

Photo credit: Maxwell Photography. Irish Senator Anne Rabbitte speaking with PsO participant and IADT graduate Julia Kuczera
Photo credit: Maxwell Photography. Irish Senator Anne Rabbitte speaking with PsO participant and IADT graduate Julia Kuczera

To promote civic engagement and empower students to enact change by bringing their research directly to policymakers at national and EU level.

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Establish URmentor: a pan European network for undergraduate research supervisors

Two professionals, a man pointing at a poster titled 'or Brownwashing?' while a woman looks on in an indoor setting.
Photo credit: Artsem Kesas

To establish URMentor, a pan-European network of mentors passionate about undergraduate research, promoting and resourcing UR activities at institutional level across Europe.

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The Posters in Brussels Erasmus+ project is coordinated by University of Oldenburg (Germany) with partners including LCC International University (Lithuania), University of Vienna (Austria), Atlantic Technological University (Ireland), and the University of Luxembourg, and is funded by the European Commission.

For more information on the EU and national project teams and to find out how your institute can get involved please see our About Us page.

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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.