Call for Papers
is now closed
The Department of History and Archaeology and the Archaeological Research Unit of University of Cyprus invite Postgraduate Researchers from all disciplines of Cypriot Archaeology to submit their papers or posters for the 22nd Meeting of Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology (PoCA).
Poster requirements
Proposed Poster guidelines
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Posters should be A1 in size and must be submitted in .pdf format.
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Text should be limited to a maximum of 800 words.
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A banner displaying your poster title, name, institutional affiliation, and department should be positioned at the top of the poster.
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Do not include hyperlinks.
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Posters must be emailed by 05 October 2025 to pocaucy2025@gmail.com if you wish for us to print them
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We recommend preparing a 5-10 min presentation, explaining your research/project/work to accompany your poster in case someone from the audience wishes to learn more about your research.
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Text should only occupy about a quarter of the poster space.
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Use images, graphs, maps, or other visuals to tell the story of your research.
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Make it clear to the viewer what your research question is, why it is interesting, and any tentative or concrete conclusions you can draw.
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Consider providing indicators for how to read your poster by numbering individual panels or connecting them with arrows.
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Posters usually read from left to right, top to bottom.
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Leave some space in the design. An open layout is clearer and less tiring to the viewer than a densely-packed one.
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Think of your poster as an advertisement for your research project, not as the project itself. Your goal is to catch the viewers’ attention and engage their interest.
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You may wish to include a note on the sources of your information (not necessarily, however).
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Simplicity and clarity and essential. Keep to the point, and don’t try to cover too many things.
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The accompanying presentation should highlight the main themes and conclusions of the poster and your research.
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Add the logo of the PoCA 2025 and any affiliating institution and/or projects.
Submission Instructions
All interested researchers are requested to send their paper proposals via email or GForm, including:
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Title
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Name, affiliation, and year of studies or year of graduation of the author(s)
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A short CV (max. 1 page or 500 words)
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Abstract (max. 250 words)
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Preference for oral or poster presentation
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Preference for in person or online participation
Oral presentations should be 20 minutes long, followed by 5 minutes of discussion.
Poster presentations should be 5 minutes long.
English is the official language of the conference.
Apply with an online form HERE
Apply by email (poca2025@ucy.ac.cy), by filling out this Word file application HERE
You can download and disseminate our Call For Papers!!
All disciplines and All periods are Welcome!
In this year's PoCA we want to emphasize that Researchers from all Archaeological disciplines studying any period are welcome and encouraged to submit a paper, as long as it is on Cypriot Archaeology and Art.
Field Archaeology
Neolithic Period
Landscape Archaeology
Archaeological Sciences
Ethnoarchaeology
Digital Archaeology
Chalcolithic Period
Bronze Age
Cyprio-Geometric Period
Archaeological Theory
Cyprio-Archaic Period
History of Art & Architecture
Cyprio-Classic Period
Experemental Archaeology
Hellenistic Period
Public Archaeology
Roman Period
Material Culture Studies
Epigraphy
Archaeology in Colonial era
Maritime Archaeology
Museum Studies
Early Christian Period
Byzantine Period
Frankish Period
Venetian Period
Ottoman Period
History of Archaeology
Contemporary Archaeology
Zooarchaeology/Archaeobotany
Decolonization in Art
Εligibility
PoCA is a conference by postgraduates for postgraduates
All authors and co-authors of each paper and poster must be:​
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a PhD candidate or
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a Postgraduate Researcher within 6 years of obtaining their PhD degree (graduation after 2019) or
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a Postgraduate Researcher holding a completed Master's degree
Participants are advised that submissions reporting on excavations conducted in areas not under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus since 1974, or on finds from such excavations, will not be considered. However, submissions based exclusively on the observational study of monuments, sites or uncollected movable antiquities found in areas not under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus can be considered provided the research has been carried out with the knowledge of the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus. In such cases, the participant must provide a detailed abstract of their submission for review and incorporate any recommendations email poca2025@ucy.ac.cy.
