From the island of Kythera to young researchers everywhere
Kytherian is whoever thinks Kythera
A free online research conference for students aged 11 to 18, from any country.
· open for 48 hours, with one live video room for each presenter
Last day to submit:
Kythera is a small Greek island south of the Peloponnese, the southern part of mainland Greece. For more than a century, families from the island have made their homes around the world, from Australia to the Americas, and many of them still feel connected to it.
This conference brings that idea to research: young people in many countries, each with their own question, present their work on this website to invited participants.
Present your own research in English or Greek. Answer written questions from invited participants and join one live video room, run by an adult. Then you receive a certificate of participation. If no one asks a question, joining the room is enough.
Submit your researchGuide a student as their mentor, or offer to review entries or be the adult who runs a live video room. We choose the reviewers and room adults ourselves. Write to us with your school, university or institute and how you would like to help.
Offer to helpWatch the recorded talks during the 48 hours and ask the presenters questions about their research on this website. There are no private messages. Register and tick the box to ask for an invitation.
Ask for an invitationStudents present research they have done themselves, guided by a teacher, a professor or a researcher. Any field is welcome, from geology and biology to history, economics or computer science.
Presentations can be in English or in Greek. The live room of a Greek presentation is held in Greek.
Taking part is free. Presenters receive a certificate of participation (see "How it works" below). You do not need an account on this website to submit.
Because the presenters are aged 11 to 18, during the conference the presentations are shown only to invited participants: the students, their mentors and parents, and guests we invite. After the conference, a presentation is shown to everyone only if a parent or guardian agreed to that.
If you have a link to Kythera, a village or a family name, you can tell us about it when you submit. If you tell us, it is shown with your presentation, only to the people who can see your presentation.
The conference was founded by ResForMe, a research-mentoring organisation, and is organised by Dr. Antonios Marsellos.
| Submissions open | Now |
| Last day to submit | , until the end of the day in New York () |
| Conference, 48 hours online | , from 00:00 Saturday to 24:00 Sunday, New York time |
Presenters receive their personal invitation link and the time of their live room by email before the conference.
Leave your email and we will write to you about deadlines and the programme. To ask for an invitation to watch the presentations and ask questions during the conference, tick the invitation box. Because the presenters are aged 11 to 18, we check every request before we send a personal invitation link. We send only conference news, and you can write to us at any time to stop these emails.
Students aged 11 to 18, from any country, whose research is guided by a teacher, professor or researcher.
No. "Kytherian is whoever thinks Kythera": anyone curious about Kythera is welcome.
No. Taking part is free for students and their mentors.
Yes. You can present in English or in Greek. Write your title, abstract and poster in the same language as your presentation. Questions and answers can also be in English or Greek.
Yes, if you join your live room and answer the questions about your presentation. If no one asks you a question, joining the room is enough.
Only after we accept your entry and your parent or guardian gives permission. During the conference, only invited participants can see it: students, their mentors and parents, and guests we invite. After the conference, it stays visible to everyone only if your parent or guardian agreed to that. What is shown: the name you choose to show, your mentor's name, your country, your school and your link to Kythera if you give them, and the title, field, abstract, poster and video link. For a team project, the website says how many other students worked with you, but not their names. Email addresses, your age, and your parent's and mentor's contact details are never shown.
Only for your live video room, which is at a time that suits your part of the world. You can answer the written questions at any time during the 48 hours. No Google account is needed to join the room: open the link and type your name.
Invited participants can ask you questions about your research on this website. Every question is checked first, by an automatic check and, when needed, by the organisers, and only polite questions about the research are shown. Your mentor, your parent and the conference reviewers can read all the questions and answers on your presentation. Each guest sees only their own conversation with you. Nobody receives your email address, and nobody can send you private messages.
Your mentor can add to your answers. Only your own answers count for the certificate.
Write to hello@resforme.com.
