The Grand Final of this year's Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) took place on 17 March.

  • Overall winner: Hannah Martin (MVLS) impressed the judges with her ‘passionate and inspiring’ presentation: ‘Acting FAST to cure Stroke’.
  • Runner up: Jade Halbert (College of Arts) was awarded runner up for her confident and well-illustrated presentation: ‘Marion Donaldson: The Business of Fashion in Post-War Glasgow, 1966-1999’.
  • People’s Choice Award: Scott Jess (College of Science & Engineering) took the People’s Choice award for his energetic and humorous approach to his topic: ‘Why is Greenland so high?’

Watch winner Hannah Martin's talk in the MVLS Heat

3MT is an annual competition held in more than 350 universities worldwide. Candidates have three minutes to explain their research to an audience of non-specialists, with the aid of a single, static PowerPoint slide. Heats are held in each College and three candidates from each Heat go forward to the Grand Final. 

This year's 12 finalists spoke on a wide range of subjects including contemporary science fiction cinema, iodine insufficiency during pregnancy, the history of English, and 3D printing.

Videos from the Heats

First published: 27 March 2017

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