Congratulations to overall winner Alex Riddell, runner up Kirsty Deacon and People's Choice Jane Bugler!The UofG Three Minute Thesis 2018 Competition Grand Final took place on Friday 16 March to a packed out audience in the Hugh Fraser seminar room, and was judged by Dean of Public Engagement, Professor Kevin O’Dell, SRC president 2017-18 Kate Powell, and PGR Blogger 2016-17, Dr Jade Scott. The judges certainly had a hard task selecting this year’s winners, and noted that the standard of presentations was extremely high. The finalists spoke confidently as they shared their research, with topics ranging from venereal diseases in 18th century medical museums, to pulmonary hypertension, and what belongs in an Old English Dictionary.

The competition’s overall winner, and recipient of a £1000 travel grant, was Alex Riddell from the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences with her “clear and passionate” presentation, ‘Of Mice and Men’. The judges praised Alex’s enthusiasm for her research, noting that she easily explained complex terminology and methodology to an audience of non-specialists, and grabbed their attention from the very start.

Whilst the judges deliberated, the audience were able to vote for the winner of this year’s People’s Choice Award, and selected Jane Bugler from the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences for her presentation, “Targeting stem cells in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia”. Both the judges and members of the audience noted that Jane adopted a “clear and direct approach” which enabled them to understand her research.

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First published: 20 March 2018

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