Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø PhD student talks his way to national final
6 August 2015
A Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø student has reached the national final of a competition that challenges PhD candidates to explain their research in three minutes.
doctoral students to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance in just three minutes, in language appropriate to non-specialists.
In June, Jonathon Hannabuss, a research student in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Life Sciences, won the first Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø-wide Three Minute Thesis, hosted by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU, in collaboration with the Doctoral School
Jonathon was then put forward to compete in a national online semi-final, organised by Vitae. A judging panel viewed videos of the winners from 48 competing institutions, and selected six finalists including Jonathon.
He and will compete in a live final at the Vitae Annual Conference taking place on 8 September.
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- Jonathon (right) at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø final with Professor David Bogle, Pro-Provost and Head of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's Doctoral School, and Mariana Ceccotti, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU Postgraduate Students' Officer 2014-15.