Medicine researcher takes part in University-wide Three Minute Thesis contest
Postgraduate researcher Matt Loxham from Medicine has taken part in the University of Southampton final of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) contest.
Eight students representing all Faculties competed to present a compelling description of their PhD thesis and its significance in just three minutes before a lecture theatre packed with students and academic staff, mostly new to the subject. Judges decided on the quality of communication, comprehension and engagement with the audience. More than 150 students took part in closely-fought heats around the University to decide on the finalists.
In the contest, Matt spoke about his work analysing the air in the London Underground to investigate how safe it is to breathe. During his PhD he examined how dust in underground railway tunnels affects the lungs. Physics postgraduate Paul Gow won first prize and will represent Southampton in the national final later in the year.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Don Nutbeam opened the event and listened with interest to all the finalists. 3MT began in 2008 at the University of Queensland in Australia as a research communication competition and quickly spread around the world. Events are now held at more than 170 universities in 17 countries.
Congratulations go to Physics and Astronomy PG researcher, Paul Gow, whoi was nameded winner of the University’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition on Tuesday 20 May.