{"id":169,"date":"2018-02-27T15:17:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T15:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/?p=169"},"modified":"2018-02-28T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T10:47:00","slug":"three-minute-thesis-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/2018\/02\/27\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"King&#8217;s Three-Minute Thesis Competition 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Could you explain your thesis in three minutes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>King\u2019s College London 3-Minute Thesis<\/strong> (3MT) is a competition open to any King\u2019s student studying for a PhD or other doctorate.<\/p>\n<p>The rules are simple: explain your research (or an aspect of it) to a non-specialist audience in three minutes. No props, sound or moving images allowed; no poems, raps, songs or mimes; only a single static PowerPoint slide is permissible. The winners will be decided by a panel of judges.<\/p>\n<p>A series of Faculty heats will be held during March with two winning contestants from each heat going forwards to the <strong>King\u2019s College London Grand Final on April 18<\/strong>. The winner of the Grand Final will be invited to represent the College at the 2018 UK 3MT National Semi-Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s winner of the King&#8217;s 3MT competition, Emily Prpa, went on to represent the university at the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitae.ac.uk\/events\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/3mt-finalists-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Finals in Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AWt7PK-r0y0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Emily said<em>: &#8220;3MT has been a fantastic route to showcase my research throughout the university and establish myself as a researcher not only at King\u2019s but also within the wider academic community. It was a brilliant way to see the diverse range of research being conducted by my peers for their own PhDs. There was a great sense of community and support from all the students and organisers involved at the Vitae final and especially the King&#8217;s heats.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As well as an opportunity to develop networks and your research community, 3MT offers significant opportunities to develop as a researcher:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Representing King\u2019s in the National final continues to benefit my personal development and research opportunities alike. I am currently presenting my research at an International Conference in Quebec, Canada, as I write this and I certainly wouldn&#8217;t have the confidence to do so if it wasn&#8217;t for 3MT.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>For your chance to get involved this year, find the heat for your faculty from the list below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For students in the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine:\u00a0<\/strong>22 March 3PM-5PM, Harris Lecture Theatre, Hodgkin Building, Guy\u2019s Campus\n<ul>\n<li>Book via:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/training.kcl.ac.uk\/kcl\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skills Forge (PGR600 \u201c3 Minute Thesis Heats\u201d)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For students in the Faculty of Natural &amp; Mathematical Science, the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery &amp; Palliative Care and the Dental Institute:\u00a0<\/strong>26 March 11AM-1PM, New Hunts House Lecture Theatre 2, Guy\u2019s Campus\n<ul>\n<li>Book via:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/training.kcl.ac.uk\/kcl\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skills Forge (PGR600 \u201c3 Minute Thesis Heats\u201d)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For students in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Humanities, the Faculty of Social Science &amp; Public Policy, The Dickson Poon School of Law and King\u2019s Business School:\u00a0<\/strong>28 March 3PM-5PM, Strand S-3.20 (NB. That is minus 3.20 \u2013 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0basement floor)\n<ul>\n<li>Book via:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/training.kcl.ac.uk\/kcl\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skills Forge (PGR600 \u201c3 Minute Thesis Heats\u201d)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For students in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology &amp; Neuroscience:\u00a0<\/strong>21 March, Denmark Hill\n<ul>\n<li>This heat will form part of the annual IoPPN Showcase. Contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jo.stephenson@kcl.ac.uk\">jo.stephenson@kcl.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0to participate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Any questions regarding this year&#8217;s 3MT competition should be directed to <a href=\"mailto:matthew.coleman@kcl.ac.uk\">matthew.coleman@kcl.ac.uk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could you explain your thesis in three minutes? 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