{"id":444,"date":"2021-01-24T10:40:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T10:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/?p=444"},"modified":"2021-02-09T12:51:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T12:51:56","slug":"five-reasons-to-enter-the-kings-3mt-competition-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/2021\/01\/24\/five-reasons-to-enter-the-kings-3mt-competition-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Reasons to Enter the King&#8217;s 3MT Competition 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/training.kcl.ac.uk\/kcl\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=600\">Could you explain your doctoral research to a lay audience in just three minutes?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The rules are simple: explain your research to a non-specialist audience in three minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No props, sound, moving images, poems, raps, songs or mimes are allowed; only a single static PowerPoint slide is permissible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/training.kcl.ac.uk\/kcl\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=600\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Five Reasons to enter this year&#8217;s King&#8217;s 3MT Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h5>Win a cash prize of \u00a3500 towards research, conference, or public engagement activity expenses;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Have the chance to go through to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitae.ac.uk\/events\/three-minute-thesis-competition\"><strong>Vitae 3MT National Finals<\/strong><\/a> and win a bigger cash prize;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Gain experience in your &#8216;elevator pitch&#8217;, practicing how to explain your research to a lay audience &#8211; invaluable in this day and age;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Gain national exposure for your doctoral research;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Be featured on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/2020\/08\/11\/sogol-salimipour-kings-vitae-3mt-national-competition-final\/\"><strong>Centre for Doctoral Studies Blog<\/strong><\/a> and website.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a id=\"he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=600\" class=\"sys_16\" title=\"Apply for King's 3MT Competition 2021\" href=\"https:\/\/training.kcl.ac.uk\/kcl\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=600\">Apply here by Tuesday 23 February 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/study\/assets\/pdf\/graduate-school\/doctoral-training-centre\/kings-three-minute-thesis-2021-competition-v2.pdf\">Learn more, including dates of Faculty Heats (PDF, 256kb)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Three Minute Thesis Webinar\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=601\" class=\"sys_16\" title=\"King's 3MT 2021 Webinar\" href=\"https:\/\/training.kcl.ac.uk\/kcl\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=PGR,providerOrgAlias=kcl,number=601\"><strong>Sign up here for\u00a0our webinar on Thursday 11 February 12:00-13:00 GMT<\/strong><\/a>, with tips and advice on how to put together a captivating slide and deliver a great presentation that will maximise your chances of winning.<\/p>\n<p>The panel will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Donald Lush<\/strong> (King\u2019s Careers &amp; Employability)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Amy Moore<\/strong> (King&#8217;s Head of Doctoral Student Development)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christian Hurry<\/strong> (PGR Student and King\u2019s 3MT 2019 Grand Finalist)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sogol Salamipour<\/strong>\u00a0(PGR Student, King\u2019s 3MT 2020 Grand Finalist, and Vitae National Finalist 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to watch the <a class=\"sys_16\" title=\"3MT King's Finalist 2017\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AWt7PK-r0y0\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"sys_16\" title=\"King's 3MT Finalist 2018\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s_Q38SXLjyo\"><strong>2018<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/study\/doctoral-studies\/doctoral-training\/training-themes\/communication-and-impact\/three-minute-thesis\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/a> King\u2019s finalists, and check out <a href=\"https:\/\/threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au\/resources\/3mt-competitor-guide\"><strong>the official 3MT Competitor Guide<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could you explain your doctoral research to a lay audience in just three minutes? 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