Training Resources

To assist candidates in their preparation for the Three Minute Thesis, Learning Development is offering support to entrants in the form of a series of training sessions, consisting of two one hour training sessions on  'preparation and performance' and one three hour 'practice and feedback' session.

Training Group 1

2-3pm, Wednesday 24 April 2013 in the Life Sciences Theatre

AND 2pm, Wednesday 1 May 2013

AND 2pm, Wednesday 15 May 2013 (practise and feedback session) 

Training Group 2

2pm, Wednesday 22 May 2013

AND 2pm, Wednesday 29 May 2013

AND 2pm, Wednesday 19 June 2013 (practise and feedback session) 

Click here for further information on the training course content.

Powerpoint slides are available:

Session 1

Session 2

Gabrielle Briggs, the winner of the 2010 UoN final and runner up in the National finals has provided some information on how she prepared for the competition. Details can be found here.

First Place - Vincent Candrawinata

The Extraction and Utilisation of the Polyphenolics from Apple Juice Pomace

Runner-up - Vaibhav Gaikwad

Effluent to Polymer: A Cold Plasma Approach

Third Place - Daniel Beard

Collaterals in the Brain: A Potential New Treatment for Stroke

First Place - Jamie Flynn

Propriospinal Neurons and Their Role in the Recovery of Spinal Cord Injury

Runner-up - Katherine Bolton

The Role of Tandem Repeats on the Risk of Developing Breast Cancer

Third Place - Bernadette Drabsch

Contextualizing the Ancient Wall Paintings of Teleiat Ghassul, Jordan

First Place - Gabrielle Briggs

The Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase

Runner-up - Michael Netherton

A New Method for Assessing the Risks of Explosive Blast Loads

Third Place - Sarita Koushik

The Lidcombe Program for Early Stuttering: Evaluating the Effect of Different Treatment Schedules