The UCD ThesisIn3 supports graduate research students in their development as confident research communicators, and we invite all UCD Stage 2 PhD students to submit an entry and share your research with the UCD community.
Research students are challenged to present their research in three minutes, using only one slide, to a non-specialist audience. Entrants must distil their niche subjects and intensive research into bite-sized presentations that will inform and entertain the general public.
The UCD winner will receive a €250 One-For-All voucher and the two Runners-Up and People Choice's award winner will each receive a €100 One-For-All voucher and serve as ambassadors for UCD research, with recordings of their presentations on the Graduate Studies website.
The winner of ThesisIn3 will go on to represent UCD at:
For full terms and conditions, please see UCD ThesisIn3 - Terms and Conditions.
For general enquiries, please contact us via the Graduate Studies Connector, selecting ThesisIn3 Competition from the drop-down menu.
(From left to right) Dr Declan Fahie, UCD School of Education (member of judging panel), Marc Matouc, SU Graduate Officer (member of judging panel), Research student and winner Melissa Kinch, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Science; Research student and runner up Sara Dada, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Science; Research student and runner up Jenny Power, UCD School of Medicine, Research student and People's Choice Awardee Colleen Lawless, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, Dean of Graduate Studies Professor Barbara Dooley, Emma Caron, Communications Officer (member of judging panel), Phil Smyth, Experienced Broadcaster and Science Communicator.
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Winner – Sergei Katsuba, UCD Sutherland School of Law
Decade of violence: How authoritarian regimes instigate violence and hate crimes against marginalised groups
Runner up – Mary Davis, UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science
COM and get it: Why weights for women with obesity is the way to go
Runner up – Laura Gunning, UCD Institute of Food and Health
Discovering a ‘whey’ towards healthy ageing
Winner – Tara Brady, UCD School of Medicine
An apple a day may keep the respiratory doctor away
Runner up – Lorna O'Donoghue, UCD School of Medicine / Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research
Platelets Drive – WE survive
Runner up – Sophie du Bois de Dunilac, UCD School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Centre for Biomedical Engineering
Get a Grip! How partial slipping of our fingers informs us of grip safety
UCD ThesisIn3 and U21 Three Minute Thesis® Competition Winner – Morgan Morris, UCD School of Chemistry/BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
Lactose in 3: A Cash Cow for Targeting Tumours
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