University of York 3MT 2013

Ten research students had just three minutes each to communicate the impact of their research to an audience made up of school pupils, teachers, members of the general public and industry.

• 3MT Programme and Finalist Summaries 2013 (PDF , 400kb)‌

Results

1st prize: Ema Sullivan-Bassett (Philosophys), "What's so special about belief?"

2nd prize: Frank Soboczenski (Computer Science), "Reducing number-entry errors in medical devices"

3rd prize: Jennifer South Palomorea (Psychology), "Who is my ideal partner?"

Frank Soboczenski Bob went on to compete in the national 3MT competition, where he triumped, taking home the prize for York.

Presentations

Shaun Austin

Department of Languages and Linguistic Science

"Why should I talk propa?"

Keir Bailey

Department of Biology

"The new Batman and Robin!"

Arkaprava Bokshi

Department of Physics

"Creating our own little sun"

Germaine Gunther

Department of Sociology

"Why are coincidences important in our lives?"

Ruth Mace

Department of Education

"Reading wars - episode VIII"

Mohd Farid Md Alias

Deparment of Computer Science

"Can robots learn to dribble?"

James Stovold

Department of Computer Science

"Could a robot save your life?"

Jennifer South-Palomares

Department of Psychology

"Who is my ideal partner?"

Frank Soboczenski

Department of Computer Science

"Reducing number-entry errors in medical devices"

Ema Sullivan-Bissett

Department of Philosophy

"What's so special about belief?"