University of York 3MT 2017
Our ten finalists for the 2017 University of York 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition, delivered captivating and inspiring research presentations.
Pitching their research against the clock to communicate the impact of their research, these fantastic presentations showcased the strengths of postgraduate research at York.
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- Research Excellence Training Team
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Results
1st prize: Jet Sanders (Psychology), "Weekly cycles; cautious Thursdays"
2nd prize: L Meghan Dennis (Archaeology), "Indiana Jones made me do it: Bad behaviour and worse archaeology in videogames"
3rd prize: Katherina Walper Gormaz (Language and Linguistic Science), "Hands that speak"
School’s Choice: Viswadeep Sarangi (Electronic Engineering), "Robot doctor: Walking towards better diagnosis and recovery in health care"
Viswadeep Sarangi, Jet Sanders, Professor Tom Stoneham, L Meghan Dennis and Katherina Walper Gormaz.
Give Me Five
The School's Choice award was judged by pupils from Bridlington School, Ebor Academy, George Pindar School, Graham School and St Augustine's School.
The pupils delivered their own presentations as a part of the North Yorkshire Coast Higher Education Collaboration's 'Give Me Five' challenge.
High Five is a targeted widening participation programme offered as part of the North Yorkshire Coast Higher Education Collaboration (NYCHEC); a partnership between the universities of York, Hull and York St John providing high-quality hands-on collaborative outreach for pupils in Years 7-11 in Scarborough, Whitby, Filey and Bridlington.
High Five competition (2017) winners the 'Mockingjays', from Bridlington School.
Watch the presentations
View the presentations either individually or as a playlist on YouTube.
Sophia Whitlock
Environment Department
"How a human antidepressant could alter the behaviour of wilde songbird"
L Meghan Dennis
Department of Archaeology
"Indiana Jones made me do it: Bad behaviour and worse archaeology in videogames"
Viswadeep Sarangi
Department of Electronic Engineering
"Robot doctor: Walking towards better diagnosis and recovery in healthcare"
Katherina Walper Gormaz
Department of Languages and Linguistic Science
"Hands that speak"
Joy Ogbemudia
Centre for Women's Studies
"What about immigration and professional women?"
Carol Robinson
Department of Sociology
"Dying in prison"
Note: due to the sensitive nature of Carol's work in prisons, no video is available.
Frances Drachenburg
Department of Biology
"Changing the face of science"
Jet Sanders
Department of Psychology
"Weekly cycles; cautious Thursdays"
Maria Lopez Romero
Department of Education
"To help or not to help: Bullying bystanders in schools"
Naomi Gildert
Department of Electronic Engineering
"Making a robot removal man company"
Related links
- Research Excellence Training Team
Results from other years: