The GRC has recently hosted the 3 Minute Thesis Competition that celebrates the exciting research conducted by PhD students. The competition encourages the participants to explain their project in under 3 minutes in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. It is also a perfect tool to develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills.
As a judge at Kent’s semi-finals, I knew I was in for something special. I was amongst passionate researchers from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds and, what’s more, these were students who had dedicated time and effort to hone their storytelling skills at workshops run by the GRC in the run up to the competition. They understood exactly how to bring out the ‘wow factor’ in their research.
Emily Collins, GRC 3MT 2025 Judge
This year has proved to be another year of celebrating success achieved by our students, we had the honour to learn about the long-term impact of covid-19 and the risk of developing dementia, ESG washing cycle and climate misrepresentation dynamics, the symbolic annihilation of Ddisplaced Syrian and Afghan associations in Turkey and much more. It was an absolute pleasure to hear about the fascinating projects of our researchers.
It was quite a challenge for our judges to select top 6 for the final because every researcher showed their passion, dedication and originality. On 27 May we were honoured to witness 6 remarkable presentations:
“Analysing and Mitigating Security Risks in AI Systems” by Adel Elzemity
“Rethinking Coastal Living: Health, Data, and Definitions” by Salmaan Ansari
“Can 6G Handle 30 Billion Devices by 2030?” by Hazim Abdulsada
“Complexity of Trauma and Agency among late-diagnosed Autistic Women within Frameworks of Social Power” by Katrine Callander
“Sexual Geographies and the Gentrified City: An Exploration of London’s Kings Cross” by Katelyn Owens
“Move Together, Think Together: How Synchrony Shapes Self-Other Representation” by Chloe Bates
We are pleased to announce that the runner up of Kent 3MT 2025 is Katelyn Owens and the winner is Chloe Bates. Congratulations!
Understanding and learning to communicate how a research project meets local or global needs can increase chances of securing further research funding, attracting positive media attention and engaging those who might put your research into action. Those who master this can change the world!
Emily Collins, GRC 3MT 2025 Judge