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We are very pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3MT! Thank you to thank all those who submitted a presentation for this year’s virtual competition.<\/p>\n
First prize has been awarded to Fiona Fairbairn, Division for the study of Law, Society and Social Justice, and her winning presentation was titled: ‘Raising the Wealthy: Philanthropy, Children and the Inter-Generational Transfer of Wealth’.<\/p>\n
Fiona’s presentation has been entered into the national competition held by Vitae and we should hear the outcome of the semi-finals by August. We wish her the best of luck! Second place was awarded to Ines de la Vina, Division of Arts & Humanities whose presentation was titled: ‘Incidental learning of English collocations through different input modes: the effects of individual difference’.<\/p>\n
We spoke to Fiona about her progress in her studies and about her experience in the 3MT this year below.<\/p>\n
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Tell us about yourself!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n How did you find the first round of the 3MT as an experience and what have you learned from it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We are very pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3MT! Thank you to thank all those who submitted a presentation for this year’s virtual competition. First prize has been awarded to Fiona Fairbairn, Division for the study of Law, Society and Social Justice, and her winning presentation was titled: ‘Raising the Wealthy: … Continue reading Congratulations to the Winners of Kent’s 3-Minute Thesis Competition!<\/span> Having completed my undergraduate degree at UCL in the last century (!) and then working in and with the private, public and non-profit sectors, I returned to education and completed an MA in Philanthropic Studies at Kent. \u00a0After such a positive experience with the Centre of Philanthropy, I applied for and was accepted onto the PhD programme and awarded a Vice Chancellor Scholarship. \u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMy PhD research examines the way philanthropic knowledge and behaviours are transferred to young children from affluent households – \u00a0the potential inheritors of the \u00a35.5tn wealth transfer that is predicted to take place over the next thirty years. \u00a0I am\u00a0extremely fortunate to have such supportive and knowledgable supervisors – Dr Beth Breeze and Dr Ali Body.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nI entered the 3MT competition last year and whilst I was unsuccessful in getting through to the next round, the feedback that I received was both helpful and encouraging so I decided to enter again. Given that the competition was once again online, I developed and improved my slide to make it more relevant and engaging for a virtual audience. \u00a0I feel absolutely honoured to be representing Kent at the National Competition and to have the opportunity to share my research with others.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"