{"id":3522,"date":"2024-07-04T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2024-07-04T13:01:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T12:01:50","slug":"three-minute-thesis-3mt-competition-2024-university-of-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/2024\/07\/04\/three-minute-thesis-3mt-competition-2024-university-of-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition 2024 &#8211; University of Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The University of Kent recently hosted its annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, an event that highlights the innovative spirit and academic excellence within the institution. The 3MT competition challenges postgraduates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research and its significance in just three minutes. This year&#8217;s competition was absolutely outstanding, bringing out the diverse and revolutionary work being conducted by the university\u2019s researchers.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Celebrating the runner-up: Olasunkanmi Arowolo<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The competition showcased the remarkable work of Olasunkanmi Arowolo, Centre for Journalism, the runner-up, whose research explores the role of traditional media and social media in the context of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) in Nigeria, specifically focusing on the press and social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3525\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/files\/2024\/07\/P1010326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3672\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Celebrating the winner: Becky McNeill<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Emerging as the winner of the competition was Becky McNeill, School of Psychology, whose presentation topic was &#8220;An exploration of the Compositional Explanatory Theory of Paedophilia&#8221;. Becky&#8217;s innovative approach could help shape treatment for those convicted of sexual offences against children, and provide better understanding and support for those who do not act on their interests.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3526\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/files\/2024\/07\/P1010331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3672\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 3MT competition at the University of Kent is more than just a contest; it is a celebration of innovation and knowledge where postgraduates have a fantastic opportunity to cultivate academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The\u00a0competition is a reminder of the astounding potential within the academic community and the importance of sharing knowledge and expertise in ways that inspire the world around us.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Kent recently hosted its annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, an event that highlights the innovative spirit and academic excellence within the institution. The 3MT competition challenges postgraduates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research and its significance in just three minutes. This year&#8217;s competition was absolutely outstanding, bringing out &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/2024\/07\/04\/three-minute-thesis-3mt-competition-2024-university-of-kent\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition 2024 &#8211; University of Kent<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79746,"featured_media":3524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[204320],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79746"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3522"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3529,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522\/revisions\/3529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}