Hi! My name is Becky and I am a second-year PhD student studying Forensic Psychology at Kent. My research focuses on exploring a new theory of paedophilia which suggests that this sexual interest falls into two pathways: one that is more biologically created, and another that is more environmentally created. I am using a combination of questionnaires, scales, and interviews to gain an idea of how a sexual interest in pre-pubescent children develops, and how it is perceived by those who have it.<\/p>\n
I entered the 3MT competition after seeing it advertised and being encouraged by my supervisor to take part. Since I haven\u2019t had the chance to attend many conferences so far in my PhD, I haven\u2019t really been able to showcase my research or practise my presentation skills, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to do so. Even if you are lucky enough to attend plenty of conferences during your studies, the 3MT competition is a great chance to demonstrate an ability to present your research in a clear, succinct manner to an audience who may not be experts in your field, or may not even be that familiar with it at all. Once I started practising my talk, I realised just how short a time 3 minutes is to try and get across something that I\u2019d been working on for nearly 2 years!<\/p>\n
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Some advice I would give to those considering taking part:<\/p>\n
The 3MT competition is a great chance to demonstrate an ability to present your research in a clear, succinct manner to an audience who may not be experts in your field, or may not even be that familiar with it at all.<\/span><\/p>\n I was thrilled to hear I had won the Kent competition, and after doing so, I was very pleased to receive the prize (\u00a3200!), and my entry has been submitted to the UK semi-finals for the national 3MT competition. While I don\u2019t know yet the outcome of the semi-finals, it is fantastic to have got this far, and I will at least be able to say that I was a contender in the UK semi-finals for the 3MT competition. Taking part in something like this will look great on a CV in terms of showcasing presentation skills \u2013 not only to a room full of experts in the field at a conference, but to a lay audience with a very strict time constraint.<\/p>\n I would thoroughly recommend taking part \u2013 you never know, you could be the next UK 3MT winner!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"