Eight compete in Trinity’s Three-Minute Thesis competition final

Rosie Giglia (below) from the School of Medicine was this week named the winner of Trinity’s annual Three-Minute Thesis competition, for a presentation about her research into Multiple Sclerosis. 

The runner-up at the event involving graduate research students from all faculties was Lamya Al Shuhaimi, from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, whose presentation was called: Enhancing Prescribing in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. The People’s Choice award also went to Lamya Al Shuhaimi.  

Eight speakers competed in the final event, which requires researchers to present their research, armed with just one slide, in a manner that makes sense to a non-specialist audience, and within a fixed time limit of three minutes.  

In this time speakers must explain in an engaging manner the purpose of the research, outline what actions they took and the impact of their findings.  

Originally developed by the University of Queensland, the event is designed to support graduate research students in their development as confident research communicators.  

The judges at the final event were Dean of Graduate Studies Martine Smith, Prof. Brian Broderick and University Spokesperson Catherine O’Mahony. 

As chair of the judging panel, Prof. Brian Broderick paid tribute to all the finalists (pictured below) for the extraordinarily high standard of their work. 

In 2023, the winner of the Trinity Three-Minute Thesis event, Lianne Shanley, also won the first national Three-Minute Thesis competition. 

The competitors and their topics were as follows: 

Wai Qian Tham, School of Engineering: Enhanced Daylighting in Buildings for Occupants’ Health 

Lamya Al Shuhaimi, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Enhancing Prescribing in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities 

Clíodhna Daly, School of Biochemistry and Immunology: MRSA and the Host, An Encounter to Remember 

Anna Rosická, School of Psychology: Neureka! Brain Health Research in Your Pocket 

Rosie Giglia, School of Medicine: Unravelling Cognitive Dysfunction: Crafting New Tools for Clinical Trials in Multiple Sclerosis 

Mark Lyons, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: From Sword to Scalpel - Development of Orellanine as a Treatment for Kidney Cancer 

Sharon Chi Tak Lee, School of Psychology: Get it Right, From the Get-Go: A Digital Revolution in Precision Psychiatry 

Stephen Huws, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies: Through the Stained Glass: How Art Illuminates Our Heritage. 

ENDS 

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