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Congratulations to the three Vitae Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) winners 2022

Judges’ Choice winner

Sadaf Akbari, Kingston University, Engineering Smart Bone Tissue

People’s Choice winner

Yasna Najmi, Ulster University, A herbal alternative to treating dental implant diseases

Look back at the Vitae 3MT® 2022 archives

Watch the Vitae 3MT® finalists, semi-finalists & quarter-finalist videos 2022

  • Chris Worth, University of Manchester, The Problem with Lie-ins
  • Farah Sinada, University of Westminster, Death to Worms!
  • Julia Fajardo-Sanchez, King’s College London (KCL), Seeing the Whole Picture: Preventing Fibrosis to protect our Sight
  • Laura Booth, Newcastle University, The heartbreaking problem with anticancer drugs, a Jekyll and Hyde story
  • Sadaf Akbari, Kingston University, Engineering Smart Bone Tissue
  • Yasna Najmi, Ulster University, A herbal alternative to treating dental implant diseases

  • Chris Worth, University of Manchester, The Problem with Lie-ins
  • Emma Stockley, University of Leicester, Protecting our hunter-gatherer past
  • Farah Sinada, University of Westminster, Death to Worms!
  • Julia Fajardo-Sanchez, King’s College London (KCL), Seeing the Whole Picture: Preventing Fibrosis to protect our Sight
  • Kavita Gadar, Brunel University London, Antibiotics are Going Vegan! – Discovering New Plant-based Antibiotics
  • Laura Booth, Newcastle University, The heartbreaking problem with anticancer drugs, a Jekyll and Hyde story
  • Michael Schrauben, University of Exeter, Harnessing Gene-Editing Tools to understand Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Raymond Holder, University of the West of Scotland, Welcome to the Oasis, using VR games for computer science teaching
  • Sadaf Akbari, Kingston University, Engineering Smart Bone Tissue
  • Thomas Rabensteiner, University of Greenwich, No autonomy, no wage growth
  • Tim Williams, University of Birmingham, Reducing Risk at 30,000 ft
  • Yasna Najmi, Ulster University, A herbal alternative to treating dental implant diseases

Host

Dr Jamie Gallagher, Freelance communicator and engagement professional

Chair of judging panel

Dr Siobhan Neary, Dr Siobhan Neary is Head of iCeGS and Professor of Career Development Practice at the International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS), University of Derby

Judges

  • Dr Jamie Pei, PhD – The Messy Coach
  • Dr Karen Clegg, Head of the Building Research and Innovation Capacity Team, University of York
  • Dr Ozama Ismail, Director of Scientific Programs, Alzheimer’s Association
  • Dr Sharon George, Senior Lecturer and Course Director for MSc Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology, Keele University
  • Victoria Babbit, Director Research Development & Outreach, Taylor & Francis

Chair of judging panel

Paul Spencer, PGR Environment Development Manager, University of Bristol

Judges

  • Dr Ambreen Chohan, Research Fellow (Biomechanics), University of Central Lancashire
  • Dafydd Roberts, Welsh Crucible Champion, Aberystwyth UniversityFryni Panayidou, Researcher Development Adviser (PGR), Queen Mary University of London
  • Dr Ger Downes, Graduate and Professional Studies, University of Limerick
  • Lisa Thompson, Doctoral Development Manager, Ulster University
  • Natalie Freeman, Volunteering Manager, University of East London
  • Neelam Wright, Research Integrity Lead (PGRs and ECRs), University of Surrey
  • Professor Susan Brooks, Director of Researcher Development, Oxford Brookes University
  • Rosemary Wood, Researcher Environment Officer, University of Huddersfield

The following universities have taken part in the Vitae 3MT® 2022 competition

  • Abertay University
  • Aberystwyth University
  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • Aston University
  • Birkbeck University of London
  • Brunel University
  • Canterbury Christ Church University
  • Cardiff University
  • City University of London
  • Coventry University
  • Cranfield University
  • De Montfort University (DMU)
  • Durham University
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Keele University
  • King’s College London (KCL)
  • Kingston University
  • Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
  • Loughborough University
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Newcastle University
  • Northumbria University
  • Oxford Brookes University
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • Queen’s University Belfast (QUB)
  • Robert Gordon University
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • Staffordshire University
  • Swansea University
  • Ulster University
  • University College London (UCL)
  • University of Aberdeen
  • University of Bath
  • University of Birmingham
  • University of Brighton
  • University of Bristol
  • University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)
  • University of Derby
  • University of Dundee
  • University of East Anglia (UEA)
  • University of East London
  • University of Essex
  • University of Exeter
  • University of Gloucestershire
  • University of Greenwich
  • University of Huddersfield
  • University of Kent
  • University of Leicester
  • University of Limerick
  • University of Lincoln
  • University of Manchester
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Plymouth
  • University of Reading
  • University of Salford
  • University of South Wales
  • University of Southampton
  • University of St Mark & St John (Plymouth Marjon University)
  • University of Strathclyde
  • University of Sunderland
  • University of Surrey
  • University of Sussex
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • University of Warwick
  • University of Westminster
  • University of York