Three minute thesis winner heads to Trans-Tasman finals

Download video (mp4) - Explaining your research thesis can be challenging at the best of times, so imagine having to do it in just 180 seconds to an audience who know nothing about your field. The winner of a competition at the University of Sydney managed to do just that, convincing the audience and judges of the importance of her research on nutrition in intensive care patients. Suzie Ferrie, from the Faculty of Science , competed against University of Sydney postgraduate research students to win the final of the University's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held earlier this month. Suzie will travel to Perth next week to compete against postgraduate students from all over Australia and New Zealand in the Trans-Tasman finals. Competitors in 3MT are challenged to give a three-minute rundown of their research projects. University of Sydney contestants covered topics as diverse as shark attacks, software infrastructure and meditation. "One of the best parts of the competition was learning about all the interesting projects our researchers are working on.