THREE-MINUTE THESES
The event took place in the inspiring Blavatnik School of Government. After a welcome address from Head of Department, Professor Kevin Talbot, the event kicked off with the popular three-minute thesis (3MT) presentations by DPhil students from all four years. Everyone did very well to convey the essence of their research in an accessible way in just three minutes! The prize winners were
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Year 1: Rachel Hall
- Year 2: Roberto Bellanti
- Year 3: Pablo Wickham
- Year 4: Kirolous Hanna
REFLECTING ON OUR RESEARCH and CULTURE
After this, attendees could choose to attend a variety of sessions designed to get us thinking about the research and culture in our Department. These included a sessions on EDI, Impact & Mental Health, and the results of the Staff Experience Survey were released.
GUEST LECTURE ON Chronic pain
After a tea break the lecture theatre rapidly filled up for the guest lecture from Yves De Koninck.
Yves lab studies the the physiological, pharmacological and anatomical bases of the transmission of signals between neurons. He is interested in chemical mechanisms associated with the integration of sensory signals in the spinal cord, specifically those related to the transmission of pain influx.
PRIZE GIVING
At the end of the lecture Kevin presented the following departmental prizes:
- Public Engagement - Mel Fleming
- Teaching - Sumathi Sekaran and Paul McCarthy
- Open Science - Stephen Smith
- Leadership - Sarah Vollam and Stuart Clare
- Early Career Researcher - Yuhang Song
- Intermediate Career Researcher - Shenghong He
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Kevin thanked everyone involved in organising the day - in particular Niki Andrew.
We look forward to seeing you all next year!