Programme
Get ready for a great evening of competition and entertainment. Join us as our finalists battle it out to see who will claim victory at the 2024 Three Minute Thesis Grand Final.
This event gives thesis candidates the chance to present their research to a large audience while competing for a number of generous prizes, with the overall University of Otago doctoral winner going on to participate in the online Asia-Pacific 3MT® final, and both the doctoral winner and runner up going to compete in the Matariki 3MT®. Competitors must communicate their research in no more than three minutes, with the help of only one static slide, with the presentation aimed at a non-specialist audience.
Finalists
Tandia Gooch – MSc
Title: Saliva Swabs: A Game-Changer for Concussion Diagnosis and Management
Division: Health Sciences
Department: Department of Physiology
Supervisors: Dr Sarah Appleby, Dr Ewan Kennedy & Associate Professor Regis Lamberts
Charlotte Harrison – MSc
Title: Redefining the Ride - Perceptions of Climate Change and Transport
Division: UOC Health Sciences
Department: Population Health (Christchurch)
Supervisors: Dr Angela Curl, Associate Professor Rebecca McLean, Dr Helen Fitt
Briar Mills – MSc
Title: Target, Measure, Act: Tackling food waste at the University of Otago’s residential colleges
Division: Sciences
Department: Department of Human Nutrition
Supervisors: Professor Sheila Skeaff, Professor Miranda Mirosa, Dr Ray O’Brien
Arung Gihna Mayapada – PhD
Title: Do UK Charities Perform Better with Women Trustees?
Division: Commerce
Department: Department of Accountancy and Finance
Supervisors: Dr Pallab Biswas; Associate Professor Helen Roberts
Patrick Mazzocco – PhD
Title: The Career Break Paradox
Division: Humanities
Department: Higher Education Development Centre (HEDC)
Supervisors: Dr Russell Butson & Professor Rachel Spronken-Smith
Tawfique M Rahman – PhD
Title: Integrating Play in Urban Design: Towards More Inclusive Future Cities
Division: Sciences
Department: Department of Geography
Supervisors: Associate Professor Christina Ergler & Professor Tracey Skelton
Ben Topham – PhD
Title: Immunity Boot Camp: How to Fight Cancer
Division: UOC Health Sciences
Department: Population Health (Christchurch)
Supervisors: Associate Professor Margaret Currie, Dr George Wiggins, Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Dr Barry Hock
Jia Yap – PhD
Title: A little support goes a long way
Division: Health Sciences
Department: Department of Medicine
Supervisors: Professor Michael Schultz, Dr Catherine Wall, Dr Hamish Osborne, Dr Kim Meredith-Jones & Dr Ella Losua