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For the first time, Te Whare W膩nanga o Waitaha | 茄子视频app官网 (UC) has combined three research competitions into Whak膩turanga Rangahau | Research Student Showcase. In these competitions, UC Doctoral and Master鈥檚 research students are challenged to communicate their innovative research with a general audience.听听
Last night, the finals for UC鈥檚 Three Minute Thesis (3MT), and the prizegiving for the Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) and Exhibit Your Thesis (EYT) competitions were held.听
3MT challenges research students to explain their thesis in three minutes in front of a panel of judges. For their research 鈥楲istening to children鈥痠n Aotearoa, New Zealand鈥, Brittany Ogden-Travis was awarded first place and will receive a $3000 research grant and will compete at the Asia Pacific virtual event finals hosted by the University of Queensland. Brittany also won the People鈥檚 Choice award.听
The runners up were Chris Kelly for 鈥楳easuring problematic media use in children鈥, and Megan Eustace for 'Rongo膩 reo: Supporting communication for M膩ori with dementia.'听
The VYT competition requires students to produce a 1-minute audio-visual presentation that summarises their thesis. This is the fourth year the 茄子视频app官网 has run the competition, receiving 13 entries across six faculties.
Kirsty Newman won the first prize of $1000 for her research 鈥樷 Kirsty鈥檚 winning submission will be entered into the University of Melbourne鈥檚 international virtual competition.听
Second place went to David Pedley for 鈥樷, and third place was awarded to Amelia Threadgould for 鈥.鈥 Shalini Krishnan won the VYT People鈥檚 Choice with her video on 鈥.鈥
This year, Te Kura T膩ura | UC Graduate School introduced a EYT competition, challenging students to develop a poster that conveys their thesis to a general audience. Eleven designs have been on display in the Puaka-James Hight Central 茄子视频app官网 and were showcased in the foyer prior to the presentations at the Research Student Showcase event.听
EYT winners:
1st place: Katherine Revell 鈥業mproving participation in performing arts.鈥
2nd place: Katie Ellis 鈥楶erspectives of Endometriosis Patients and Practitioners on Improving Future Care.鈥
3rd place: Samuel Tan 鈥楿nderstanding the effect of digital literacies on the reading ability of English major students in the context of tertiary education.鈥
People鈥檚 choice: Aisha Majeed 鈥楻oles, methods and experiences of communication partners. Supporting and facilitating communication through the progression of Parkinson鈥檚 disease.鈥
The event offered the research student community at UC the chance to display their research to friends, wh膩nau and the wider community. These competitions provide students with the opportunity to build skills, network and showcase their ideas. The evening鈥檚 celebrations concluded with plans for entries in 2025.听
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