In a convivial and yet inspiringly competitive atmosphere, students from all disciplines, undergraduate and postgraduate studies, were invited to present their work in the space of three minutes, aiming to convince the audience of the importance of their research.

On Friday 13 March, a group of students gathered in the Umney Theatre. Their three-minute presentations were followed by questions from the audience and the panel of judges. Prof David Yates, Rev'd Dr Simon Perry, Dr Oliver Wilson-Nunn and Dr Orsolya Katalin Petőcz gave scores out of 50 and the winners were:

Bronze medallist Hannah Lewis: 'Performance in Theocritus' 
Silver medallist Calvin Preston 'Weighing the universe with one billion galaxies' 
Gold medallist Undergraduate music student Maddie Melville-Smith won the competition with her presentation 'Why does musical expectation matter?'

Thanks and congratulations to all the participants and everyone who came to support.

Ahmad Muhibzada Social anthropology 'Exploring sociality and technology in the contemporary British pub chain 
Charles Aldous Economic History    'The Integration of the Norwich Stranger Community, 1565-1600'
Calvin Preston 4th year astronomy PhD 'Weighing the universe with one billion galaxies'
Maddie Melville-Smith Music 'Why does musical expectation matter?'
Sina Mousavi Medicine, Engineering Intercalation 'Miscarriage Hijacks Uterus Gene Expression'
Anna Graichen Mphil Environmental Policy 'Rare earths and renewable energy: Chinas export controls and the German energy transition'
Hannah Lewis MPhil Classics 'Performance in Theocritus'
Faye Parker Earth Sciences PhD 'Life from Ice'