3MT 2024
Our 2024 winner discussed new methods to help us understand resistance to cancer treatment.
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Three Minute Thesis
3MT 2025
The live final of Three Minute Thesis 2025 took place on Saturday 7 June 2025 as part of the York Festival of Ideas.
Congratulations to all of our finalists for taking part, and to our 2025 winners!
- 1st place: Lily Parsons (Psychology) - Belonging Shapes Belief: Why we Trust Misinformation
- 2nd place: Mahmoud Metwally (Biology) - Bone Builders: Super Stem Cells and the Future of Healing
- 3rd place: Jenny Cudmore (Environment and Geography) - Trees vs Tsunamis: Mangrove Forests as a Defence Against Tsunamis
- People's choice: Mahmoud Metwally
https://youtu.be/SuHPmuXJNQs?si=54OumZf6Z_1U7tUf
Our previous winners
3MT 2023
Our 2023 winner explored the importance of listening to the language chosen by those experiencing depression.
3MT 2022
Our 2022 winner explored ways we can track cancer cell behaviour, and identify those that will resist chemotherapy.
3MT 2021
Our 2021 winner explained the science behind the smell of cells and diagnosing diseases through breath tests.
3MT 2020
Our 2020 winner's research explores low cost screening services to fight oral cancer.
3MT 2019
Our 2019 winners discussed harnessing the power of the sun and the psychology of choice.
3MT 2017
Our 2017 winner explained how election results are affected by days of the week.
3MT 2016
In 2016 our winning student took on the task of feeding the world with a good grain.