3 Minute Thesis 2025

Date: 12 March 2025

On the 12th of March, we held our traditional 3MT competition within the School of Mathematics. This competition provided the opportunity for PhD students to present a glimpse of their work to undergraduates, postgraduates and members of staff within the school, all within the time restraint of just 3 minutes using one static slide. There were four judges from a variety of mathematical backgrounds - Dr Kirstin Strokorb, Dr Nneka Umeorah, Prof Rhyd Lewis, and Prof Tim Phillips. Talks were given by the following PhD Students:

• Sufficient Dimension Reduction, A Brief Overview - Erin-Jana Hoare
• Mathematical Modelling of Alcohol Consumption and its Consequences - Elin Williams
• Fractal Activity Time Risky Asset Models with Dependence and Heavy-Tailed Distributions - Bader Saidan
• Solving Large Linear Systems - Alesia Zverovich
• A Fractured System: Clinical Pathway Modelling of a Trauma & Orthopaedics Department - Matthew Howells
• Continuum Modelling of Granular Flows - Rhys James
• Network Theory in Modelling Financial Risk Contagion - Fan Wu

It really was a close fought competition and everyone did very well, so kudos to all who took part, you helped make the event a success! A massive thank you as well to the judges for their time and effort in judging the event, and to the audience for their support and engagement. The winners were:

• Judges’ Favourite - Rhys James
• Audience Favourite - Matthew Howells
• Audience Runner-Ups - Elin Williams and Alesia Zverovich