All members of the Faculty are expressing their congratulations to our MPhil student Ms. Alison Facey on winning the Mona campus Three Minute Thesis Competition on May 25th.

Her thesis is titled “Front knee collapse in Cricket Bowlers: Prevalence and possible association with muscle strength. Bowling speed and accuracy”.

Alison - we wish you all the best in the cross campus finals.

Go Alison!!!!

About the competition

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance. The competition will challenge students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries, and explain them concisely and effectively in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

Benefits in Participating

In addition to monetary awards, this is an opportunity for The UWI graduate students to:

• Demonstrate key attributes of the ideal UWI graduate.
• Cultivate and improve their academic skills in research presentation, and effective communication.
• Promote their research projects to a wider community.
• Be exposed to diverse career opportunities and other postgraduate opportunities, such as research funding.