Researcher reaches final of Three Minute Thesis competition

22 Aug 2022

Postgraduate researcher Chris Worth has made it to the final six of the prestigious national competition

Chris has made it through to the national final of the prestigious Vitae Three Minute Thesis Competition.

Chris is a paediatrician working with children with the rare disease, Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI), Now in the final year of his PhD in Computer Science, Chris’s research looks at how to use existing technologies for children with CHI and work collaboratively with patients and families to improve their care and outcomes.

Chris was chosen by judges from over 60 institutional competition winners to be just one of six researchers competing in the national final.

Finalists Vitae 3MT® 2022

• Chris Worth, The University of Manchester, The Problem with Lie-ins
• Farah Sinada, University of Westminster, Death to Worms!
• Julia Fajardo-Sanchez, King's College London (KCL), Seeing the Whole Picture: Preventing Fibrosis to protect our Sight
• Laura Booth, Newcastle University, The heartbreaking problem with anticancer drugs, a Jekyll and Hyde story
• Sadaf Akbari, Kingston University, Engineering Smart Bone Tissue
• Yasna Najmi, Ulster University, A herbal alternative to treating dental implant diseases

The online final will be broadcast on Thursday, 15 September at 12pm. You can register now to watch, support and vote for Chris at the final!