Three Minute Thesis Competition

On 23 May 2018 we are holding the 2018 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition from 18.00 – 21.00 in the Clore Lecture Theatre, an event which provides an opportunity to celebrate a diverse range of work from PhD Researchers across the College, and to invite you to come and support the Birkbeck PhD students taking part as they each compete to communicate their thesis in just three minutes.

The Three Minute Thesis Competition is a global event and the Birkbeck winner will have the opportunity to go through to the UK semi-final.

This year we are combining the 3MT event with a poster competition and prizes will be awarded for both competitions on the night: £500 for the best 3MT entry and £300 for the best poster. The winners will be chosen by an expert panel of judges and the audience will also get a chance to have their say by picking a people’s choice winner for the 3MT competition. A drinks reception will be provided after the 3MT event and you will have a chance to view the posters and meet with those who take part in the competitions.

How to attend

If you would like to attend this event on 23 May please register here.

Please note:

·         This event will be a great opportunity for prospective PhD students to find out more about the successes of Birkbeck research students and to be inspired to study for their own PhD - please do highlight the event to prospective PhD student who you think would benefit from attending.

·         There are still opportunities for PhD students to enter both competition: a 3^rd 3MT training session will be held on 10 May and PhD students are invited to submit entries to the poster competition by the end of Friday this week, 11 May. Further details are available on the event page.

2014 - International year of Crystallography

Those of you who pursue studies, research and careers in Crystallography, you will be very pleased to know that 2014 has been declared as the International year of Crystallography (IYCr2014 for short) to celebrate a century since M. Von Laue was awarded the Nobel Prize for the Diffraction of X-rays by crystals and Kepler’s observation in 1611 on symmetry of ice crystals.

The celebratory year will commence with a "glittering" Opening Ceremony in UNESCO's HQ, in Paris, in 20-21 January 2014.
UNESCO and the International Union of Crystallography launched a new website where you can follow up events, announcements and learning materials such as Audio/Visual presentations and a plethora of educational websites. The website will be sustained after the end of 2014 as a permanent resource of the International Union of Crystallography's web presence.

It is valuable to note that a new peer-reviewed open access journal will be launched as part of the 2014 celebrations. The International Union of Crystallography Journal (IUCrJ for short).

The journal will cover:

• biology and medicine
• chemistry and crystal engineering
• materials and computation
• neutron and synchrotron science and technology
• physics and free electron laser science and technology[1]

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[1] Source: http://www.iucrj.org/m/