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Three Minute Thesis Final and PGR Impact Panel
Join us for a lively celebration of emerging research at Sussex, featuring the Three Minute Thesis final, inspiring impact talks from PGR award winners, and the announcement of this year’s Emerging Researcher Image Competition.
Frirday 26 June 2026, 1–4.30pm
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Event description
Think you could sum up your research in just three minutes? The Three Minute Thesis is a prestigious global competition that challenges postgraduate researchers (PGRs) to do exactly that.
Join us for the exciting live final, where top contenders from across the University will compete for a prize money towards their research and a coveted spot in the UK semi-finals. Be inspired by the diverse, cutting-edge research happening at Sussex, and cast your vote for the People's Choice award.
In the judging break you'll hear from winners of the 2026 Adam Weiler Impact Award, which recognises Sussex PGRs making a lasting, positive impact with their research. We hear the ‘impact’ buzzword a lot, but what does it mean at the postgraduate level? Can PGRs really make an impact - and what could that look like?
This year’s awardees will discuss their research so far, where they hope to go next, and how postgraduate research can influence policy, theory and practice in academia and beyond.
We'll also be announcing the winners of the Emerging Researcher Image Competition, open to all PGRs and early career researchers (ECRs) at Sussex. Shortlisted entries will be exhibited throughout the Summer of Research. You can browse the gallery and vote for People’s Choice online.
Target audience
Open to all emerging researchers, including PGRs and ECRs, as well as research staff and colleagues who support research across the University.
Summer of Research 2026
This event is part of the Summer of Research 2026, a two‑week festival of researcher‑led talks, workshops and events celebrating the breadth and impact of research at the University of Sussex. The festival brings together researchers, students and professional services colleagues to share ideas, build connections and explore opportunities for future collaboration.
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