{"id":5490,"date":"2025-05-22T09:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/?page_id=5490"},"modified":"2025-06-05T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:48:27","slug":"three-minute-thesis-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/graduateschoolfestival2025\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Thesis Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5490\" class=\"elementor elementor-5490\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc90a67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc90a67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-181eb21\" data-id=\"181eb21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0584234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0584234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02c62b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02c62b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3da83c7\" data-id=\"3da83c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a422331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a422331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday 24 June 2025<br>5 - 7pm<br>C2.12<br>115 New Cavendish Street<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fddc609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fddc609\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2edf37\" data-id=\"e2edf37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd584a9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd584a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/events.westminster.ac.uk\/5VOeYq\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">This event is free to attend. Booking is required here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f85e74a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f85e74a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1792582\" data-id=\"1792582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbcbeba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbcbeba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Three Minute Thesis (3MT\u00ae) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia (threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au).<\/p><p>The competition gives doctoral researchers a chance to communicate the importance of their research beyond their discipline and their peers \u2014 in three minutes, with no notes and with only one slide.<\/p><p>It\u2019s a brilliant opportunity to hear about the research done by some of our doctoral researchers and to support those taking part.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-457360b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"457360b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c6382b\" data-id=\"4c6382b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baf589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3baf589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the participants....<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00dc47c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00dc47c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a512b31\" data-id=\"a512b31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dead13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dead13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dina Ahmed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94188f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94188f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a6b212\" data-id=\"6a6b212\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fd2ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1fd2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDina is a final year pathology route PhD student and master\u2019s degree holder in pharmacology from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Westminster. Her project tackles the contribution of a group of enzymes called Peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs) to acute brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. As part of the project, Dina is using the brain cells (neurons and astrocytes) to mimic acute brain injuries and how to help the cells recover through targeting the PAD enzymes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f703fb\" data-id=\"4f703fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da55ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9da55ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Image2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Image2.jpeg 518w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Image2-220x300.jpeg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e8057b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e8057b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ee8e0\" data-id=\"e0ee8e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2d635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb2d635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stav B<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7adb90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7adb90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc84984\" data-id=\"dc84984\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9264be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9264be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Stav-B.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5599\" alt=\"Stav B\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Stav-B.jpeg 748w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Stav-B-300x236.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11e8bb8\" data-id=\"11e8bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870e3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"870e3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI am a visual artist whose work combines spoken word, live art, installation, still and moving image, sound and scent. My research project combines experimental creative practice, auto ethnography, artist interviews and critical analysis. It draws from my own life experiences as a lesbian woman and multidisciplinary performances, including soundscapes and still images. This practice-based research will develop the idea of a living archive through my own practice and work. It will map the spaces once occupied by lesbian artists in performance, photography and film, and culminate in a multi-disciplinary piece of work incorporating physical movement and sensorial embodiment.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8be2b16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8be2b16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9661c93\" data-id=\"9661c93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb3ab2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb3ab2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ayushi Chamoli<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36be673 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36be673\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4f8605\" data-id=\"d4f8605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9099b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9099b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAyushi Chamoli is an engineer-turned-media professional studying how television news is consumed in India, focusing on the audience\u2019s level of media literacy. Her work explores whether viewers critically engage with news content and how this shapes public understanding. Initially aspiring to be a broadcast journalist, she was struck by how passively news is often consumed \u2014 an insight that inspired her research. She now advocates for media literacy at all levels. Beyond her work, Ayushi enjoys yoga, dance, classical music \u2014 especially Beethoven and Mozart \u2014 and has a deep love for comedy.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eab7630\" data-id=\"eab7630\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a763173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a763173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Ayushi-Chamoli-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Ayushi-Chamoli-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Ayushi-Chamoli-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Ayushi-Chamoli-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Ayushi-Chamoli-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Ayushi-Chamoli-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24cc377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24cc377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3923f0e\" data-id=\"3923f0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b441f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b441f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Junseok de Back<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39f692d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39f692d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6565c20\" data-id=\"6565c20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea18d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aea18d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/J-de-Back-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5601\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/J-de-Back-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/J-de-Back-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/J-de-Back-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/J-de-Back-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/J-de-Back-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/J-de-Back-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c70a95\" data-id=\"8c70a95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca1a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca1a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJunseok \u201cSeoul Train\u201d de Back is a 2x award-winning producer \/ composer \/ artist \/ DJ \/ multi-instrumentalist and is studying for a PhD in Music, where he is researching (de)constructing authenticity as a Hip-Hop artist of Asian descent in Europe. He holds an MA in Audio Production and an MMUS in Ethnomusicology.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0eeed9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0eeed9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0537e51\" data-id=\"0537e51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574375a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"574375a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Margaret Go<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd7ddce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd7ddce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2026d15\" data-id=\"2026d15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f03b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f03b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMargaret Go is a doctoral researcher in Politics whose work explores the evolving discourses surrounding China\u2019s rise and their influence on U.S. foreign policy strategies of containment and engagement from 1949 to 2023. She argues that these narratives are rooted in colonial legacies, American exceptionalism, and Orientalism. Critiquing the binary of China as either a threat or peaceful actor, she reveals both as racialised constructions reinforcing American hegemony. Using a postcolonial lens, she examines how oppositions like West\/non-West and Global North\/Global South justify neocolonial practices. Her research highlights discursive ambivalence and calls for a more inclusive, decolonial understanding of international relations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec3d5ae\" data-id=\"ec3d5ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b587130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b587130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Margaret-Go.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5602\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Margaret-Go.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Margaret-Go-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Margaret-Go-768x842.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc4bb9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc4bb9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4083c1c\" data-id=\"4083c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e481d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18e481d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timur Martinez-Mukimov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa59736 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa59736\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d016ee6\" data-id=\"d016ee6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba5c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ba5c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov-1024x1018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5603\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov-1024x1018.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov-2048x2037.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Timur-Martinez-Mukimov.jpg 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d53be5\" data-id=\"1d53be5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa3909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aa3909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTimur is a second-year Ph.D. student in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, specializing in Game Development. His research centres on an AI-driven, VR-enhanced platform for Sign Language education, enabling teachers to create tailored, multilingual materials. Drawing from his experience in game development in Uzbekistan, Timur integrates gamification and immersive tech to make learning accessible and engaging. His innovative work blends AI, VR, and scaffolded instruction to boost student motivation and retention, advancing inclusivity in digital education.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9141bec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9141bec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820cd83\" data-id=\"820cd83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb25b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb25b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mariam Selim<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-599c518 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"599c518\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41f306a\" data-id=\"41f306a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435d858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"435d858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMariam Selim\u00a0is a PhD researcher at the University of Westminster\u2019s Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI). Her doctoral research examines the portrayal of female characters in animation, focusing on how the Spacetoon satellite channel has influenced gender role perceptions in the Arab world. With a multidisciplinary background in media, communication, and visual arts, Mariam combines academic inquiry with artistic practice, bringing creative depth to her research. She is passionate about gender studies and the cultural impact of animation, and advocates for inclusive storytelling. Outside academia, she enjoys yoga, crocheting, knitting, and exploring diverse cuisines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cce7df\" data-id=\"4cce7df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4b9e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e4b9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Mariam-Selim.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Mariam-Selim.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Mariam-Selim-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Mariam-Selim-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44d6d8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44d6d8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-956ab72\" data-id=\"956ab72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8cbee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be8cbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laima Tokhi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44307ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44307ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b9789c\" data-id=\"1b9789c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3053689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3053689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Laima-Tokhi.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5605\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Laima-Tokhi.png 283w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Laima-Tokhi-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c74626e\" data-id=\"c74626e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0d22e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec0d22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaima Tokhi is a first-year PhD student in the School of Life Sciences. Prior to this she completed a BSc in Pharmacology and Physiology. Her research mission is to outsmart faulty heartbeats by targeting the Kv1.5 ion channel for the treatment in Cardiovascular Diseases. When not in the lab decoding cardiac chaos, you&#8217;ll find her baking show-stopping cakes for her small business or blowing her nephew&#8217;s mind with science experiments involving slime and soda bottles. A self-proclaimed labfluencer, she brings test tubes to Instagram, turning complex science into scroll-worthy content. Whether it&#8217;s patch-clamping cells or piping perfect buttercream, she believes good science, like good cake is best when shared with everyone.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99a07af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99a07af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cfa84f\" data-id=\"3cfa84f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b352f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b352f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Judges...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbf903e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbf903e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a3d568\" data-id=\"7a3d568\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d7535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02d7535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Professor Dame Judith Petts<\/span><!--EndFragment--><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e7abf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e7abf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d9b8b7\" data-id=\"4d9b8b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc622a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc622a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Dame Judith Petts retired in September 2024 as Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Plymouth, a post she held for almost 9 years. In a 45-year career in higher education, senior roles included as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer at both Birmingham and Southampton Universities.<\/p><p>She is a member of the Board of the Marine Management Organisation, a Trustee of the Marine Biological Association and chairs the Energy Programme Board for the Great South-West Pan Regional Partnership. Previous external appointments include as a member of the Council of BBSRC (2014-18) and NERC (2000-6); the Science Advisory Council of Defra (2011-16), and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (2006-11). She was a Director of the Heart of the South-West Local Economic Partnership (2016-24) and chaired the Universities UK Climate Action Steering Group.<\/p><p>She was appointed CBE in 2012, for services to Scientific Research, and Dame Commander in the King\u2019s Birthday Honours 2024, for services to Higher Education and Sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82bd2bb\" data-id=\"82bd2bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29eb225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29eb225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/JP-Photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/JP-Photo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/JP-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d2bd3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d2bd3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a816dfc\" data-id=\"a816dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c439555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c439555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Margherita Sprio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb01f67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb01f67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5787fcc\" data-id=\"5787fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac7f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bac7f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Dr-Margherita-Sprio.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Dr-Margherita-Sprio.jpg 219w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Dr-Margherita-Sprio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Dr-Margherita-Sprio-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d682bd2\" data-id=\"d682bd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368e7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"368e7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Margherita Sprio is Reader in Film and Visual Culture, School of Arts, and is Director of the Graduate School at the University of Westminster. She studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths (University of London) and The Slade School of Art (University College London) and then worked for a time showing her work internationally before completing her PhD at Goldsmiths.<\/p><p>Margherita moved from making photographic and film works to writing and teaching about film and visual culture. She joined the University of Westminster in 2011 and has previously taught at a number of institutions in the UK including Birkbeck College, Goldsmiths, Middlesex University, Central St Martins and University of Essex.<\/p><p>She is also the author of Migrant Memories: Cultural History, Cinema and the Italian Post-War Diaspora in Britain (Peter Lang, 2013) and is currently working on her forthcoming book, Women in the Frame: Feminist Intimacies on the British Screen (Bloomsbury Academic).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d62c460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d62c460\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcabfa9\" data-id=\"fcabfa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d20a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d20a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Debra Kelly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22e9674 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22e9674\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9daf132\" data-id=\"9daf132\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fecea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fecea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Debra Kelly is Professor Emerita in Modern Languages, School of Humanities, University of Westminster and a researcher in the HOMELandS (Hub on Migration, Exile, Languages and Space) research group. She is also Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Language Acts and Worldmaking, Global Cultures Institute, King\u2019s College London.<\/p><p>Her current research focuses on the historical and contemporary French and Francophone communities in London and she is working on the politicisation of hospitality and restaurant culture. Amongst her publications, she is co-editor of A History of the French in London. Liberty, Equality, Opportunity (2013) and author of Fishes with Funny French Names. A History of the French Restaurant in London from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century (2022).<\/p><p>During her career at Westminster, Debra was particularly engaged with the Graduate School and doctoral researcher support and development and with public engagement, curating two editions of The Difference Festival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc67d9\" data-id=\"0dc67d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36511ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36511ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Prof-Debra-Kelly.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Prof-Debra-Kelly.jpg 435w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Prof-Debra-Kelly-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Tuesday 24 June 20255 &#8211; 7pmC2.12115 New Cavendish Street This event is free to attend. 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