Education PGR Student Wins Highly Commended Award in International 3MT competition
Published: 23 January 2026
SoE Student Alexandra Boese represented UofG in the prestigious global contest
School of Education PhD Alexandra Boese has won the Highly Commended Award at the 2025/26 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Global Competition.
The 3MT competition is an annual international challenge run by the Universitas 21 organisation, which challenges PGR students to explain their work in just three minutes, using a single slide, to a non-specialist audience.
Alexandra won the University of Glasgow edition of the 3MT competition earlier this year with her entry "Bridging the Literacy Gap with Morphology", and so qualified to take part in the Global version of the contest.
“Bridging the Literacy Gap with Morphology” can be viewed in the U21 2025/26 3MT® gallery along with other entries to the competition.
On receiving the award Alexandra said: “I am honoured to receive the Highly Commended Award for my presentation, Bridging the Literacy Gap with Morphology. I am grateful to my supervisors, Dr Jeremy Law, Dr Jennifer Farrar, and Dr Emily Oxley, whose guidance and support have been instrumental throughout my PhD journey. I would also like to thank the teachers and children who participated in this study; their involvement was essential in bringing this research to life. I am grateful to the University of Glasgow for selecting me to represent them internationally.
Participating in the competition was a valuable learning experience that encouraged me to reflect on how my research can be communicated effectively beyond academic contexts, strengthening my ability to clearly convey its significance and real-world impact.”
Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Research Culture and Researcher Development, reflected on the importance of this type of opportunity for PGRs: “Being able to confidently and compellingly speak about our findings is an essential skill in researcher life. Communications competitions like 3MT®, which scaffold the development of the skills needed, not only build the basic competence in speaking to an audience, but build confidence to engage audiences in meaningful dialogue about research. This is an important public duty, as much as career-building skill set.”
First published: 23 January 2026
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