Three-Minute Wonder Competition

Leicester physicists are involved in 3 Minute Wonder competition.

Three Minute Wonder is a UK and Ireland-wide science communication competition that engages the public with researchers being challenged to explain their work in just three minutes. Those taking part work in physics or physics-related fields in academia and industry. The competition is made up of regional or national heats, with the winners from each going on to compete in the Grand Final.

The Institute of Physics organised the East Midlands Heat to take place in Leicester on 11 March 2020. On this day, eight competitors from the East Midlands area made their way to Leicester to take part, including four members of the UoL School of Physics and Astronomy.

Talks given ranged from using metallic nanostructures to increase how far we can focus light; magnetic particle imaging for medical diagnostics; to the energy transfer between the Sun and the Earth. All of the talks given were varied and engaging.

Two of our UoL competitors finished in the top three positions. A big congratulations to all of our Leicester physicists who competed!