On April 2, 21 candidates from the University of Bordeaux took up the challenge by presenting their research project in 180 seconds, in French, in simple terms to a lay audience.
Tailor-made training
Popularising their research, working on their body language and their speeches... Before taking to the stage at the Agora on April 2, PhD students received training in writing and public speaking, in French, coordinated by the Graduate Research School, to help them pitch their topic, capture the audience's attention and convince.
University of Bordeaux's finalists
With humor, metaphors, cultural references... and using a single slide, the PhD students brillantly performed a clear, concise and convincing presentation of their research in 3 minutes, in front of an audience including high school students and a jury.
It was an opportunity for the audience to discover a varied overview of research at the University of Bordeaux: mechanics; physical chemistry of condensed matter; environmental physics; cell biology and pathophysiology; microbiology-immunology; electronics; physical chemistry; education and training sciences; sedimentary geology, palaeoceanography and climatology; epidemiology; political science; astrophysics, plasmas, nuclear; prehistory; oenology; agricultural sciences; public law.
During the final, 3 candidates in particular convinced the audience and the jury:
- Jury's first award: Youssef SLEIMAN, for his presentation on his research works in French "Optimisation de la formulation d'un béton géopolymère écologique à ultra haute performance à base de sous-produits industriels et de matériaux recyclés"
- Jury's second award: Laëtitia DE FELIX, for her presentation on her research works in French "Impact du climat sur les stades de développement des feuilles d'arbres"
- Audience's award: Paul GALVEZ, for his presentation on his research works in French "Stratégies d'optimisation de la membrane amniotique humaine pour la régénération osseuse"
Regional final in Limoges
Laëtitia, Paul et Youssef will represent the University of Bordeaux at the regional final in Limoges on April 23. They will compete with candidates from the University of Limoges, the University of Poitiers, the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, the University of Bordeaux Montaigne and La Rochelle University. The finalists will compete to qualify for the national final of My thesis in 180 seconds contest.
Congratulations to all the candidates from the University of Bordeaux!