Frigg Speelman wins Macquarie’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition
Macquarie’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition finals were held on Thursday 7 September. The competition’s prestigious judging panel consisted of Professor Sakkie Pretorius, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Simon Handley, Pro Vice-Chancellor Graduate Research and Professor Ronika Power from the Department of History and Archaeology.
School of Natural Sciences & GELIFES PhD candidate Frigg Speelman won Macquarie’s Three Minute Thesis competition with her video presentation titled Children of Divorce: what we can learn from the animal kingdom.

Frigg is a cotutelle PhD candidate with both Macquarie University and the University of Groningen. She will now represent Macquarie at the Asia-Pacific final in October.
Last modified: | 20 September 2023 6.40 p.m. |
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