Emma Jude Lyons wins National 3-Minute Thesis(3MT) Final!

Congratulations to Emmajude Lyons of University of Limerick School of Architecture & Product Design won this year's final of the Irish Universities Association National 3-Minute Thesis(3MT) Final at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.

EmmaJude, who won the 3MT final during UL Research Week 25, gave a magnificent presentation on "Creating bespoke breast prosthesis for women post-mastectomy".

Well done to the other competitors, all of whom delivered excellent summaries of their research.

You can watch a playback of the Final at: Three Minute Thesis national competition 2025

EmmaJude's viva voce examination is tomorrow, so this could be a really memorable week for her on more than one front!

You can read a news feature from RTE about EmmaJude's success yesterday an listen to her being interviewed on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Also, you can listen to Emma Jude's interview with Research Impact Officer, Yvonne Kiely, in August 2023 at : Research Impact Podcast 

Maith thú, EmmaJude. Comhgairdeacheas!

🏆 Overall Winner: EmmaJude Lyons from University of Limerick
🥈 Runner-Up: Almudena Moreno-Borrallo from Trinity College, Dublin
🌟 Audience Choice Award: Aine Gorman from University College Cork