The Three Minute Thesis Competition Final took place on Wednesday 24th June 2026. 3MT Final Live stream Livestream will be available. You will be able to watch the live stream of the final. The stream will appear below on the day of the final, from 2pm.Full screen: once the stream is live, to watch full screen, please click the small full-screen arrows logo in the bottom right hand corner. About the finalThe 2026 Three Minute Thesis Competition Final took place on Wednesday 24th June 2026 in the Nucleus Building, Kings Buildings. The winner of the competition is Brian O'Donovan with his presentation ‘From Complex Signals to Patient Insights’ The people's choice winner of the competition is Rory Stewart with his presentation 'Cracking the Code of Osteoarthritis’ The runner up of the competition is Katrine Gaasdal-Bech with her presentation ‘Rewinding the clock: Can we make old brains young again?’ This year's finalists were:Katrine Gaasdal-BechSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesTaranah GazderSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language SciencesEmma KearneyInstitute for Regeneration and RepairBrian O'DonovanSchool of EngineeringRory StewartSchool of Genetics and CancerLaura WalshSchool of Physics and AstronomyMarie-Louise Wöhrle School of Social and Political ScienceChenfeng ZhangSchool of ChemistryChuxuan ZhangEdinburgh College of Art This article was published on Wednesday 22 July 2026