The Conference on Everything The Conference on Everything is a well-established annual event in the MCR calendar. It showcases the excellent and diverse research that our MCR students are involved in and in the process it helps them hone their presentation and poster skills for the future. On the first Saturday of Easter Term, our MCR academic officer organises the annual Conference on Everything showcasing all the interesting and innovative research carried out by our MCR members. Thanks to Chris Cummins and the AV Team, this year’s event was streamed live for the first time! It was a superb, enjoyable day with fantastic presentations of which all were of a very high standard. The Conference opened with an inspiring keynote talk by Dr Ramsey Faragher, the CEO and Founder of Focal Point Positioning Ltd. on his career and top tips for success. This year, we had 14 x 6-minute talks and 10 posters on a diverse range of topics including dark energy, sustainability, drug delivery and many more! After a tough deliberation by the judges – Clara Tang (MCR President), Dr Justin Palfreyman, Dr Steve Marsh, Dr Iain Bratchie (all Churchill alumni) and our Master Professor Dame Athene Donald, the Sir David Wallace Prize (for best presentation) was awarded to Jacob Martin for his engaging presentation on CO2 reduction. Alex Bastounis, with his entertaining presentation on compressed sensing came in a close second! Bowen Ding won the Alex Mischenko Prize (for best poster) for his informative poster on aerodynamics. A big thank you to all the presenters, the judges, our Tutor for Advanced Studies Dr Barry Kingston, who chaired the event, and last but not least, the biggest thanks to our wonderful academic officer, Lucy Tallentire, for organising this fantastic event!
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