{
  "id": 13251490,
  "title": "Nigerian researcher wins UK award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/nigerian-researcher-wins-uk-award",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:26:10.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerian-researcher-wins-uk-award/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Peter Akor, a Nigerian postgraduate researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, secured victory at the 2026 Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition. Akor represented the university's School of Science and Engineering and triumphed over five other postgraduate researchers from across the United Kingdom. The competition, held on 1 October, was broadcast on the Vitae YouTube channel, with the winners announced later that same day. Akor's winning presentation, titled 'The Minutes That Matter: Transforming Epileptic Seizure Care from Reaction to Prediction,' focused on utilizing technology and data to predict epileptic seizures, potentially enhancing safety, treatment, and quality of life for those living with epilepsy. During an interview with Diaspora Tales, Akor revealed that he competed against researchers from Oxford, King's College, Surrey, Reading, and Westminster. Another Nigerian finalist, Abisola Ijaodola, presented a thesis titled 'Developing a Climate Just Finance Framework for Glasgow.'",
  "summary": "A Nigerian postgraduate researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University, Peter Akor, has won the 2026 Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition in the United Kingd Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-researcher-wins-uk-award/",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigerian researcher wins UK award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/nigerian-researcher-wins-uk-award-13252520",
        "published": "2026-10-09T23:30:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}