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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition

28 May 2024

Could you explain your entire thesis in three minutes? The annual 3MT Challenge is part of a global competition for UC postgraduate research students.

HOW TO APPLY

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic research communication competition developed by the . It is an exciting, fast-paced event that is held annually in more than 900 universities in 85 countries.

This entertaining event gives thesis students the chance to present their research to a large audience while competing for a number of generous prizes. The presentation must be no more than three minutes, incorporating only one static PowerPoint slide. The overall 茄子视频app官网 Doctoral winner will then go on to participate in the

First Place:听$3000听research grant

Second Place: $1500 research grant

Third Place: $750 research grant

Peoples Choice award: $500 research grant

The top PhD candidate will represent UC at the Asia-Pacific virtual event finals (hosted by the University of Queensland). Note this will be a recorded submission but support will be provided around recording.

The competition is open to:

Master's Research Students who are currently enrolled in a thesis (90 points or greater).

PhD candidates who have successfully passed their confirmation milestone (including candidates whose thesis is under submission) by the date of their first presentation are eligible to participate in 3MT competitions at all levels, including the Asia-Pacific 3MT competition. Must be currently enrolled in the thesis.

Pre-confirmation doctoral candidates who are active in program are still eligible to participate in the UC 3MT competition for the first round of their relevant competition (Department or Faculty) but cannot advance to the second round or the UC 3MT Final."

UC Thesis Master's and Doctoral students must communicate their research in no more than three minutes, with the help of only one static title slide, with the presentation aimed at a non-specialist audience.听

Title Slide:听All entries will need to include a static title slide, check with your Department Coordinator about these requirements or download the standard 3MT title slide here:听听(clicking this link will download the file directly to your device).听

We are excited to announce that this year we will be hosting a live finals event once more!听

Each Faculty runs its own 3MT heats, with the heat finalists progressing to the 3MT finals held at the Research Student Showcase Event. The best doctoral entry will represent UC at the Asia-Pacific 3MT competition on 30 October 2024 (virtual event).听

Faculty heats information including entry links below:

Business Heats |听Thursday 4 July |听12-1.30pm Meremere 236

Arts Heats | Thurs 25th July

Science Heats:

  • Biological Sciences -
  • Chemistry & Physics (School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Friday 12 July 11am in Beatrice Tinsley 112)-听
  • Psychology, Speech and Hearing (Wed 17th July, Psychology Building)听
  • Earth and Environment (Thurs 18th July 4pm, ER263听

Engineering听 Heats:

  • Mechanical Engineering (Wed 10th July, 3pm, F1)听
  • Human Interface Technology Laboratory听Register now
  • Chemical and Process Engineering (CAPE) -听
  • Civil and Natural Resources Engineering-听
  • Computer Science and Software Engineering-听
  • Mathematics and Statistics (Friday 12 July 10am, Jack Erskine 445)-听
  • School of Product Design-听
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (Friday 12 July 2pm, Link 309)-听
  • School of Forestry (Thursday 27 June 1pm in F1) - Register now

Law听Heats | Fri 26th July | venue tbc

Register now

Education Heats |听Friday 26 July, 4pm | Rehua 429

Health听Heats |听Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 4pm | Rehua 002

Workshops to support participants
3 Minute Thesis Workshop: Presenting your Research to Lay Audiences

Get tips about what makes a good 3MT presentation and to enhance your personal presentation skills.

Technical Support from the听Academic Skills Centre

For students who are new to public speaking you might find it helpful to attend the Academic Skills Centre workshop on 'Giving an Oral Presentation', or you can review the resources from this workshop here:听

听For students who would like feedback on a preliminary/draft recording before they make their final submission, the Academic Skills Centre can provide honest and constructive feedback on how well you have met the听UC Final 3MT Judging Criteria.听Please email听academicskills@canterbury.ac.nz听or phone 03 369 3900 and ask for a 鈥渜uick query鈥 with either Julie or Jessi.

Previous Competitions
UC 3MT winners & finalists 2023

1st Place - Henry Hoult

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2nd Place - Gladys Tan

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3rd Place - Kate Wislang

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Multi-sensory Perception of Sound Sequences in Languages

Phoebe Eggleton

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Victoria Leggett

Happy and you know it?

John Paul Smith

Authentic Engagement with Rainbow Communities in Social Marketing

Elyse Gagnon

You can鈥檛 be playing the woman card, stories of menstruation within the NZ Army

Juliet Robertson

Circular Supply Chains: Enhancing Consumer Engagement

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Reducing modelling uncertainty - Can we improve the precision of diabetes diagnostics?

Tina Yee

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