This year the Three Minute Thesis Faculty Heats will be a hybrid event, held on campus and via zoom. Presentations will be presented live, either online or face to face.
Each Faculty will have their own competition and these will be held on:
Medicine and Health
Wednesday 28 May at 12:30pm in the Sommerville Lecture Theatre P1 (Room LT101), Patricia O’Shane Building (C013) or online
Register here
Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
Tuesday 11 June at 10:00am in Lecture Theatre A3, HASSE (E011) or online
Register here
Science, Agriculture, Business and Law & Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit
Thursday 13 June at the UNE Smart Farm, Kirby (Transportation will be arranged to get there and back) and online
Register here
Cash prizes per faculty are:
1st prize: $500
2nd prize: $300
3rd prize: $200
University Final
Wednesday 24 July 2024 with the prize winners from each faculty advancing to the final. Those that advance to the final will need to submit a pre recorded video. A video recording will need to be submitted for those moving onto the University Finals.
2024 Virtual Asia-Pacific 3MT Competition
The Winner of the Uni Final will advance to the Asia-Pacific Competition. The Semi-Finals will be held Monday 25 September and the Final will be held Wednesday 18 October. You can find more information on the University of Queensland 3MT website
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. It tests research candidates capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present, the time limit is 3 minutes.
Preparing for the Three-Minute Thesis
Attention all aspiring researchers! Are you ready to take your presentation skills to the next level and make your research accessible to a wider audience?
The Graduate Research School’s 3MT training program, has been designed to help you prepare for the Three Minute Thesis competition. This unique opportunity will equip you with the essential skills to captivate a general audience, refine your writing abilities, and master the art of delivering a compelling online presentation. All available via self-paced videos
CLICK HERE to participate in this online training.