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Three Minute Thesis 3MT™
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About 3MT™
History
The first 3MT was held at UQ in 2008 with 160 RHD students competing. In 2009 and 2010 the 3MT concept was promoted to other Australian and New Zealand universities. Enthusiasm for the 3MT concept and its adoption in numerous universities led to the development of an international competition, with the Inaugural Australia & New Zealand 3MT competition held at UQ in 2010.
Eligibility
Anyone who is active in a *PhD or *MPhil program (including thesis under submission) will be eligible to participate in 3MT. Graduates are not eligible.
Competitors who are eligible on the date of their first presentation in their local competition shall remain so for the Australia and New Zealand Final irrespective of subsequent changes to their status (e.g. those who subsequently graduate before the date of the Australia and New Zealand final).
* Note: degree must be at least two thirds research (definition drawn from Grant Guidelines 2006 for Higher Education Support Act (HESA) 2003)
Prizes
- Winner: $5000 research travel grant
- Runner-up: $2000 research travel grant
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People's Choice: $1000 research travel grant
Rules
- a single static PowerPoint slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description)
- no additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted
- no additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted
- presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified
- the decision of the adjudicating panel is final
Judging Criteria
- Communication style: was the thesis topic and its significance communicated in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience?
- Comprehension: did the presentation help the audience understand the research?
- Engagement: did the oration make the audience want to know more?
Australia & New Zealand 3MT™ Competition
2011 3MT Finalists
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Winner
Matthew Thompson
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Runner-up
Suzie Ferrie |
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People's Choice
Jack Rivers
University of Otago
Synthetic Cannabinoids Could Save Lives, the future of medicinal marijuana View Jack's 3MT presentation |
- All photos provided courtesy of Michael Sinclair-Jones (The University of Western Australia)
2012 Event
Australia & New Zealand 3MT™ Honour Board
| Winner | Runner-up | People's Choice | |
| 2011 Competition | Matthew Thompson The University of Queensland |
Suzie Ferrie The University of Sydney |
Jack Rivers University of Otago |
| 2010 Competition |
Balarka Banerjee
The University of Western Australia |
Gabrielle Briggs
The University of Newcastle |
Alex Jordan
The University of New South Wales |
UQ 3MT™ Competition
UQ's 2011 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition was a huge success. With a large talent pool in all Faculty and Institute competitions, over 240 RHD students competed for a position in the UQ 3MT Final. Nine students were successful in reaching the UQ Finals held in September, showcasing some of the incredible research being undertaken by our RHD students.
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Winner
Matthew Thompson School of Psychology Suspects, Science and CSI Matthew represented UQ in the Australia & New Zealand 3MT competition View Matthew's 3MT presentation |
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Runner-up & People's Choice
Ryan Stafford |
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Finalist |
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Finalist
Hanif Baharin
School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering View Hanif's 3MT presentation |
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Finalist
Justin Yu
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences |
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- All photos provided courtesy of David Liu
Sponsor
UQ 3MT™ Honour Board
| Winner | Runner-up | People's Choice | |
| 2011 UQ Competition |
Matthew Thompson
Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences |
Ryan Stafford
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Ryan Stafford
Faculty of Health Sciences |
| 2010 UQ Competition |
Tina Wu
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Will Harrison
Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences |
Tina Wu
Faculty of Health Sciences |
| 2009 UQ Competition |
Richard Ronay
Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences |
David MacDonald
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Emma Gagen
Faculty of Natural Resources, Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences |
| 2008 UQ Competition |
Michael Imelfort
Faculty of Natural Resources, Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences |
Ashley Wilkinson
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Michael Imelfort
Faculty of Natural Resources, Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences |
3MT™ Resources
Resources for Students
Resources for Event Coordinators
Resources for participating universities
The 3MT Trans-Tasman Final will be hosted by the University of Queensland in 2012. More information about the event will be made available on our website shortly.
Please feel free to download the 3MT materials pack for other universities which includes people's choice ballot, PowerPoint presentation template, sample run sheet, countdown timer presentation, 3MT logo and copy to accompany the logo. These resources are designed to assist you in organising your university competition.
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