Three Minute Thesis

November 22 | 4:30-6:00 pm | Rowe Auditorium

Sponsored by Raju Law

Registration is now open for

THREE MINUTE THESIS 2024!

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®️) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia that challenges graduate students to succinctly summarize their research for a non-specialist audience in 3 minutes or less. The goal of the competition is for students to leverage all of their communication skills to convey their research to a general audience without jargon. All master’s and doctoral students currently involved in research are encouraged to participate (even if your research is not yet complete).

Why should you participate?

  • 3MT is a great experience to list on your resume/CV and talk about in interviews.
  • It’s an opportunity to practice and improve your public speaking and communication skills.
  • There are cash prizes for the finalists! In 2023: First place: $1000, second place: $750 ; third place: $500
  • The first-place winner progresses to the regional 3MT competition at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, which will take place in Dallas, Texas on March 19-21, 2025.
  • You have nothing to lose! Even if you don’t win the grand prize, the experience will help you improve your communication and public speaking skills and will allow you to think about your research in a new way!
  • We will also provide you with your preliminary round video for you to keep!