The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) celebrates exciting research conducted by PhD students worldwide. Developed by The University of Queensland, the annual competition is open to all Australian universities.
The competition challenges research students to present a compelling oration on their thesis in just three minutes, using language suitable for an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. Competitors are allowed one slide, but no other visual resources.
VU's 3MT Finals winner, Sarah Mokrzycki, has excelled in the 3MT Asia-Pacific Semi-Finals. With entrants from 54 universities across Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore showcased, the competition was tough. Sarah's compelling presentation "The importance and benefit of family diversity in Australian picture books" won over the judges, and she is one of only 9 finalists.
The 2021 Asia-Pacific 3MT final was held on Wednesday 20 October at 2pm. Audience members got to vote on the People's Choice during the livestream.
Active PhD and Professional Doctorate (research) candidates who have successfully passed their confirmation milestone by the date of the first heat, including candidates whose thesis is under submission, are eligible to participate in 3MT competitions.
Graduates are not eligible.
The range of benefits include:
The 3MT Final on 14 September had eight doctoral research candidates presenting their research in three minutes using one single slide.
Sarah Mokrzycki from the Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities won the University’s Three Minute Thesis final with her presentation on The importance of family diversity in Australian picture books.
She will represent Victoria University at the 3MT Final at the University of Queensland on Thursday 27 September 2018.
Ruwangi Fernando from the Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities won the runner-up prize with her presentation on By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The VU 3MT Final held on 25 August 2017 saw six doctoral research candidates battle it out, presenting their research in a nail-biting three minutes.
Gabriela Byrne from the College of Business won the University’s Three-minute Thesis final for her presentation Preventing problem gambling relapse.
She will represent Victoria University at the 3MT Final at the University of Queensland on 29 September 2017.
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos from the College of Education won the runner-up prize for her presentation Legacy or Leadership: The Contribution of Higher Education to Student Learning for Sustainability.
Subhan Iswahyudi from the College of Business won the People’s Choice prize for his presentation Ethical Leadership Influences in Business-to-Business Marketing.
The VU 3MT Final held on 26 August 2016 saw eight doctoral research candidates battle it out to present their research in a nail-biting 3 minutes.
Mary Woessner from the College of Sport & Exercise Science won the University's final for her presentation: BEET Heart Failure. Mary also won the People’s Choice prize and represented VU at the 3MT Asia Pacific Final at the University of Queensland in September 2016.
For further information, contact the Office for Researcher Training, Quality and Integrity on +61 3 9919 4522 or email [email protected].
