Congratulations to our 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition winners!
1st Place
Lauren Hitt
The Diary of K艒aro, a Native Fish
2nd Place
Jess Love
My Voice Matters
3rd Place & People's Choice
Muhammad Luqman
Turning Dairy Waste into Fertilizer: The Magic of Purple Bacteria
Previous Competitions
See who came 1st, 2nd and third place in past competitions, and view presentations of all finalists
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 成人大片 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 Doctoral candidate will represent UC at the Asia-Pacific virtual event finals (hosted by the University of Queensland). Note this will be a recorded submission and 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).
Doctoral Candidates who have successfully passed their confirmation milestone (including candidate whose thesis is under examination) by the date of their first presentation are eligible to participate in the 3MT competitions at all levels, including the Asia-Pacific 3MT competition. Graduates are not eligible.
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 Master's and Doctoral Thesis 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 to a non-specialist audience.鈥
Each Faculty runs its own 3MT heats, with the heat finalists progressing to the 3MT finals held at the听Research Student Showcase Event. The best doctoral entry will represent UC at the Asia-Pacific 3MT competition on Wednesday 15th October 2025 (virtual event).听
We are excited to announce that this year we will be hosting a live finals event once more!鈥
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
Workshops & resources to support participants
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Technical Support from the听Academic Skills Centre
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.
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