Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland in Australia. It challenges graduate students to make a compelling presentation on their thesis topic and its significance in just three minutes. The competition helps students develop academic, presentation and research communication skills and the capacity to explain their research to a non-academic audience.

Besides the opportunity to practice your research pitch and public speaking, competitors have the opportunity to win up to $550! The winner will then be entered into the regional competition held in the spring.