Three Minute Thesis
An 80,000 word PhD thesis would take nine hours to present. Our time limit? Three minutes.
Founded by the University of Queensland in 2008, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that cultivates students’ presentation and science communication skills by challenging them to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience after a few months of preparation.
The top three winners of the competition, which takes place annually in February, receive prize money, with the first place winner getting $1,500 and a chance to represent the university at the regional competition.
The 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis final competition was held Feb. 13, 2025, at 4 p.m., in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom.
Information about the 2025-26 Three Minute Thesis final competition will be available in the fall.
For more information, contact Hailey Herman.
Congratulations to the 2025 winners!
The 2025 3MT® Final Competition was held on Feb. 13, 2025
- Winner: Aoife Henry
- Runner-up: Casey Middleton
- People's Choice: Heather Kenny-Duddela
