Three Minute Thesis
2019 final winners
See how this year's winners performed.
Can you do it?
One thesis. Three minutes.
Every year, universities all around the world hold the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition to celebrate the exciting research conducted by their PhD students.
In this competition, your challenge is to condense complex PhD research into a three-minute presentation for a general audience.
Along with the fun, excitement, and challenge, this is your opportunity to:
- showcase your research
- build your academic, presentation, and research communication skills
- affirm and strengthen your confidence
- raise your public profile
- network with other graduate researchers
- receive 2 hours of professional development credit towards the Monash Doctoral Program
- win prizes and clinch the 2020 winner’s title
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia.
| Monash University final | Prize |
|---|---|
| Winner | $5000 |
| Represent Monash University at the Asia-Pacific final in Queensland | |
| Return trip and accommodation in Queensland (sponsored by Monash University) | |
| Runner-up | $2000 |
| People's Choice | $500 (sponsored by MPA) |
| Asia-Pacific final | Prize |
| Winner | $5000 |
| Runner-up | $2000 |
| People's Choice | $1000 |
Monash University finals
An evening of smart entertainment and intrigue, the Monash 3MT final sees the finest performers from each faculty battle it out for the winner's title.
Date: Thursday 15 August 2019
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue: C1 Lecture Theatre, Clayton campus
Key dates 2019
| March | Registrations open |
| May - June | Faculty rounds |
| 17 July | Wildcard round |
| 15 August | Monash University finals |
| 4 October | Asia-Pacific finals |
