3 Minute Thesis Competition 2025
What is the 3 Minute Thesis competition?
3MT® is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate research and share it with the community, all within the context of an exciting and supportive competition.
An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present - these researchers have 3 minutes!
The winner of this Arts Faculty round will then proceed to compete at the University final, where they could walk away with $5000 and be on the way to represent Monash at the Asia Pacific final!
This year's Faculty of Arts 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition was held in person on Tuesday, 24th June 2025.
Stay tuned for details of the 2026 3MT competition. Find out more
Big congratulations to Irnasya Shafira (School of Social Sciences) who is the winner of this year's Faculty of Arts 3MT Competition. Irnasya will now represent the Arts Faculty at the University Finals.
Congratulations to Mirah Mahaswari (School of Social Sciences) who is this year's People's Choice winner and will enter the University Wildcard Competition for another opportunity to participate in the University Finals.
Irnasya Shafira
Thesis Title "Uncovering Public Desensitization to Government Data Breaches: A Case Study of Indonesian Society"
Left to Right: Irnasya Shafira (2025 Faculty of Arts 3MT Winner) and Dr Louise Devenish (Judging Panellist).
Mirah Mahaswari
Thesis Title "Why Childcare Policy Stalls: Insights from Indonesia"
Left to Right: Mirah Mahaswari (2025 Faculty of Arts 3MT People's Choice Winner) and Professor Paula Michaels (Judging Panellist).
Saambaviy Sivaji
Thesis Title "Homing Desire: Suitcases, Shrines, and Stories"
Left to right: Saambaviy Sivaji (2025 Faculty of Arts 3MT Runner-Up) and Professor Paul Long (Judging Panellist).
3MT Contestants, Judges and MC
Left to right: Dr Louise Devenish, Mengting Zhang, Professor Paula Michaels, Melinda Mindum, Zhenqi Xu, Yanxi Shen, Irnasya Shafira, Laura Wallace, William Giang, Mirah Mahaswari, Saambaviy Sivaji, Professor Megan Farrelly, Professor Paul Long
Faculty of Arts Award Presentation
2024 Mollie Holman Doctoral Award and Faculty of Arts Prize for Best PhD Thesis
Congratulations to Dr Isabelle Laskaris (School of Philosophical, Historical and Indigenous Studies) who has been awarded the 2024 Mollie Holman Award for her thesis titled "As Life from the Dead": New England Slave Resistance, 1650-1800.
Dr Laskaris has also been awarded the Faculty of Arts John Rickard Prize ($5,000) for Best PhD Thesis in 2024. The Mollie Holman Medals are awarded to doctoral students and it is among the highest academic honours the University bestows and mark the recipients as researchers of the highest order.
Left to right: Dr Isabelle Laskaris and Professor Megan Farrelly, Associate Dean (Graduate Research)
2024 Vice -Chancellor's Commendation for Thesis Excellence
The Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Thesis Excellence are awarded to doctoral and/or research masters students, who have fulfilled their degree requirements and presented as outstanding contributors to research by their faculty.
Congratulations to Dr Stephanie Slack (School of Philosophical, Historical and Indigenous Studies) who has been awarded the 2024 Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Thesis Excellence (Doctoral) for her thesis titled “Digital mental health technologies for diagnostics and treatment: Neglected ethical issues”. Dr Slack is also awarded the Faculty of Arts Prize ($500) in recognition of this achievement.
Congratulations to Saskia Moorrees (School of Philosophical, Historical and Indigenous Studies) who has been awarded the 2024 Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Thesis Excellence (Master's by Research) for her thesis titled “Manipulative actions and meaning in Greco-Roman ritual analogy”. Saskia is also awarded the Faculty of Arts Prize ($500) in recognition of this achievement.
Left to right: Saskia Moorrees and Professor Megan Farrelly, Associate Dean (Graduate Research)