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Announcing the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

The Division of Health Sciences is pleased to announce that we will be competing in the 2012 Australia & New Zealand Three Minute Thesis Competition

About the Competition
Participants will explain their thesis topic and its significance in a clear and engaging way. And all in just 3 minutes!  

The winner of the 3MT competition in Health Sciences will take part in the UniSA Grand Final, 2012. UniSA's overall winner will then compete in the Australia & New Zealand competition later this year, which will be hosted by the University of Queensland.  

What is it?
3MT is an exercise in developing academic and research communication skills. Masters by Research and Doctoral students will have 3 minutes to give an engaging and dynamic talk on their thesis topic and its significance in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.  

What it is not 3MT is not an exercise in trivialising or 'dumbing-down' research. The talk should engage the audience without reducing research to entertainment value only.  

History
The first 3MT was held at the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008 with 160 HDR students competing.  In 2009 and 2010, the 3MT concept was promoted to other Australian and New Zealand universities.  Enthusiasm for the 3MT concept and its adoption in numerous universities led to the development of an international competition, with the Inaugural Australia & New Zealand 3MT competition first held at UQ in 2010. Last year was the first year the Division of Health Sciences participated in the competition and  Shervi Lie, from the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences won The Division of Health Sciences and the UniSA Final and progressed to the National competition hosted by the University of Western Australia.  

See Shervi compete in the University finals here.

What you have to do

You must explain your thesis topic and its significance in a clear and engaging way in just three minutes in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. The presentation is a talk which may be supported by one single static PowerPoint slide. Presentations are strictly limited to three minutes - if your talk exceeds three minutes you will be disqualified.  

Rules

Judging Criteria

More information?

Come along to our 3MT information session being held on Wednesday 18th April 2012, 12.30pm - 1.30pm, BJ 3.30, City East Campus.
Please contact Dr Kate L Fitzpatrick, kate.l.fitzpatrick@unisa.edu.au to register your interest.

Health Sciences

UniSA

Information Session

The purpose of the information session will be to spread the word on what the competition is and potentially get more students to participate in the competition. This session will also provide participants with information about the rules of the competition, eligibility of the competition and judging criteria.

Please register for this information session here

Wednesday, 18 April 2012
12.30 - 1.30pm
BJ.3.30
City East

 

Nomination of competitors

End April

TBC

All Discipline Workshop 1: Take Part in the 3MT!
The workshop will bring together all research students from across the disciplines for an entertaining information session on the 3MT in a lecture theatre at the City East Campus. There will be LIVE 3MT presentations from past contestants as well as 3MT presentations from established UniSA researchers! This will be followed by a general discussion of the successful format, how to find your story in your research, and tips for how to prepare an excellent yet concise 3 minute speech of your own.

Please register for this workshop here

(Presented by Dr Joanna Brooks, Dr Wendy Bastalich and Ms Monica Behrend over 3 hours with 30 minute networking break after 1.5 hours; refreshments will be provided during break)

 

Monday, 14 May, 2012
10am - 1pm
C7-08
City East

For all students across the university

All Discipline Workshop 2: Perfect your 3MT entry!

The workshop will bring together all research students from across the disciplines to focus on voice projection, posture, gesture in a lecture theatre at the City West Campus. There will then be the opportunity for students to present, in the lecture theatre, their own 3MT entry for the other students and obtain constructive feedback on their performance.

Please register for this workshop here

(Presented by Dr Joanna Brooks, Dr Wendy Bastalich and Ms Monica Behrend over 3 hours with 30 minute networking break after 1.5 hours; refreshments will be provided during break)

 

Monday, 28 May, 2012
10am - 1pm
H6-12
City West

For all students across the university

Practice session

This session, facilitated by Assoc Prof Pat Buckley, will give students the opportunity to present in front of a panel that will give feedback to assist in refining your presentation.

Late June

 

All Discipline Practice Session

The session will give students from all disciplines the opportunity to present, in the lecture theatre, their close-to-final 3MT entry for the other students and obtain constructive feedback on their final performance.

(Presented by Dr Joanna Brooks, Dr Wendy Bastalich and Ms Monica Behrend)

 

TBC

Competition - heats

End July

 

Competition - final

The HSC Final will be held at our Here’s Health. Research evening where our three finalists will compete to progress through to the University Final.

Early August
Here’s Health TBC

Thursday, 6 September,
2pm onwards
Bradley Forum

National Competition

 

11 October, 2012
University of Queensland


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