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Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)

3MT® is an academic research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.

Following on from the success of our inaugural 2022 competition, we are excited to announce that UniSQ is participating in the Virtual 3MT® Asia-Pacific Competition in 2023. This is the chance for doctoral students (who have completed their confirmation of candidature) to enter a competition where they could go on to represent UniSQ, with national and international recognition, prize money, and new audiences for their research. 

The Three Minute Thesis competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by doctoral students. Developed by The University of Queensland, 3MT® cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. 
 
The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. 
 
All participants in the UniSQ 3MT® Competition will benefit, gaining skills in communicating and disseminating your research. Each participant will receive one-on-one feedback on their entry. 
 
Applicants are required to participate in three training sessions (each of one hour duration). This will be followed by a personalised review of entries by a UniSQ expert. Entries will be assessed by a panel of UniSQ judges. 

UniSQ will award the following prizes: 

1st Prize: $1000* and representing UniSQ in the 2023 Virtual Asia-Pacific 3MT® Competition 
 
2nd Prize: $500* 
 
People's Choice: $250*

*To be spent on research related activities. 

Applications for the 2023 UniSQ Virtual 3MT® are now open. To express your interest in entering this competition please contact Professor Marcus Harmes.

First and second place are judged by our panel. The winner of UniSQ’ s Virtual 3MT® will go on to represent UniSQ at the Virtual 3MT® Asia Pacific competition. 

The third award is the People’s Choice award and gives the UniSQ community the opportunity to cast your vote for your favourite presentation.

Winners of the 2022 UniSQ Virtual 3MT®  

UniSQ First Place, (representing UniSQ at the 2022 Virtual Asia Pacific Competition ®)
Dinuki Seneviratne
Aboriginal traditional bush remedies incorporated into hydrogels – Potential treatment for chronic wounds in remote communities.

UniSQ Second Place
Hannah Churton
Policy frameworks for converting food waste into valuable products.
 
UniSQ People’s Choice Award
Khaled Mohammed Saifullah
A microneedle integrated biosensor for the detection of troponin in interstitial fluid for early diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction.