Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
Building on the success of our inaugural 2024 competition, UniSQ is proud to once again participate in the Virtual 3MT® Asia-Pacific Competition in 2025. This exciting opportunity invites doctoral students (who have completed their confirmation of candidature) to showcase their research in a compelling three minute presentation. Finalists have the chance to gain national and international recognition, prize money, and new audiences for their research.
About the Competition:
The Three Minute Thesis competition celebrates innovating research conducted by doctoral students. It helps develop their ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely to a non-specialist audience. All UniSQ 3MT® participants benefit from training and experience in research communication and presentation.
Prizes:
1st Prize: $1000* and the opportunity to represent UniSQ in the 2025 Virtual Asia-Pacific 3MT® Competition
2nd Prize: $500*
People's Choice: $250*
*All prizes are to be used for related activities.
Judging:
2025 Winners:
First Place - Aasha Rose
Does braille literacy impact quality of life?
Second Place - Katelyn Collins
People's Choice Award - S Janifer Jui
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2025 Entries: Watch and be Inspired
Explore the incredible research presented by UniSQ's 2025 3MT® participants.
Abby Dennien - Tiny mouse, big impact!
Ahsan Rafique Khokar - Torsional Behaviour of GFRP Reinforced Hollow Concrete Members
Akhila Dendi - The Disease You Can’t See, But Farmers Can’t Ignore
Anil Poudel - Stronger roots for stronger cotton future
Anuj Gautam - Understanding the music of the stars
Bharat Garg - Fighting Wheat’s Hidden Enemy by Discovering Natural Immunity
Bishwajit Basak - When the Climate Heats Up, Can Our Financial System Keep Cool?
Md Tanbir Rubayet - Healthy Wheat, Safer Food
Mick Pick - Do you love me? Please save me.
Pooya Jafari - AI discovery of flame retardant polymers
Regina McAllen - Defying Gravity: The Secret to Broadway’s Most Powerful Voices
Ryan Stickland - Aircraft Repairs in the Information Age
Sana Bashir - Decarbonizing Broadacre Farming
Tarynn Potter - Decoding post-stroke fatigue: the role of stress and microRNAs
Tessa McCredie - Remote, Resilient, Remarkable
Vicki Christopher - Back to the Garden: Rethinking Kindergarten Through Play and Nature
Vishnu Shankar Nair - Optimising Aircraft Composite Patch Repairs Using Digital Twin Technology
Zahra Parhizi - From Trash to Treasure: Fungi as Architects of Sustainable Tomorrow
Zaneta Senselova - The Hidden Sunburn Threat to Our Infrastructure
Past Winning Entries
UniSQ First Place, representing UniSQ at the 2024 Virtual Asia Pacific Competition:
Babatunde Olatunbosun
Sustainable Composites From Sunn Hemp Fibres (SHF) and Bio-epoxy Resin.
UniSQ Second Place:
Chundu Tamang
Reprocessing Waste Thermoplastics for Sustainable Sucker Rod Guides.
UniSQ People's Choice Award:
Chris Ifediora
Scholarships to Incentivise Educational Outcomes.
UniSQ First Place, representing UniSQ at the 2023 Virtual Asia Pacific Competition:
Emerson Zerafa-Payne
How can Policy Improve First Nations Children’s Experiences in the Classroom?
UniSQ Second Place:
Krystal Cathcart
The Experience of Reading as a Homeschooler
UniSQ People’s Choice Award:
Rachel Leslie
