Looking for an opportunity to promote your amazing research while competing against your peers for cash prizes, improving your communication skills and developing networking opportunities?
Laurier will be hosting the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition for Graduate Students. The 3MT competition challenges research-based master’s and PhD students to present their research to a layperson audience.
You are allowed one slide, but no props.
Participants have one slide and only three minutes to capture the interest of the audience and the judging panel with their research. The winner of the graduate student competition will go on to compete at the provincial competition.
The competition, first established in 2008 at the University of Queensland, offers students the opportunity to improve their communication skills, network with fellow academics, win thousands of dollars in prizes and, most importantly, share their important research with the world!
1st Place: Esther Li, PhD in Developmental Psychology
2nd Place: Laura Rodriguez Reyes, Master of Arts in Geography
3rd Place: Sakshi Korde, PhD in Management
Prizes are awarded for graduate students who place first, second or third. The competition was judged and scored based on a rubric and results were tabulated and discussed.
First: $1,000
Second: $500
Third: $250
Presentations from this year's competition will be posted to youtube and shared once available.
Develop academic, presentation and research communication skills, while developing your ability to effectively explain your research in language that is appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
3MT® provides a valuable opportunity for graduate students to come together, get to know one another and talk about their research in a supportive environment.
Winners may go on to represent their university at national and international 3MT® competitions. This is an excellent opportunity to network and enhance their professional development.
Join the winner’s circle and take a look back at some of our previous winners from the Laurier 3MT® competition.
To watch more Laurier 3MT videos, see our 3MT® playlist on the Laurier Youtube Channel.
Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, to participate in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition at Laurier:
Presentations that do not follow the rules below will be disqualified:
Presentations will be judged on the basis of the following:
Communication
Comprehension
Engagement
An information session/coaching workshop will be held for students registered for the Laurier 3MT®. All participants are strongly encouraged to attend. Registered participants will be contacted with details.
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