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Showcase your research at this year’s 3MT Competitions
April 3, 2020
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?
The Three Minute Thesis competition challenges research-based master’s and PhD students to present their research to a layperson audience. Participants have one slide and three minutes to capture the interest of the audience and the judging panel with their research. Not in graduate studies? Not a problem. For the second consecutive year, Laurier is offering the Three Minute Talk competition for undergraduate students at Laurier who are completing a research-based thesis, major research paper or directed studies project under faculty supervision.
Still need some convincing to register? Check out what some of last year’s participants had to say about competing:
Both 3MT competitions will take place on Monday, March 16 in the Senate and Board Chambers. The winner of the graduate student competition will go on to compete at the provincial competition at the University of Windsor in April.
Registration for the 3MT competitions closes on February 26 at midnight.
The Three Minute Thesis competition challenges research-based master’s and PhD students to present their research to a layperson audience. Participants have one slide and three minutes to capture the interest of the audience and the judging panel with their research. Not in graduate studies? Not a problem. For the second consecutive year, Laurier is offering the Three Minute Talk competition for undergraduate students at Laurier who are completing a research-based thesis, major research paper or directed studies project under faculty supervision.
Still need some convincing to register? Check out what some of last year’s participants had to say about competing:
The 3MT presentation provided me such a unique opportunity to showcase my research, and perhaps more importantly, it was the most valuable experience to learn how to talk about your research in a simple but appealing manner. It definitely improved my research-communication skills. I strongly encourage every undergraduate and graduate student to participate. – PhD Social Work student Karun Karki
I was nervous at the time, but I would definitely recommend the 3MT to other students because it challenges you to rethink how to talk about your thesis and share it as a story rather than data, which has been helpful to talk about science to everyone! – MSc, Integrative Biology student and 3MT 2019 winner Mariam Elmarsafy
It may sound daunting to get up in front of an audience for three minutes and explain what can be complex ideas; however, I highly recommend it. Practicing the skill to effectively communicate research to an unspecialized audience is an extremely valuable skill. – BSc Geography student Brianna Miller
Both 3MT competitions will take place on Monday, March 16 in the Senate and Board Chambers. The winner of the graduate student competition will go on to compete at the provincial competition at the University of Windsor in April.
Registration for the 3MT competitions closes on February 26 at midnight.
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