3-Minute Thesis Competition
The University of Winnipeg 3-Minute Thesis Competition
March 7, 2025, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
3C00
Distill your research to its most salient, impactful points,
design a slide that captures the essence of your work,
deliver a three-minute presentation to a room of non-experts,
and you could win up to $2,000 in the 2025 University of Winnipeg Three-Minute Thesis Competition!
The Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®), a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. The University of Winnipeg's local competition celebrates the work done by its graduate students while also cultivating their research communication and knowledge translation skills.
Register for the competition by January 29, 2025!
Questions? Contact graduatecommunications@uwinnipeg.ca
All University of Winnipeg graduate students are eligible for this competition, regardless of whether they are in a course-, thesis-, or practicum-based program.
University of Winnipeg students are encouraged to present content from their term papers, thesis proposals, practicum reports, and master's theses, at the competition.
Register for the competition by completing the webform before 11:59 pm on January 29, 2025! The registration form asks for a presentation title, 150-word abstract, and (optional) 150-word bio to be used on our website and in promotional materials.
Competition Registrations are due January 29, 2025. Following this, contestants receive two exclusive training sessions: one on oral presentation and knowledge translation skills, and another on the basics of graphic design. They also have the option to have professional photos taken, and to participate in a practice session prior to the competition.
3MT Training Session I: Spoken Delivery - Make Three Minutes Memorable
TBA
Tentative: afternoon of Friday, February 7
3MT Photoshoot
TBA
3MT Training Session II: Design Your Slide
TBA
Tentative: afternoon of Friday, February 14 PM
Final 3MT Title and Abstract Deadline
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Final Slide Deadline
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
3MT Dress Rehearsal
TBA - either March 6 pm or March 7 am
3C00
Three Minute Thesis Competition
Friday, March 7, 2025 2:00 - 5:00 pm
3C00
3MT 2025 Judges
TBA
3MT Judging Criteria
The competition judges are asked to evaluate each presentation along two dimensions: Comprehension and Content, and Engagement and Communication.
Comprehension and Content
- Presentation provides an understanding of the background and significance to the research question being addressed
- Presentation clearly describes the impact and/or results of the research, including conclusions and outcomes
- Presentation follows a clear and logical sequence
- The thesis topic, research significance, results/impact and outcomes are communicated in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience
- The presenter spends adequate time on each element of their presentation (they do not elaborate on one aspect for too long, nor is the presentation rushed).
Engagement and Communication
- The oration makes the audience want to know more
- The presenter neither trivializes nor generalizes their research
- The presenter conveys enthusiasm for their research
- The presenter captures and maintains their audience's attention using stage presence, eye contact and vocal range.
- The PowerPoint slide enhance the presentation. It is clear, legible, and precise
Presentation Rules:
- A single,static, 16:9 PowerPoint slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description are allowed. The slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration
- No additional electronic media is permitted
- No additional props - costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment, etc. - are permitted
- Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum; competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified
- Presentations are to be spoken word - no poems, raps, or songs
- Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through either movement or speech
- The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.
To see presentations from previous years, please visit 3-Minute Thesis Competitions 2014-2024.