You have 3 minutes. Create. Compel. Connect.
An 80,000-word thesis would take 9 hours to present. Your time limit.... 3 minutes.
You have three minutes to tell us what you are doing, how you are doing it, and how it relates to the real world.
Ready to take your academic journey to new heights? Discover the benefits of participating in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition!
For presenting a thesis in just 3 minutes, you need to be concise, and here is the importance of a good storytelling. Learning and practicing this ability will help you not only in your academic presentations but also in your career, developing effective presentation and communication skills. In addition, you will have the chance to get a money price and the chance to participate in the Western Regional Finals and the opportunity to showcase your research to a broad public, gaining exposure and building connections within the community.
2024 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®)
UNBC's 2024 Three Minute Thesis Competition will be held on March 7th and will take place in-person at the Prince George Campus.
Registration is due on February 22th by email, for more information check the link below
Prizes for 2024
- 1st place = $750, plus a chance to represent UNBC at the 2024 Western Regional Finals at UBC Okanagan Campus on May 8th, 2024, with UNBC covering travel costs.
- 2nd place = $500
- 3rd place = $250
- People’s Choice: $250
Event Details
Register: February 22nd, 2024
Date: March 7th, 2024
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: Bentley Centre (7-172) - Prince George Campus
2023 Western Regional (3MT®) Competition
Cheer on UNBC’s own Sunny Tseng at the Western Regional (3MT®) Competition at the University of Saskatchewan on Thursday, May 25th, 2023. The Competition will occur between 2pm and 5pm EST with a full schedule being released one week prior to the Competition. Check back here for the full schedule.
The Competition will be live streamed here and you can vote for your favourite presenter in the People's Choice Awards.
2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
UNBC's 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition was held in conjunction with Research Week, and took place on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in the Bentley Centre at the Prince George campus.
The winners of the 2023 event were:
- 1st place: Sunny Tseng, MSc student, Faculty of Environment, Acoustic Recording as a Potential Tool to Monitor Individual Owls
- 2nd place: Jeremiah DuBovis, MSc student, Faculty of Environment, Observing Soil Formation on Ultramafic Mine Tailings
- 3rd place: Hui Jun Chew, RD, MSc student, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, COVID-19 Challenged Connections: Stories of Technology Use by Long Term Care Staff in Northern BC
- People's Choice Award: Sunny Tseng
Watch the presentations
Congratulations to all the 3MT participants and to the winners!
Complete list of participants
- Tanvi Guhagarkar, Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities - The Intersection Between Caste and Gender in Exploring Hate-Based Crimes Against Dalit-Queer Individuals
- Akifa Rahman, Faculty of Business and Economics - Water on Lotus: Job Engagement in Post-pandemic Hybrid Workplace
- Hui Jun Chew, RD, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences - COVID-19 Challenged Connections: Stories of Technology Use by Long Term Care Staff in Northern BC
- Ronja Frank, Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities - The Secret Garden, Posthumanism, and Victorian Children's Fiction in an Era of the Anthropocene
- Sunny Tseng, Faculty of Environment - Acoustic Recording as a Potential Tool to Monitor Individual Owls
- Erik Groenenberg, Faculty of Science and Engineering - Adapting Constructed Wetlands for Cold Climate Wastewater Treatment
- Jessica Woskett, Faculty of Environment - Tackling Diversity and Inclusion in Recreational Fishing
- Hariharan Varudaraju, Faculty of Environment - Effects of Changing Environmental Conditions on Glyphosphate Degredation and Melatonin Production in Wild Strawberries.
- Houman Ganjali, Faculty of Science and Engineering - A New Prescription for Timber Buildings
- Vibusha Madanayake, Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities - Access to Justice for Low to Middle-Income Single Mothers in British Columbia
- Guowei Li, Faculty of Environment - Local Scour: One Discipline's Trash is Another Discipline's Treasure
- Jeremiah DuBovis, Faculty of Environment - Observing Soil Formation in Ultramafic Mine Tailings
- Hamidreza Chaboki, Faculty of Science and Engineering - Concrete Layers Help Wood Floor Work Better
- Jhoan Chavez, Faculty of Environment - Beyond Waste in Agriculture Through Pyrolysis
- Juls Budau, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences - User Perspectives on Prescribed Stimulant Safe Supply
- Kamran Hassani, Faculty of Science and Engineering - Prevention of Scaling in Geothermal Field
- Mahtab Gheisari, Faculty of Science and Engineering - Improving the Design Code of Timber Structures
- Marianella Hernandez, Faculty of Environment - Women's Relationship with Water and its Relevance in Decision-Making Processes Related to Water and Sanitation Issues in Rural and Remote Communities in Canada
- Mario Salinas Toledano, Faculty of Science and Engineering - Modelling Constructed Wetlands for Household Wastewater Treatment
- Musfiq Tajwar, Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities - Nexus Between Prolonged Refugee Presence and Diminishing Social Cohesion: A Case Study of Rohingya Refugee Living in Bangladesh
- Sami Mohammadyzadeh, Faculty of Environment - Dynamic Behaviour of Tall Timber Buildings
- Sorour Nasimi, Faculty of Environment - Enhancing Water Security in Small, Remote and Indigenous Communities by Nature-Based Approaches
Overview
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland. The exercise challenges research higher degree students to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance in just three minutes.
3MT® develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports the development of research students' capacity to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
History
(From University of Queensland)
The first 3MT® was held at The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008 with 160 RHD students competing. Enthusiasm for the 3MT® concept grew and its adoption by numerous universities led to the development of an international competition in 2010.
The inaugural Trans-Tasman 3MT® was held at UQ in 2010 with 33 universities participating. In 2011, 43 universities were represented in the Trans-Tasman 3MT® that was hosted by The University of Western Australia. Today students from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Hong Kong take part in their own regional events.
Following the success of Matt Thompson of UQ at the 2011 competition, the 2012 Trans-Tasman 3MT® event was again hosted by the University of Queensland. The winner of the 2012 3MT® Trans-Tasman competition was Mr. Paris and the University of Western Sydney has the right to host the prestigious international competition in 2013.
The event was a wonderful showcase for the quality and breadth of research that is taking place across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Hong Kong.
Contact information
Lucas Bragança, Graduate Student Leadership & Engagement Coordinator, Student Life & Orientation