3MT at the University of Kansas

What is the 3MT® Competition?

Participating in the 3 Minute Thesis develops academic, presentation and research communication skills, while developing research candidates’ ability to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

The competition is open to all KU Lawrence Graduate Students!

Participants in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition will compete to win cash prizes of $500, $300, and $150, and the overall winner may participate in the larger 3MT Midwest competition with travel expenses covered by KU. 3MT participants may also submit proposals to have their research featured on Kansas Public Radio as apart of Research Matters. 

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. 3MT® commenced in 2008 and is currently held in over 900 universities across more than 85 countries worldwide.

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