3MT at the University of Kansas

An 80,000 word PhD thesis would take 9 hours to present.
Your time limit... 3 minutes.

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.

3MT® Timeline

Applications are Open

8/28 3MT Info Session 12pm-1pm in Watson 455

9/8 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM 3MT Info Session Online [Registration]

9/16 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Communicating Your Research to Non-Specialists Workshop in Watson 455

9/22 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Communicating Your Research to Non-Specialists Workshop Online [Registration]

9/24 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Visualizing Your Research for Non-Specialists Workshop Online [Registration]

9/29 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Visualizing Your Research for Non-Specialists Workshop in Watson 455

10/1 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 3MT Practice Session

10/14 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 3MT Prelims

10/23 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 3MT Finals