Three Minute Thesis UK final 2014
An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit... 3 minutes
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance in just three minutes.
Congratulations to our 2014 winners!
See all six finalists' presentations on film.
Listen to interviews with our finalists.
Listen to interviews with our 3MT judges.
Judges' choice winner: Richard Middlemiss, Glasgow University
People's choice winner: Rhys Anderson, Newcastle University
2014 finalists:
Emma Hodcroft, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh. Virus or host? What determines time to AIDS?
Richard Middlemiss, School of Physics and Astronomy and School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. Saving the world with springs
Anna Cocking, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London. To stick or not to stick
Alison May, Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, King's College London. What's hot and what's snot! Understanding our respiratory glands
Rhys Anderson, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University. The role of DNA damage in ageing
Carly Lynsdale, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield. Pachyderms, parasites and poo: linking individual variation and parasite infection in semi-captive Asian elephants
More about 3MT
3MT is an academic competition developed by the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. Its success has led to the establishment of local and national competitions in several countries.
2015 process for the UK competition.
UK 3MT: frequently asked questions.
Contact us at 3mt@vitae.ac.uk with any questions.