Vitae Three Minute Thesis® competition
To register your interest for the Vitae hosted Three Minute Thesis® 2018 competition, look out for the registration form which will be available soon
Each institution needs to register their intention to hold a 3MT competition with both the University of Queensland and Vitae. It is important that the University of Queensland's revised criterian are applied to all 3MT competitions. Vitae judges will be scoring using the revised criterian.
About 3MT®
Three Minute Thesis challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance in just three minutes.
®3MT is an academic competition developed by the University of Queensland, Australia. Its success has led to the establishment of local and national competitions in several countries.
Competition rules and branding requirements
Since 2014 Vitae have proudly hosted the UK ®3MT competition which is the culmination of finalists from Vitae member Higher Education Institutions throughout the UK.
Vitae 3MT® 2017
Taylor & Francis sponsored the Vitae 3MT® 2017 competition with additional prizes provided from Research Councils UK and Speakezee.
2017 participating institutions
2017 semi-finalists - on video
Vitae 3MT® 2016
Vitae 3MT® 2015
Vitae 3MT® 2014
2014 participating institutions sent their winners to a semi-final held at the University of York.
2014 six finalists in action (video)
2014 judges and finalists (podcast)
Vitae 3MT® competition archives
Judges winner 2016 - Nazira Albargothy, University of Southampton
Peoples Choice winner 2016 - Maddie Long, University of Edinburgh
Judges winner 2015 - Zaid Janjua, University of Nottingham
Peoples Choice winner 2015 - Zaid Janjua, University of Nottingham
Judges winner 2014 - Richard Middlemiss, Glasgow University
Peoples Choice winner 2014 - Rhys Anderson, Newcastle University