The Three Minute Thesis Competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by PhD Researchers.
The 3MT will help you develop your communication skills, give you the ability to share your research with a non-expert audience and also help you to reflect on the context and impact of your research.
By entering the competition you will also have a chance to win 1st or 2nd prize.
1st Prize – £300
2nd Prize – £150
Prize money can be used for:
To participate you need to be an active PhD or Professional Doctorate (Research) candidate who has passed your probation review, and not had your viva by the date of your first presentation.
Participants are challenged to present your thesis in 3-minutes, using one static PowerPoint slide, no other resources or props.
For information on rules, judging criteria, training resources and FAQs please visit our Moodle page.
Competition timeline for 2023 is below.
Registration for 2023 is now closed.
Come and practice your 3MT presentation.
You can book via the online booking system.
There are various time slots available for you to book to come to the GRC training room to record your 3-minute presentation. You can book an slot via appointments on our online booking system.
Or email skills@kent.ac.uk
The initial heat for this competition will be via video submission, where you will record your 3MT presentation and submit it to us by 9am on Monday 15th May.
Submit to skills@kent.ac.uk using wetransfer or similar sharing platform
Should you be selected as a finalist you should be available to attend the final on Wednesday 7th June, as part of our PG Annual Conference.
Deadline for Kent's submission. The winner of the Kent competition will be entered into the UK competition, via video recording.
The top finalists of the UK competition are announced.
If Kent's winner is selected as a finalist they will present as part of the UK Final (online).