March 29, 2016
3MT competition: Watch grad students showcase research
19 students have just three minutes and one slide to share their research at the annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition
University of Waterloo graduate students, working on everything from early warning signals of vaccine scares to community-based approaches to marine conservation, will present their work at the fourth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Thursday, March 31st.
Each student will share a snippet of their thesis research with a three minute presentation and just one static slide.
Last year, Julie DeWolf, a graduate student in the Department of Environment, Resources and Sustainability won for her presentation on Linking Constitutional Rights and the Environment in the Canadian Legal System and went on to the provincial competition at the University of Western Ontario.
In an interview with the Waterloo Region Record, DeWolf explained that the 3MT competition offers graduate students a great chance to practise for a thesis defense and to learn how to present it in a way that most people can understand.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The 3MT winner at the University of Waterloo receives a $1,000 prize and goes on to the provincial competition. There is a $500 prize for the runner-up and the audience members vote using their smart phones for a People’s Choice winner. Join us for this free event on Thursday, March 31st, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in Hagey Hall, Humanities Theatre.
This year’s provincial competition is hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University on April 14. It’s followed by a national competition sponsored by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS).
Check out the finalists and their research topics on our 3MT website.
Watch DeWolf at last year's University of Waterloo competition:
