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3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Information Session
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**Last minute change: due to circumstances this info session will run online only. Please join using the zoom link: https://macquarie.zoom.us/j/87477897941?pwd=L1GR4rRicHUEYifswgCHln8h3tqPik.1
Password: 600660 Meeting ID: 874 7789 7941
An 80,000 word PhD thesis would take 9 hours to present.
Your time limit... 3 minutes.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by Doctor of Philosophy* students. Developed by The University of Queensland, 3MT cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills.
The competition supports your capacity to effectively explain your research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
To help you prepare your 3MT entry, this info session will cover important competition details including entry requirements, judging criteria, and key dates. This info session will be followed by the Storytelling your thesis workshop which will provide more practical information on crafting the content your entry. Please register for Storytelling your thesis separately if you wish to attend both.
*Students must be undertaking a PhD or MPhil to be eligible for the MQ Final however some faculties/schools/departments may allow MRes students to enter their heats.
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| Date: |
Tuesday 07 July 2026 |
| Time: |
01:00 PM to 01:30 PM |
| Audiences |
Graduate Research Students
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| Venue(s): |
- Training Rm 186, Level 1, 18 Wally's Walk
- Online - Zoom link circulated evening before
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| Facilitator(s): |
Dr Megan Brewer |
| Enquiries: |
megan.brewer@mq.edu.au |
| Registration closes: |
Tuesday 07 July 2026 09:00 AM |
Registration for this workshop is not open.
