Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition
Faculty of Humanities Three Minute Thesis
(3MT®) Competition 2024
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 their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
The Faculty of Humanities will hold its faculty-level 3MT® on 12 June 2024. Participants are required to present their research in English, regardless of language they use to write their thesis.
Eligibility
Bona fide* PhD candidates who have successfully passed their confirmation of registration by the date of application (i.e. 1 June 2024) are eligible to participate in the FH 3MT®.
Graduates are not eligible.
All participants must be nominated by their affiliated departments.
*Bona fide student refers to a student who is officially registered at the University until the date when his/her overall results are finalised by the relevant authority confirming his/her satisfactory completion of the award requirements for graduation.
Competition rule
Each participant will be invited to present a PhD study in 3 minutes and they can use one single static Powerpoint slide without slide transitions, animations or ‘movement’ of any description in their presentation. More details can be found at https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/resources/competition-rules.
Judging criteria
A panel will be formed by the Dean of FH to select the winners based on the following criteria:
Comprehension and content
- Presentation provided clear motivation, background and significance to the research question
- Presentation clearly described the research strategy/design and the results/findings of the research
- Presentation clearly described the conclusions, outcomes and impact of the research
Engagement and communication
- The oration was delivered clearly, and the language was appropriate for a non-specialist audience
- The PowerPoint slide was well-defined and enhanced the presentation
- The presenter conveyed enthusiasm for their research and captured and maintained the audience’s attention
Panel of Judges for the FH 3MT®
To be confirmed
- ONE Champion who will receive a cash prize of HKD3,000
- ONE 1st Runner-up who will receive a cash prize of HKD2,000
- ONE 2nd Runner-up who will receive a cash prize of HKD1,500
- People’s Choice: HKD2,000
[The Wildcard Competition is an optional level, where the People’s Choice winner (audience voted) from each Faculty Final is given the chance to compete for a place in the University 3MT final (If the faculty winner was also the people’s choice, the runner-up proceeds to the Wildcard competition).]
The Champion, the 1st and 2nd Runner up will be nominated to enter the PolyU 3MT®.
Timeline for 2024
| No. | Activity |
Date |
| 1 | Announcement of the FH 3MT® | Second week of April 2024 |
| 2 | 3MT® workshops to be held by the Graduate School (GS) and English Language Centre (ELC) |
April to May 2024 |
| 3 | Nomination deadline for the FH 3MT® | 1 June 2024 |
| 4 |
Faculty of Humanities 3MT® Competition | 12 June 2024 |
| 5 | PolyU 3MT®: Semi-final | 26 June 2024 |
| 6 | PolyU 3MT® Competition | 4 July 2024 |
Acknowledgement
The Presentation Rules and the Judging Criteria are based on those developed by the University of Queensland, Australia.
