One slide, three minutes, show us your thesis.

The Three Minute Thesis competition is a hugely successful international competition which sees higher degree research candidates demonstrating their communication skills, while at the same time showcasing their research.

But this year at CECC we’re doing it differently, we will not just be hearing from the students – rather everyone will have the opportunity to participate and give us a three minute ‘Best of’ on their thesis or recent work. We’ll go for the students first, and then our staff while the judges deliberate.

There are small cash prizes for participating students decided by an illustrious jury, and a mystery prize for the best non-student participant chosen by popular vote. So now is the time to:

Talk to your students (or supervisors!) about the 3MT. Learn more about the ANU competition here.
Register your interest to participate as a (student or non-student) presenter for your chance to impress your peers, and
Team up with your colleagues, friends and family to support you and our students at the event.

Register to participate with your school HDR Admin Team at: hdradmin.comp@anu.edu.au, hdradmin.cybernetics@anu.edu.au or hdradmin.eng@anu.edu.au by COB 13th of June 2024.

ANU Finals

At ANU all the heats take place in the colleges, with the final twelve contestants receiving group and individual training before battling it out for fame, fortune and glory before a packed house at Llewellyn Hall.

The Grand Final (on July 25 this year) is one of the must-see events on ANU’s cultural calendar and big prizes are awarded on the night as follows:

$4,000 goes to the winner

$2,500 goes to the runner up

$1,000 goes to the winner of the people’s choice vote

And a $500 research grant goes to all remaining finalists Tickets for the Grand Final always go fast, so click here to reserve your place – while entry is free, a ticket is necessary to guarantee a place so don’t leave it until the last minute. And, if you can’t make it in person, you can also join us online via the same link.