Swinburne 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) and Visualise Your Research (VYR) University Final 2026

Swinburne 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) and Visualise Your Research (VYR) University Final 2026

Come along and experience the ideas, stories, and people shaping research at Swinburne's communication competition final. This iconic event will showcase finalists competing in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and Visualise Your Research (VYR) competitions, each bringing their work to life in different ways.

Throughout the day there will be two (2) distinct categories:

Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Students must present their research clearly to a general audience in 3 minutes. Learn more from the creators of the legendary competition at the University of Queensland. The Finalists are:

• Samurdhie Aryarathne School of Business, Law & Entrepreneurship
  The missing link: Why firms need a web, not a chain for a future that lasts 

• Abhisak Sharma School of Engineering
  A Digital Twin for Personalised Pain Relief

• Fozia Batool School of Engineering
  Development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

• Daniel Ferguson School of Heath Sciences
  Giving Active Recreation a Sporting Chance

• Thomas Lilley School of Health Sciences
  Can We Save Muscle Before It Wastes? The Power of Prehabilitation Exercise

• Alma Maria Sebastian School of Science, Computing and Emerging Technologies
  Thank you stars and galaxies!

• Heshani Balasooriya School of Science, Computing and Emerging Technologies
  Smart steel: Building the future of rust-free infrastructure

• Atosha McCaw School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education
  What is this moose?

• Rowena Ulbrick School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education
  Beyond the Degree: Designing Capabilities for an Uncertain Future
  

Visualise Your Research (VYR)
Students must create an engaging 60 second audio visual representation of their thesis aimed at a general audience. Learn more from the creators of the original competition at the University of Melbourne. The Finalists are:

• Parvathy Vijayan School of Business, Law & Entrepreneurship
  Negotiating Professional Boundaries in Educators’ Human-AI Collaborative Teaching : An Interpretative Study of Delegating and Sense Making 

• Abhisak Sharma School of Engineering
  A Digital Twin for Personalised Pain Relief

• Gowthri Navaneethan School of Engineering
  Cutting Tool Selection

• Arief Nur Pratomo School of Engineering
  Liquid Foam for Personalized Cushioning

• Sheree Spiteri School of Health Sciences
  Identifying preconception opportunities to reduce pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease risk

• Pasangi Premadasa School of Science, Computing and Emerging Technologies
  Electrochemical Method for Dairy Wastewater Remediation and Hydrogen Production

• Any Flores Altamirano School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education
  Housing Pathways : Examining Intersectional Vulnerabilities Among Young Humanitarian Migrants

As audience members you will also have a vote. The online ‘People’s Choice’ award is our way to include you, the supporters and friends.

For those joining us on campus, refreshments will be served following the prize giving at the event conclusion.

We look forward to seeing you in the audience, thank you for your continued support.