An 80,000-word thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their challenge is to do it in 3 minutes!

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) celebrates the exciting research conducted by Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Professional Doctorate (Research) candidates. It is an international academic competition developed by the University of Queensland to cultivate candidate’s academic, presentation, and research communication skills.

You are invited to watch the faculty heats' winners battle it out in the UTS 3 Minute Thesis Finals, where you can vote in the People's Choice Award category. Meet our finalists!

With just three minutes to give a compelling presentation on their thesis topic and its significance, the 3MT competition encourages research candidates to consolidate their ideas and outline their research discoveries. It challenges them to tell the story of their research to a non-specialist audience: what they are doing, why it matters, and what they hope to achieve ... all in just three minutes!

There are 3 prizes up for grabs. The first-place winner will receive $3,000 and represent UTS at the 2025 Virtual Asia-Pacific Competition against winners from other universities on 15 October 2025.

We welcome the Graduate Research School to the event, who will present its inaugural Higher Degree Research Awards to three winners who have excelled in the practice of Open Research. Submissions are open until XX (11:59pm AEST). Click here for more information.

Join us and show your support in this exciting and entertaining event either at UTS or via Zoom.

Meet the judges who will make the difficult decisions on the night: