PGR Applications of Interest – Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2019 – Win £500

by | Jan 28, 2019

Once again the University of Manchester will be taking part in the national Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

About
3MT challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance in just three minutes using just one static PowerPoint slide.

In the UK, the 3MT national competition final is hosted by Vitae. Individual UK universities run their own competitions and put forward one winner per participating institution for the national finals. The University of Manchester is one of around 40 institutions participating in 2019.

Why Take Part?
3MT develops your academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports the development of your capacity to effectively explain your research in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. You will have access to exclusive 3MT presentation training.

Oh and don’t forget the prizes: £500 winner, £100 runner up, and £100 audience favourite

Eligibility
Open to all active second and final year PhD candidates (including candidates whose thesis is under submission) by the date of their first 3MT presentation in the heats. You must be able to attend at least one of the scheduled Heats and, if successful, the University Final. Read the full set of rules and the judging criteria.

How to apply
Applications will officially open on February 1st 2019. To receive a link to the registration form and further details by email on this date please contact me (alex.hinchliffe@manchester.ac.uk) to register your interest.

Important Dates
Participant training: Feb 26th
Heats: March 21-29
Finalist Training: May 14th
Final: May 22nd

*prizes are paid in Amazon vouchers.