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Three Minute Thesis

Three Minute Thesis – also known as the 3MT® – is a university-wide competition for graduate students. Competitors must present their research and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges.

The challenge? Present complex research in an engaging, accessible, and compelling way, using only one static slide.

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What is the 3MT? Learn More

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a university-wide competition for graduate students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges. The challenge is to present complex research in an engaging, accessible, and compelling way, using only one static slide.

The ABC's of the 3MT Competition Guidelines

Learn about the Three Minute Thesis Competition – who can compete, the rules, judging, and more.

3MT resources Learn more

Online and downloadable resources to help you design – and deliver – your Three Minute Thesis.

Judges

A list of adjudicators for the preliminary heats and Final Competition will be available soon.

Past competitions 3MT Final competitions

Check out the past competition Finals on YouTube.

Ontario 3MT Competition Learn More

McMaster hosted the 2019 Ontario 3MT.