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FEnEx CRC has proudly run its 3MT Competition since 2022, each year celebrating the exciting research conducted its PhD students.
Since 2022, FEnEx CRC has hosted its three-minute thesis (3MT) Competition each year in conjunction with the FEnEx CRC Annual Conference. The 3MT Competition has become a cornerstone of the conference, revered by PhDs and loved by the audience.
The aim of the competition is for PhD students involved across all aspects of the FEnEx CRC to practice the effective dissemination of their research, and to communicate their ideas and results to the wider FEnEx CRC community, as well as to non-specialist audiences.
Successful submissions have the opportunity for PhD students to increase their research profile and to highlight their work internationally.
FEnEx CRC has proudly run its 3MT Competition since 2022, each year celebrating the exciting research conducted its PhD students.
All current FEnEx CRC PhD scholars are eligible to participate, and are expected to submit videos. While previous competition 1st place winners are welcome to enter submissions, unfortunately, they will not be eligible to be a finalist two years in a row.
Successful submissions to the FEnEx CRC 3MT competition will include the following:
Important 3MT Documents and Templates
The judging and selection process will proceed via two separate stages:
The judging panel will review each submission according to the following equally weighted selection and assessment criteria:
Comprehension & Content (50%)
Engagement & Communication (50%)
Please note submissions will not be judged on video/recording quality or editing capabilities. Judging will focus on the presentation, ability to communicate research, and the 3MT PowerPoint slide. Please note that the decision of the judging panels is final.
The initial selection judging panel will comprise CRC Foundation Fellows and Strategic Research Fellows, together with industry professional associated with the CRC.
In the case of a tie during initial selection, adjudicative assessment will be undertaken by senior members of the CRC leadership team. In the case of a tie during the competition finals, joint winners or second place entries will be announced.
The first-place prize is $1,500 towards travel for the winner to attend an international conference.
Second place entries will receive a $200 voucher. Third place entries will received a $100 voucher.
Extensive details on how to create your submission are available by consulting the national 3MT guidelines: https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/3mt-video-recording-competitor-guide
Details of how to upload your submission to Vimeo are available here.
Submissions from previous FEnEx CRC 3MT competitions can be found here.
A title slide for use in your submission can be downloaded here.
A conference poster presentation slide can be downloaded here.
Presentations are limited to three minutes in duration. Submissions exceeding three minutes will not be considered. Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through speech. Timing therefore does not include the 3MT title slide, and commences from when the competitor starts speaking rather than the start of the video.
Videos must meet the following criteria:
Submissions must contain a 3MT PowerPoint slide (see further details in Creating your video submission). A single static slide is permitted during the presentation (no slide transitions, animations or movement should be included). This slide can be visible continuously, or ‘cut to’ (as many times as you like) for a maximum of 1 minute.
The three-minute audio must be continuous and contain no sound edits or breaks.
Additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment and animated backgrounds) are not permitted within the recording.
Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).
No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted within the video recording.
The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.
Submissions must be in video format (via Vimeo link). Files sent in other formats will not be accepted.