Three minute thesis

“An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit…3 minutes”

WHAT IS 3 MT?

Research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland and the first competition was held in the year 2008.
The Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore is recognised by the University of Queensland to hold 3MT competitions.
Students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and itssignificance
- Challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries.
- So they can be presented concisely to a non-specialist audience.

WHY PARTICIPATE IN 3MT?

Skills Training
- Develops academic presentation and research communication skills.
- Developing ability to effectively explain research in a language appropriate to non specialist audience.
Building Research Culture
- Opportunity for students to come together, and talk about their research.
- Supportive environment for presentation skills, training.

ELIGIBILITY

All Assistant Professors/ senior residents currently working in the Christian Medical College (Medical, Nursing and Allied health)
All PhD Students / completed PhD in the last 2 years who have passed the project through the Institutional Review Board.
Winners of previous 3MT competition are not eligible

HOW TO APPLY

Send Name, Designation, Department and Slide for presentation (only one) to ceu@cmcvellore.ac.in. Fifteen will be shortlisted for the competition.

RULES

A single static Power Point slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or ‘movement’ of any description, the slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration)
No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted
No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipments) are permitted
Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitions exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified
Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs)
Presentations are to commences from the stage
Presentation slide size should be (10 inches width and 7.5 inches height)
Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through movement or speech
The decisions of the adjudicating panel is final.

JUDGING (Each criterion is equally weighted and has an emphasis on audience)

2014