U.Porto Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
The U.Porto 3MT® is an academic competition for doctoral research students developed and patented by the University of Queensland (UQ) that challenges Ph.D. students to explain, to a non-specialist audience, the importance and significance of their research, in just 3 minutes, and using no more than a single PowerPoint slide as an aid.
In the school year of 2021/2022, the University of Porto (U.Porto) joined this competition to offer its Ph.D. students the opportunity to practice their public communication and engagement skills. It is also an opportunity for Ph.D. candidates to come together, get to know one another, and talk about their research.
Why participate?
The U.Porto 3MT® competition allows Ph.D. students to acquire transferable skills necessary within academia and outside, such as:
Speaking in front of an audience
Communicate complex ideas in a clear and understandable way
Time and content management to deliver an engaging presentation
Provides participants with an opportunity to think creatively about how to communicate their research
Prizes
The winner of the competition wins 2000€. The runner up wins 1000€.
Key dates
Phase 1
- 1 December 2023
Application submission opens - 31 December 2023
Closing of the form filling phase - From 8 January to 31 January 2024
Video submission phase by the candidates registered in the previous phase - 25 March 2024Announcement of 20 best presentations
Phase 2
- 19 April 2024
Training of 20 candidates
Final competition U.Porto 3MT®
- 17 May 2024
U.Porto 3MT® Final (live)
Reviews
“It has been a very rewarding experience because I feel that not only have I improved my ability to communicate what I do on a daily basis, but I have also learnt a lot of new things that will be useful to me for the rest of my professional life.”.
Jorge Oliveira
Winner edition 22/23
“The idea of presenting something as complex and long as a doctoral project in three minutes seemed almost impossible, so I decided to try the challenge. In addition, it was a good opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and improve my communication skills”.
Joana Oliveira
Winner edition 21/22
Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Committee’s membership is composed of 14 members, one from each of the fourteen Faculties of the U.Porto, and is responsible for evaluate the videos submitted by the candidates registered in Phase 1 of the competition.
Organizing Committee
Pedro Rodrigues
Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation
Carla Morais
FCUP Know more
Joaquim Faria
FEUP Know more
Júlio Borlido Santos
i3S Know more
Paula Silva
ICBAS Know more
ORGANIZATION:
Research and Projects Office
University of Porto
[email protected]
(+351) 220 408 466
Rectorate of the University of Porto
Praça Gomes Teixeira s/n 4099-002 Porto
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