Explaining complex research in just three minutes

It takes months, or even years, to finalize the content of a university graduate degree thesis. It requires thorough and persistent research, investigation and inquiry. Sometimes a final thesis of original knowledge can be as long as a typical book.

Given the amount of preparation time required, it seems impossible for a graduate student to summarize the key points of their thesis and explain it to a general audience—in just 180 seconds.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a university-wide competition for University of Ontario Institute of Technology graduate students. On Wednesday, March 21, 3MT participants will present their complex research and its wider impact to a panel of non-specialist judges. Competitors have only three minutes to express their knowledge in an engaging, accessible and compelling way, using only one static slide for visual support.

• When: Wednesday, March 21 from 2 to 4 p.m.
• Where: University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  2000 Simcoe Street North
  Business and Information Technology Building, Mezzanine (second floor)

The university’s first-place winner will advance to the 2018 Ontario 3MT finals at York University in Toronto.

2017 university winner Ololade Sanusi (Computer and Electrical Engineering PhD candidate) went on to a top-five finish provincially and advanced to the national championship.

Watch the online stream for all events or follow on social media (#UOIT3MT) for live updates.

Media contact
Bryan Oliver
Communications and Marketing
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
905.721.8668 ext. 6709
bryan.oliver@uoit.ca