Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

Come along and watch the University of Auckland 3MT Finals on Friday 8 August.

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Join the excitement and be inspired by doctoral researchers at the University of Auckland Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals.

All are welcome to attend - and you can also bring your friends and family!

date: Friday 8 August 2025
time: 5pm to 7pm
venue: OGGB

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Congratulations to our 2025 Finalists

  1. Caitlin Woods (Liggins Institute – Open Heat winner)
  2. Himashi Rathnayake (Engineering and Design Heat winner)
  3. Jet Wright (ABI Heat runner-up)
  4. Kelly Shuttleworth (Law School – Open Heat runner-up)
  5. Maisha Boteju (Faculty of Science Heat runner-up)
  6. Malinda Sembiring (Business School Heat runner-up)
  7. Mohamed Salman (Engineering and Design Heat runner-up)
  8. Noah Bunkley (FMHS Heat runner-up)
  9. Patricia Pillay (Faculty of Arts and Education runner-up)
  10. Rebecca O'Leary (Faculty of Arts and Education winner)
  11. Ross Millar (Faculty of Science Heat winner)
  12. Sergio Dempsey (ABI Heat winner)
  13. Tori Peters (FMHS Heat winner)
  14. Yuan Huang (Business School Heat winner)
University of Auckland Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finalists 2024

What is the 3MT challenge?

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. It is an exciting, fast-paced event that is held annually in more than 900 universities in 85 countries.

In a 3MT competition, doctoral candidates take up the challenge of sharing the story of their research with a general audience in under three minutes, supported by nothing more than a single, static slide. 

The University of Auckland Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition is run by the School of Graduate Studies.