UTS 3 Minute Thesis Finals for 2021
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) celebrates the exciting research conducted by Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Professional Doctorate (Research) candidates. It is an international academic competition developed by the University of Queensland to cultivate students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills.
2021 UTS Three Minute Thesis (3MT) online competition
- Top row: Comms specialist Samia Rahman, Judge Prof. Simon Knight, Judge Prof. Kate McGrath, Finalist Justin Hitchen.
- Second row: Finalist Monique Potts from TD School, People's Choice winner Chelsey Vu from FEIT, GRS organiser Chris O'Neill, Finalist Geoff Isaac from FDS.
- Third row: Finalist Jess MacArthur from ISF, Judge Nawshad Akther, GRS organiser Jing Zhao.
- Fourth row: Event coordinator Ness Heckscher, Event coordinator Melanie Steenkamp.
3MT continued as online event due to COVID-19. While it was great to connect with people from all over the world and different time zones, it was not easy for our extraordinary finalists and judges. The judges had taken a considerate amount of time in choosing the winner and runner-up award for 2021 UTS 3MT, while 100% of our online audience were busy voting for their People's Choice.
And, the 2021 prizes were awarded to:
- Melissa Miao
Faculty of Health
First prize: $3000 and represented UTS at 2021 Asia-Pacific 3MT competition - Monique Potts
Transdisciplinary Innovation School
Runner-up: $1000 - Chelsea Vu
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
People's Choice: $1000
Melissa won with her 3MT topic "Road to Recovery: A Map to Implement Online Communication Training After Brain Injury", by talking about healthcare interventions that are and are not used by patients and clinicians in real-world settings.