Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
The Trans-Tasman (Australia and New Zealand) Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT) is an academic competition that challenges research scholars to explain their research project in just three minutes.
The La Trobe University Final of the Inaugural 3 Minute Thesis competition was conducted in the Council Chamber at the John Scott Meeting House on 13 September, 2012.
The 2013 final will be held on Thursday 19th September and we encourage all PhD scholars to enter.
The La Trobe University winner will travel to NSW with their supervisor to compete in the 2013 Trans-Tasman final which will be held at the University of Western Sydney. They will also win a $5000 travel grant.
"The 3MT competition is the perfect training ground for students to learn skills that will stay with them for a lifetime."
Mark Pearce
Director, Media and Communications Unit
Marketing and Engagement Division
La Trobe University
Faculty Representatives
HDR scholars competed within their faculties and the winners progressed to the La Trobe University Faculty Representative Finals.
The winner of the university Faculty Representative Final was David Rayner who received a $5000 research travel grant presented by Professor Andrew Brennan (PVC Graduate Research). The winner travelled with his supervisor and represented La Trobe University at the Trans-Tasman final in Brisbane on 11 October, 2012.
The runner-up was Dinithi Ranasinghe who received a $2000 research travel grant presented by Professor Andrew Brennan (PVC Graduate Research). The runner-up must be prepared to represent La Trobe in Brisbane if the winner is unable to attend.
2012 La Trobe University Faculty Representative Finalists
Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering
3MT 2012 David Rayner
Reducing doxorubixin cardiotoxicity while maintaining anticancer efficacy
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
3MT 2012 Karina Quinn
Writing the body and l'ecriture feminine: writing back to French feminist theories of the body and corporeal feminism
3MT 2012 Ross Iles
Recovery expectations in low back pain
Faculty of Education
3MT 2012 Hery Santosa
Investigating Indonesian university students approaches to learning and learning outcomes in the EFL context
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
3MT 2012 Dinithi Ranasinghe
Board of Directors - Who they are vs what they do
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Audiences at each faculty heat voted for a People's Choice representative to compete for the People's Choice Award on the day of the La Trobe Finals.
The winner was Sanja Aracic who received a $1000 research travel grant presented by Professor Andrew Brennan (PVC Graduate Research).
2012 La Trobe University People's Choice Finalists
Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering
3MT 2012 Sanja Aracic
Curdlan, a magical polymer
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
3MT 2012 Anastasia Clendinnen
Fantasies and forgiveness: Popular culture, whiteness, and the racial gaze-as-power
Faculty of Health Sciences
3MT 2012 Carmel Hobbs
A cool school? Young people and their families' engagement with an alternative model of education
Faculty of Education
3MT 2012 Hanaa Abdulrahim Yamani
E-learning and computer games: The potential contributions to mathematics education in Saudi Arabia
Faculty of Business Economics and Law
3MT 2012 Venkat Narayanan
Can accounting make corporations greener?
Further Information
The following resources provide further information regarding eligibility, rules, process and timelines:
3MT Application Form [Word doc 950 Kb]
3MT Student Handbook [PDF 1,571 Kb] This handbook is in the process of being updated.
3MT Coordinator Handbook [PDF 1,384 Kb] This handbook is in the process of being updated.
