Three Minute Thesis
The 2024 UCC Three Minute Thesis competition will support doctoral students to develop as confident research communicators. Doctoral students are asked to present their research using one slide taking a maximum of three minutes. The aim of the presentation is to communicate research to a diverse audience.
Guidelines
- Presentations are limited to 3 minutes and entries exceeding 3 minutes are invalid.
- A single static slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description).
- A video accompanied by audio should be submitted (audio and video in one file).
- The presentation should be continuous (ie. one take, no editing).
- The video timing commences when the candidate starts speaking.
Submission deadline
The closing date for entries is 5pm on Friday May 31st, 2024.
How to enter
Only entries submitted through the Three Minute Thesis submission form are accepted.
Shortlisting committee
The judging panel will comprise of the Dean of Doctoral Studies and the Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in each college.
- Dr Orla Lynch - Dean of Doctoral Studies
- Dr Eric Moore - Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science
- Dr Barry Monaghan - Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
- Dr Ronan Carberry - Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Business and Law
- Professor Yvonne Nolan - Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Medicine and Health
Awards ceremony
The in-person finals of the Three Minute Thesis competition will take place on Wednesday October 2nd 2024 at 10am.
The winner will represent UCC at the Irish Universities Association (IUA) National Three Minute Thesis final in Dublin on the 14th November 2024.
Previous winners
Year | Winners | School/Centre | PhD Title |
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2023 | 1st Place: Ms Astrid Dedieu |
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Effects of offshore windfarms on seabirds breeding in Ireland |
2nd Place: Ms Debismita Dutta | Tyndall National Institute | Synthesis and optimisation of multiferroic thin film materials for next generation data storage |
Contact
Direct all queries to the Dean of Doctoral Studies, Dr Orla Lynch.