Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)

Held on Thursday Mar. 26 at Darke Hall, College Avenue Campus from 6 - 9:30 p.m.  Watch the event here.

Announcing our Winners!

What an incredible evening of research, innovation, and inspiration at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finale!  A huge congratulations to our winners:

1st Place:  Kamogelo Amanda Matebekwane from the Faculty of Education for her presentation "Present Yet Invisible: The Realities of African Children in Canadian Classrooms."  Watch here.

2nd Place: Rebekah l. Corpuz from the Faculty of Arts - Experimental & Applied Psychology for her presentation "Will you remember me? The confidence-accuracy relationship when learning a new face." Watch here.

3rd Place & People’s Choice Winner: Rafael Grajales from the Faculty of Science - Biology for his presentation "Root Rot Complex: The Silent Enemy of Pulses in Canadian Prairies.”  Watch here.

Thank you to all our 3MT Finalists, what they did was not easy – and they all did it so well.

• Tim T.F. Yu from the Faculty of Arts - Psychology presenting on "Effective Pain Assessment Tools for All."  Watch here.
• Maegan Krajewski frm the Faculty of Arts -  Sociology & Social Studies presenting on "A Relational Sociology Approach to Human and More-than-Human Relations in Community Gardens."   Watch here.
• Agustin D'Alessandro from the Faculty of Science - Mathematics presenting on "Cracking the infinity." Watch here.
• Jaclyn Roach from the Faculty of Education presenting on "Before the burnout: Preparing future teachers for the field."  Watch here.
• Muhammad Farzan Khan from the Faculty of Engineering presenting on "Build Without the Guilt, Low-Carbon 3D Printing in Construction."  Watch here.

Each of our eight finalists took on the challenge of presenting their research in just three minutes, and their ability to communicate complex ideas in such a clear and engaging way was truly remarkable.  Thank you for all your hard work!

Experience the excitement of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finale! Watch as 8 incredible graduate students present their groundbreaking research in just 3 minutes with 1 slide. Watch the recap here. Read the Discourse Magazine article here.

Cheer on ManJoin us for the 2026 Western Regional 3MT Competition on May 4th - visit here for all the details. 

The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) is an internationally recognized competition for thesis-based graduate students in which participants present their work and its wider impact in three minutes or less. The event helps graduate students present their research in an accessible and compelling way with the assistance of only one static slide. 

Competitors start by participating in heats that happen in mid-to-late February. The top eight students, as scored by a panel of judges, move on to the final in late March. The winner will receive a $1,500 prize and progresses to the Western Regional Final. Throughout the process, there are opportunities for expert feedback and hands-on workshops and training, making 3MT an excellent way to develop your presentation and communication skills.     (Interested in the French competition?   Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180))