3MT: Three Minute Thesis Competition
Join the upcoming 3MT Competition at UZH!
The 3MT is an academic contest of skills and expertise in the arena of science communication. Participants will have only three minutes to bring the quintessence of their research across to a general audience.
| For | all PhD candidates matriculated at UZH |
| Date / Location | 22 September 2025 4 pm to 6 pm, with a live audience University of Zurich (RAA-G-01) |
| Jury | Experts in communication from within and outside UZH |
| Award | Jury Awards (first place: 700 CHF, runner-up: 500 CHF); Audience Award (300 CHF). The best presentation (1st place, Jury Award) will go on to compete in the global Universitas 21 (U21) 3MT competition as a video submission in October 2025. |
| ECTS | Those participating in both the 3MT Training on 8 September and the 3MT Competition on 22 September will receive 1 ECTS credit as part of the Graduate Campus Transferable Skills course program. |
| more | Overview of past 3MT competitions and awardees at the University of Zurich |
Guidelines & rules: 3MT presentation
- Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.
- Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).
- Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through either movement or speech.
- A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or movement) and is to be presented from the beginning of the oration.
- No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted.
- No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.
- The decision of the 3MT jury is final.
The guidelines and rules are based on theVirtual 3MT Handbook 2021 of the University of Queensland.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland, Australia.
Graduate Campus has been organizing 3MT events for PhD candidates at the University of Zurich since 2018.