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UNSW 3 Minute Thesis Final 2018

19 Sep 2018

The best and brightest UNSW PhD candidates pitched their world-changing ideas at the year's 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2018.

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UNSW 2017 Three Minute Thesis final

15 Sep 2017

How do you condense years of research down to just three minutes? That’s the challenge for 23 competitors in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT). For the winner, there’s the honour of representing UNSW at the Asia-Pacific 3MT and the U21 global virtual final, along with some handy prize money.

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Three minutes to change the world

29 Aug 2017

Twenty-two PhD candidates will each have three minutes to explain their research and impress the judges at UNSW's annual Three Minute Thesis competition. 

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Imperfection proves the perfect metaphor in 3MT final

09 Sep 2016

A presentation about efforts to understand the imperfect atomic structures of lead-free piezoelectrics has taken top honours in the UNSW Three-Minute Thesis finals.

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Wow, this is sweet! Talk on sugar alternatives takes out 3MT competition

24 Sep 2015

A talk about the molecular effects of artificial sweeteners has taken top honours at the UNSW three-minute thesis finals in a field of winners dominated by medical science.

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Discover the future in three minutes

17 Sep 2015

A patch to repair your heart, eco-friendly food packaging, teaching children with ADHD, and the debate between criminal responsibility and free will are just some of the concepts battling it out for top Three-Minute Thesis honours at a free public event on Wednesday 23 September.

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Talk about wind turbines wins UNSW three-minute thesis top prize

19 Sep 2014

A PhD candidate frustrated by political stalling on climate change has taken out top honours at the UNSW three-minute thesis finals for her talk on low-cost wind turbines.

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Slowing the rising tide

24 Jul 2013

Johannes Luetz’s research has taken him across the globe in a bid to find more sustainable solutions for climate change migrants.

Three minutes to change the world

30 Aug 2011

From bowel cancer, volatile mushroom compounds and dirty data to negative emotions in music and celebrity architects - which PhD student will deliver the best pitch at the 3 Minute Thesis competition.