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University of Florida 3MT Competition

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland in Australia. It challenges graduate students to make a compelling presentation on their thesis topic and its significance in just three minutes. The competition helps students develop academic, presentation and research communication skills as well as the capacity to explain their research to a non-academic audience.

The 2025 3MT competition has wrapped up. Information about the 2026 competition will be announced this summer, and you can find information about 2025 competition below!

2025 3MT Winners

It is with pride and excitement that we celebrate this year's 3MT winners.

First Place:

Tajera Henry

Immunology and Microbiology

College of Medicine

Identification of Human Gut Sporobiota Species that Provide Colonization Resistance against C. difficile Infection.

Second Place:

Tala Ortiz

Neuroscience

College of Medicine

mRNA Therapeutics for Treatment of C9orf72 ALS/FTD

Third Place:

Abhishek Kulkarni

Human-Centered Computing

College of Engineering

From Human Educators to AI Tutors: Designing Interest-Based Learning at Scale

2025 3MT Information / Submission Instructions

The 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition will be a live event in two parts.  preliminary round followed by a final round to be held in the Reitz Union Chamber Room.

If you are interested in competing this year, you will find instructions on when and how to submit your preliminary presentation below. Remember as you register that if you are selected as a finalist, you will be required to present live to an audience during the final event.

Important Dates:
July 18 Registration opens (link here)
October 6 Registration closes
October 9 Preliminary round slide due
October 23 Preliminary rounds; finalists announced
November 6 3MT® Finals

Submission Instructions:

  1. Attach a copy of your PowerPoint slide to a new email. (Remember: Your submission must be a single, static PPT slide—no transition, animation, movement, sound, video, etc., permitted. See Competition Rules for more details.)
  2. In the Subject line, please enter "3MT 2025 Submission [last name]", like so: 3MT 2025 Submission Gillespie.
  3. Address the email to james.gillespie@ufl.edu, send, and await confirmation of its receipt. If you do not receive confirmation within 48 hours, you may inquire further.

Competition Rules

Competition Rules

  1. A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or movement of any kind, the slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration).
  2. No additional electronic media (e.g., sound and video files) are permitted.
  3. No additional props (e.g., costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.
  4. Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.
  5. Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g., no poems, raps or songs).
  6. Presentations are to commence from the stage.
  7. Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through movement or speech.
  8. The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.

Resources

Judging Criteria

Comprehension & Content

Engagement & Communication