Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) at UMass Lowell

In 2025, UMass Lowell will join the quickly growing Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, a program designed to help graduate students explain their research in a succinct and compelling way to general, non-specialist audiences.

Developed by The University of Queensland, the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation and research communication skills. The first 3MT competition was held at UQ in 2008 with 160 Research Higher Degree students competing. Today 3MT competitions are held in more than 900 universities in more than 85 countries worldwide.

Learn More about Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)

In early December, details about the upcoming Three Minute thesis (3MT®) competition were shared during an information session via Zoom. The discussion included details about the competition, how to sign up, as well as plans for training sessions in the spring. A transcribed Zoom recording of the info session is available.