Three Minute Thesis Competition 2011
Postgraduate research candidates are invited to participate in the 2011 FASS 3 Minute Thesis Competition
Competitors have 3 minutes to give a compelling presentation on their thesis topic. The top three FASS finalists will compete in the UNSW Interfaculty Final. The winner of the interfaculty final will participate in the Australia and New Zealand Three Minute Thesis Competition, at the University of Western Australia. See the UNSW Graduate Research School website for more details.
Eligibility
• You must be an enrolled PhD or Masters by Research student
• You may not be ‘overtime’, i.e. enrolled for more than 4 years full-time equivalent (PhD) or 2 years equivalent (Masters)
• You may have submitted your thesis for examination, but the examination cannot have been completed before applications close
• You must be available to compete in all the events listed below
Presentation
• Postgraduate research candidates will have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance, in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience
• Competitors exceeding 3 minutes will be disqualified (a clock will be in easy view)
• You are allowed one PowerPoint slide (no slide transitions)
• No additional electronic media, such as sound and video files, are allowed
• No additional props ( e.g costumes, instruments or apparatus) are allowed
Judging
Three FASS students go through to the UNSW Interfaculty Final. Two will be selected by a panel of judges; one by the audience. Each competitor will be given a score out of ten for each criterion below:
1. Communication style - was the thesis topic and its significance communicated in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience?
2. Comprehension - did the presentation help the audience understand the research?
3. Engagement - did the oration make the audience want to know more?
The judges’ decision is final. If the audience’s first choice is also chosen by the judges’ panel, the audience’s second choice will be declared a winner.
Prizes
FASS 2011 Three Minute Thesis Final
• First prize $300
• Runner-up prize $200
• People's choice prize $100
UNSW 2011 Three Minute Thesis Interfaculty Final
• First prize $3,000 - plus entry into the 2011 Australia and New Zealand completion, flights and one night’s accommodation in Brisbane
• Runner-up prize $1,500
• People's choice prize $1,000
Inaugural 2010 Australia and New Zealand Three Minute Thesis Competition
• First prize $5,000
• Runner-up prize $2,000
• People's choice prize $1,000
Timetable
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5 July |
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FASS Final |
2 August 2011 Room G17 Webster Building 5pm - 7pm |
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UNSW Interfaculty Final |
1 September 2011 |
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Australia NZ Final |
29 September 2011 |
*Nb. The need for School heats will be determined after applications have closed.
How do I enter?
Fill in the application form (PDF) (32 Kb) and submit it in hard copy to Christopher Pruze (FASS Dean’s Unit MB 307 or MB 301). You will be informed whether you will need to attend a School heat in due course.
For more information contact: Christopher Pruze, c.pruze@unsw.edu.au, 02 9385 3548
