Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) promotes, for the first time, the “3-Minute Thesis” competition in 2023, challenging its PhD students to explain the impact of their research to a non-specialist audience, in just three minutes and using a single slide.
“Considering that the new knowledge produced in universities is essential to solving major societal challenges, and since the dialogue between science and society is especially important in this training process, Universidade de Lisboa organises the competition 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) at Universidade de Lisboa, which aims to stimulate the science communication skills of doctoral students”, as announced on ULisboa website. The students of ULisboa schools, including Técnico students, are challenged to explain the importance and impact of their research to a non-specialised audience, while promoting scientific culture and fostering interdisciplinarity and mutual knowledge at Universidade de Lisboa. The competition is inspired by a format developed and patented by the University of Queensland, Australia (3MT®).
The first-place winner receives a prize of €5,000.00, the second-place winner €2,000.00 and the third-place winner €1,000.00. The applicants of Phase 1 will participate in a Science Communication training course and will receive a certificate of participation. The finalists of Phase 2 and winners will be awarded merit recognition diplomas. The oral presentation must be given in Portuguese.
