2021 3MT Event

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition showcases the excellent research being undertaken by HDR candidates across our Schools and Institutes. 3MT challenges you to present your research thesis to a general audience in only three minutes and using just one slide.

The 3MT Final was hosted online in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Winner - Kirsty Macaulay | School of Education

Questioning the Questions


Runner-up - Brondwyn McGhie | School of Science

Equipping Cancer Drugs with Navigation


People's Choice Award - Kasun Gunasekara | School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment

Simple Measures to Tell a Big Story


Finalists Playlist

Check out the videos from all our finalists in this playlist.

School and Institute Winners

School of Business Felix Nguyen
School of Computer, Data and Mathematics Balume Mburano
School of Education Kirsty Macaulay
School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment Kasun Gunasekara
School of Health Sciences Narendar Manohar
School of Humanities and Communication Arts Qiang Guo
School of Medicine Timothy Mann
School of Nursing and Midwifery Ariana Kong
School of Psychology Olga Soumpassakis
School of Science Brondwyn McGhie
School of Social Science Shilpi Dey
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Premchand Maisnam
Institute for Culture and Society Linda Marsden
The MARCS Institute Yanping Li
NICM Health Research Institute Justin Sinclair
Translational Health Research Institute Sam Hogan