Communicate your research: the 3MT in LMP
The LMP 3MT is open for submissions!
Any learner in LMP can submit an entry up until midnight on January 7, 2024. Check out the resources here before preparing your entry.
If you need any help or want to access recordings of training sessions, contact lmp.communications@utoronto.ca.
The 3MT (or 3-Minute Thesis) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia in 2008.
It is you, your research project, one slide and 3 minutes.
You are communicating to a non-scientific audience about why you’re doing your research and what you hope to achieve with it.
You are not judged on your research or the science, you are judged on how you communicate it. You can take part even if you have zero research results yet!
See our resources page for competitors, coaches and judges
The LMP competition
The University of Toronto competition is run every Spring by the Centre for Graduate Professional Development for doctoral and master’s students.
In LMP, we will run our own departmental competition in December – February, open to all LMP students and trainees in any program.
Our aim is to provide a fun and interesting way for any of our learners to learn about communicating their science.
Why you should do it
This should be called ‘why shouldn’t you do it?’!
It is a great opportunity for you to:
- develop your communication skills
- learn how to communicate your research to a lay audience
- learn more about the other research happening in LMP
- have fun
- be challenged
- if you’re successful, you’ll get great exposure as a researcher!
- You can also win a cash prize of $250 (1st prize), $150 (2nd prize) or $100 (3rd prize).
How the LMP 3MT will work
You, as an LMP learner, are welcome to attend any of these sessions, even if you do not end up competing.
7 November: Dr. Laurent Bozec and Dr. Laura Dempster, experts in science communication and 3MT, held a zoom session explaining what the 3MT is and how to be successful (and therefore how you can communicate your science to a lay audience). If you missed this and want to access the recording, please email lmp.communications@utoronto.ca.
22 November: Students who have seen success in 3MT shared their experiences and advice in a peer-to-peer zoom session. If you missed this and want to access the recording, please email lmp.communications@utoronto.ca.
December 5: Group feedback session. Dr. Bozec and Dr. Dempster held a session to help students across LMP and Dentistry plan their 3MTs.
December - February: The Peer Communications Team will provide coaching services to those who want it to help them perfect their presentation.
December 1 – January 7: You record yourself on your phone or computer and submit your 3MT video entry via our online form. Deadline for submissions will be midnight on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
January: Judges will review the videos and pick either semi finalists or finalists, depending on the number of entries received.
February 8, 5 - 6 pm, 2024: The in-person finals for LMP 3MT.
February, 2024: Entries open for the U of T competition. MHSc, MSc and PhD students are eligible to enter the university-wide competition.
April 25, 2024: the LMP winner presents at the LMP Research Day.
Find out how to be successful in the 3MT by accessing our resources page.