Preparing your 3MT Presentation (In-person workshop)

For graduate students in the University of Toronto.

Every year the School of Graduate Studies hosts the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®), an academic research communication exercise developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. The 3MT showcases graduate students from across the University of Toronto presenting their thesis work to a generalist audience in three minutes using one static PowerPoint slide. 

Participating in 3MT is an opportunity to improve your presentation skills, as well as to learn about the exciting scholarship that other U of T graduate researchers are working on. Figuring out how to explain your highly specialized research to non-experts is an important skill, which you will use as your research career progresses in graduate school as well as after you finish your degree. 

In addition to enhancing your research communication skills and showcasing your scholarship, there are prizes for 3MT participants selected as winners: $1,250 for first place, $750 for second place, $500 for third place, and $200 for the people’s choice winner, paid into your student account. 

Interested in learning more? Watch a recording of the latest information session.

Find out more about 3MT at U of T.

See the resources from the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology.

Agenda

Join this session to learn how to develop and present a 3MT.

By the end of this workshop, participants will review and implement strategies for both writing and presenting their 3MT.

Participants will evaluate and discuss winning 3MT presentations, paying particular attention to slide design, oral presentation style, and the structure of the talk. Through workshop activities, participants will have the opportunity to receive feedback on components of their 3MT.

When and where

In person, Friday January 16, 3 - 4:30pm

Claude T. Bissell Building (140 St. George St.), St. George Campus

Register now (requires UTORID)

Dates for the U of T competition

U of T Heats - In person, February 9 - 19, 2026

U of T Semi-Finals - In person, March 3 - 5, 2026

U of T Finals - In person, March 25, 2026