The 2024 UCC Three Minute Thesis competition will support doctoral students to develop as confident research communicators. Doctoral students are asked to present their research using one slide taking a maximum of three minutes. The aim of the presentation is to communicate research to a diverse audience.

Guidelines

• Presentations are limited to 3 minutes and entries exceeding 3 minutes are invalid.
• A single static slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description).
• A video accompanied by audio should be submitted (audio and video in one file).
• The presentation should be continuous (ie. one take, no editing).
• The video timing commences when the candidate starts speaking.

Submission deadline

The closing date for entries is 5pm on Friday May 31st, 2024.

How to enter

Only entries submitted through the Three Minute Thesis submission form are accepted.

Shortlisting committee

The judging panel will comprise of the Dean of Doctoral Studies and the Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in each college.

• Dr Orla Lynch - Dean of Doctoral Studies
• Dr Eric Moore - Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science
• Dr Barry Monaghan - Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
• Dr Ronan Carberry - Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Business and Law
• Professor Yvonne Nolan - Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Medicine and Health

Awards ceremony

The finals of the Three Minute Thesis competition will take place on Wednesday October 9th 2024.

The winner will represent UCC at the Irish Universities Association (IUA) National Three Minute Thesis final in Dublin on the 14th November 2024.

Previous winners

Contact

Direct all queries to the Dean of Doctoral Studies, Dr Orla Lynch.