The Office of the Dean of Doctoral Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation are delighted to announce the launch of the 3rd annual University wide UCC Thesis in Three Minutes competition.

The 2025 UCC Three Minute Thesis competition will support doctoral students to develop as confident research communicators. All Postgraduate Research Students are eligible to enter and participants are asked to present their research using one slide, and taking a maximum of three minutes; performances are also welcome. The aim of the presentation is to communicate your research to a diverse audience, and to support your development as a confident research communicator.

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 9pm on Sunday June 8th 2025.

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.

• Professor Orla Lynch - Dean of Doctoral Studies
• Professor 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
• Professor 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 in-person finals of the Three Minute Thesis competition will take place on Thursday October 9th 2025.

The winner will represent UCC at the Irish Universities Association (IUA) National Three Minute Thesis final in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin in November 2025.

Previous winners

Contact

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