Could you present an 80,000-word thesis in three minutes?
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That is the challenge for Charles Sturt University (CSU) doctoral students at the Three Minute Thesis competition.
Students have to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience. The competition celebrates the discoveries made by CSU’s research students and develops their skills in communicating the importance and value of their research to the broader community.
Established by The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008, Three Minute Thesis is now held in at least 600 universities in more than 65 countries.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Mary Kelly said the broad concept of the competition was simple.
“The presenter has one PowerPoint slide and three minutes speaking on stage,” Professor Kelly said.
“It is becoming more and more important for doctoral candidates and researchers to be able to explain their research to wider audiences.”
“They need to be able to distil their complex research into language that can be understood by everybody and identify how this research is novel and can deliver benefits to the broader community.”
CSU students will take part in the finals on Wednesday at 4pm in the Wagga Council Chambers. The public is welcome.
The winner of the final will go on to represent the university at the 2018 Asia-Pacific final in Brisbane in September.