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Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and the Office for the Dean of Graduate Studies, supported by UniSA Academic Units.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is a global celebration of research, held in over 900 universities across 85+ countries. University of South Australia's PhD candidates are rising to the challenge to present their research with one slide and just three minutes - showcasing the ideas that promise a lifetime of impact.
Finalists and presentations include:
Anita Kral, Fungi: Not Such a ‘Fun Guy’ in the Airways, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
Cheryl Chan, Seeing More from Space: Designing Compact Infrared Telescopes with Freeform Optics, UniSA STEM
Darren Taljaard, Show Me What You Mean: Better Reading Materials for Students with Dyslexia, UniSA Creative
Dinethi Jayarathna, Seen, Heard, Connected: Bursting the Hybrid Work Bubble, UniSA Justice & Society
Emily Eglitis, It’s a Cruel Summer: Hidden Summertime Health Risks for Kids, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
Louise King, What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do, UniSA Education Futures
Namrata Nair, Making Neighbourhoods Safer Through Inclusive Sanitation, UniSA Business
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.
Image: Sarah McMullen-Roach, 2024 UniSA 3MT Grand Final
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and the Office for the Dean of Graduate Studies, supported by UniSA Academic Units.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is a global celebration of research, held in over 900 universities across 85+ countries. University of South Australia's PhD candidates are rising to the challenge to present their research with one slide and just three minutes - showcasing the ideas that promise a lifetime of impact.
Finalists and presentations include:
Anita Kral, Fungi: Not Such a ‘Fun Guy’ in the Airways, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
Cheryl Chan, Seeing More from Space: Designing Compact Infrared Telescopes with Freeform Optics, UniSA STEM
Darren Taljaard, Show Me What You Mean: Better Reading Materials for Students with Dyslexia, UniSA Creative
Dinethi Jayarathna, Seen, Heard, Connected: Bursting the Hybrid Work Bubble, UniSA Justice & Society
Emily Eglitis, It’s a Cruel Summer: Hidden Summertime Health Risks for Kids, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
Louise King, What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do, UniSA Education Futures
Namrata Nair, Making Neighbourhoods Safer Through Inclusive Sanitation, UniSA Business
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.
Image: Sarah McMullen-Roach, 2024 UniSA 3MT Grand Final
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
