AUT’s 2025 3MT Winner Is…
Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the 2025 AUT 3 Minute Thesis Finals! Whether you joined in person or online, we hope you enjoyed the presentations and […]
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Announcing AUT’s 2025 3MT Finalists!
Thank you and congratulations to all our doctoral students who have been involved in the 3 Minute Thesis competition this year! From a field of quality video presentations in the […]
Why Should You Give a Poster Presentation?
Story time. Back when I was a PhD student, my university ran an annual postgraduate research exposition – much like the AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium. I went along as a first-year humanities student…
Entries Open for Three Minute Thesis (3MT) 2025
Enter now! Applications close Friday 4 July 2025. Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ). Competitors have three minutes to present […]
AUT 3MT Winner Ryan Howard Competing in Asia-Pacific Competition
At a buzzing AUT 3MT Finals event on 13 September, Ryan Howard was crowned the 2024 AUT 3 Minute Thesis champion! Ryan impressed our AUT judges with his presentation on […]
3 Essentials for Preparing an Effective Oral Presentation
Giving an oral presentation at a conference or symposium is a great way to directly communicate your research to your scholarly peers. It’s a rare opportunity to have the (hopefully) […]
Tips for Producing an Engaging 3MT Video Submission in 2024
A version of this article was first published on Thesislink in June 2020, and has now been updated for 2024. The premise of the 3 Minute Thesis competition is simple: […]
Time to Enter 3 Minute Thesis!
Doctoral students take note: the 3 Minute Thesis competition is now open for entries! The premise is simple but the challenge is real. Take years of complex research, and present […]
Submit your Abstract for the PG Research Symposium!
Ready to share your research with the AUT whānau? Our annual AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium is coming up on Monday 9 September! All honours, masters, and doctoral research students are […]
Entries Open Now for 3 Minute Thesis!
Want to tell the world about your research? Now’s your chance! The annual 3 Minute Thesis (‘3MT’) competition is now open for entries. If you are writing a Masters or […]
3 Minute Thesis Entries Now Open
Have you ever tried to describe your research to flatmates, cousins, or mail carriers? Have you noticed blank stares, slow nods, or swift changes of subject? It can be incredibly […]
Presenting at an Online Conference Part 5: More Resources
Editor’s Note: This is the last in Scott’s 5-part series on online conferences. Find Scott’s earlier articles here: Part 1 on choosing a presentation format, Part 2 on preparing an […]