Three Minute Thesis

Members of the public and the Deakin community are invited to be part of the audience for the final of the Deakin University Three Minute Thesis competition for 2015.

The event will held in Building BC, Burwood Corporate Centre Level 2, Burwood Campus on Thursday 13^th August from 3.00pm to 5.00pm.

The 3MT is an exercise in developing academic and research communication skills. Higher degrees by research students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.

Deakin's winner will receive $2000 and be sponsored to travel to represent Deakin in the Trans-Tasman Competition.

The winner of the Trans-Tasman final receives $5000.

• Watch videos of all the finalists in action from last year.

The line-up for the Deakin University Three Minute Thesis competition final for 2015 is:

• Anas Sultan - IFM
  Towards Biocompatible Medical Implants
   
• Sarah Steen - Business and Law
  “Do the right thing!” - Towards an understanding of employee’s workplace recycling behaviours
   
• Natalie Gasz - Science Engineering and Built Environment
  Medical maggots: Misunderstood superheroes?
   
• Laura Kraak - Arts and Education
  Human rights-based approaches to World Heritage conservation
   
• Rhonda Garad - Health
  Health literacy: an opportunity for a fairer health system
   
• Elodie Camprasse - Science Engineering and Built Environment (Wildcard entrant)
  What makes a good parent? An investigation in seabirds
   
• Rashad Hasanov - Business and Law
  Regime matters
   
• Rebecca Leech - Health
  Understanding adults’ meal patterns
   
• Shivapratap Gopakumar - Science Engineering and Built Environment
  Automatic Prediction of Disease Risk: A pathway to live long and prosper
   
• Timothy Budge - Arts and Education
  Creating change

Admission is free.

View additional details on the 3 Minute Thesis Competition or register online to attend.