Competition puts PhD students under pressure to present thesis in three minutes

Phd student Lianne Shanely was named the Three Minute competion winner for her assessment of the immune response to novel biomaterials. Picture: Jason Clarke.

As opposed to the norm of presenting an 80,000 word thesis in up to nine hours, eight PhD students from across Ireland went head to head on Wednesday, presenting their research in just three minutes.

The Three Minute Thesis competition was not for the faint-hearted, and saw participants present their extensive research in minutes using just one slide, while ensuring the presentation was easily understood by a general audience.