{"id":2806,"date":"2026-02-26T10:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/?p=2806"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:03:00","slug":"call-for-participants-3mt-three-minute-thesis-competition-30-may-2026-register-until-31-03-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/2026\/02\/26\/call-for-participants-3mt-three-minute-thesis-competition-30-may-2026-register-until-31-03-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for participants: 3MT (Three-Minute-Thesis) competition (30 May 2026, register until 31 Mar 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you a PhD student at the University of G\u00f6ttingen? Can you present the core message of your doctoral thesis in just three minutes &#8211; in English? If so, the <em>Three\u2011Minute\u2011Thesis (3MT) Competition is for you!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-1024x324.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-997\" style=\"width:219px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-1024x324.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-150x47.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-768x243.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-1536x485.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-2048x647.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-220x70.jpg 220w, https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/09\/3MT_Logo_Mono-1320x417.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><u>Date &amp; time<\/u>: Saturday 30\u202fMay\u202f2026, 15:30\u202fh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u>Venue<\/u>: Central Lecture Hall (ZHG), Platz der G\u00f6ttinger Sieben, G\u00f6ttingen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u>Format<\/u>: Each participant delivers a three\u2011minute presentation in English. A jury composed of members of the Graduate Schools will evaluate the presentations afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-goettingen.de\/de\/coimbra+group+three-minute-thesis+%28cg+3mt%29+competition\/601141.html \">https:\/\/www.uni-goettingen.de\/de\/coimbra+group+three-minute-thesis+%28cg+3mt%29+competition\/601141.html <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2024 the Graduate Schools, together with Alumni G\u00f6ttingen\u202fe.V., have been organising their own 3MT sessions as part of the university\u2019s Alumni Day, following the rules and judging criteria established by the University of Queensland, the originator of the 3MT format. Thanks to Alumni G\u00f6ttingen e.V. prizes of in sum 350 \u20ac will be awarded (1<sup>st<\/sup> prize: 200 \u20ac, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> prize: 100 \u20ac, audience prize: 50 \u20ac).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u>Coaching<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to offer optional coaching for all participants who will present on 30\u202fMay. The coaching programme includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Online preparatory sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>An on\u2011<\/em>site meeting in May\u202f2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>During the coaching you can refine your three\u2011minute talk, receive feedback on your slide design, and practise your presentation. While participation is optional, it is highly recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u00b4re interested to participate, please send an email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:office@gauss.uni-goettingen.de?subject=Participation in the 3MT competition 2026\">office@gauss.uni-goettingen.de<\/a> until 31.03.2023 with the following information:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PhD&nbsp;programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working title of your thesis \/ presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Further details on the format and the official rules can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au\/resources\/competition-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au\/resources\/competition-rules<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will keep you informed about the final programme and any additional information via our newsletter. We just wanted to plant this idea in your mind early on\u2014no pressure at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to come as a guest to join this vibrant and cross-disciplinary event, mark it in your schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note: In order to present the diversity of research disciplines at our university, we try to build the program accordingly, and admit only one PhD student per working group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a PhD student at the University of G\u00f6ttingen? Can you present the core message of your doctoral thesis in just three minutes &#8211; in English? If so, the <em>Three\u2011Minute\u2011Thesis (3MT) Competition is for you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Date &amp; time: Saturday 30\u202fMay\u202f2026, 15:30\u202fh<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Central Lecture Hall (ZHG), Platz der G\u00f6ttinger Sieben, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/2026\/02\/26\/call-for-participants-3mt-three-minute-thesis-competition-30-may-2026-register-until-31-03-2026\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310,309],"tags":[299,308],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2806"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3127,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2806\/revisions\/3127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.uni-goettingen.de\/gauss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}