ThesisIn3
UCD ThesisIn3
Graduate Studies announce the 8th annual UCD ThesisIn3 competition. This competition supports graduate research students in their development as confident research communicators, and we invite all UCD Stage 2 PhD Students to submit an entry and share your research with the UCD community.
The ThesisIn3 Competition will take place on Wednesday 28th May 2025 at 11am (Coffee/Tea served at 11:00, Event starts at 11:30am). All members of the UCD community are welcome to attend.
Research students are challenged to present their research in three minutes, using only one slide, to a non-specialist audience. Entrants must distil their niche subjects and intensive research into bite-sized presentations that will inform and entertain the general public.
The UCD winner will also receive a €250 One-For-All voucher and the two Runners-Up will each receive a €100 One-For-All voucher and serve as ambassadors for UCD research, with recordings of their presentations on the Graduate Studies website.
The winner of ThesisIn3 will represent UCD:
- in the National Irish Universities Association (IUA) competition. Full details and a recording of 2024 event and filming is available here: (opens in a new window)https://www.iua.ie/events/three-minute-thesis-iua-national-final-2024/
- and at the (opens in a new window)Universitas21 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®), where they will compete with researchers from all over the globe.
Entrants are required to submit a 200-word abstract outlining their research in accessible, everyday terms and a short bio. Please download, complete and send your 2025UCDThesisIn3ApplicationForm using the Graduate Studies Connector, (choose ThesisIn3 from the drop down menu) by Monday 28th April.
A workshop with Phil Smyth from UCD Foundation and broadcaster RTE on preparation for the ThesisIn3 and research presentation more generally will be open for all PhD students. The workshop will take place on Friday 16th April at 11 am in The Red Room, Student Centre. You can register (opens in a new window)here.
For full terms and conditions, please see UCD ThesisIn3 - Terms and Conditions.
For general enquiries, please contact us via the Graduate Studies Connector, selecting ThesisIn3 Competition from the drop-down menu.
2024 ThesisIn3 winners
Winner - Melissa Kinch, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Science
Runner up - Sara Dada, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Science
Runner up - Jenny Power, UCD School of Medicine
People's choice award - Colleen Lawless, School of Biology and Environmental Science
2023 ThesisIn3 Winners
Winner – Sergei Katsuba, UCD Sutherland School of Law
Decade of violence: How authoritarian regimes instigate violence and hate crimes against marginalised groups
Runner up – Mary Davis, UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science
COM and get it: Why weights for women with obesity is the way to go
Runner up – Laura Gunning, UCD Institute of Food and Health
Discovering a ‘whey’ towards healthy ageing
2022 ThesisIn3 Winners
Winner – Tara Brady, UCD School of Medicine
An apple a day may keep the respiratory doctor away
Runner up – Lorna O'Donoghue, UCD School of Medicine / Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research
Platelets Drive – WE survive
Runner up – Sophie du Bois de Dunilac, UCD School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Centre for Biomedical Engineering
Get a Grip! How partial slipping of our fingers informs us of grip safety
2021 ThesisIn3 Winner
UCD ThesisIn3 and (opens in a new window)U21 Three Minute Thesis® Competition Winner – Morgan Morris, UCD School of Chemistry/BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
Lactose in 3: A Cash Cow for Targeting Tumours
See more ThesisIn3 videos on our (opens in a new window)YouTube Channel