Three Minute Thesis Competition

The 3MT Competition supports the development of research students’ capacity to communicate ideas effectively to a range of non-specialist audiences and to the wider community.

The UNSW Business School runs a 3MT Competition Heat every year where the top three students from the Business School heat go on to compete in the UNSW 3MT Interfaculty Final, hosted by the Graduate Research School. The winner of the UNSW 3MT Interfaculty Final then presents at the Australia and New Zealand Three Minute Thesis Competition on behalf of UNSW, with over 30 other Universities from Australia and New Zealand.

Date of 2020 Heat: Tuesday, 4th August 2020
Location: Online 10:30am - 2:30pm
Please complete the application form
Application closes Friday, 3rd July

Award Winners

The 2020 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place: Fatima Jamal Khan, PhD Candidate School of Economics. Positive Psychology, Human Capital and Wellbeing: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan.
Second Place: Blair Wang, PhD Candidate SISTM. Critical Theory Perspectives on Location-Independent Digital Work and Digital Nomadism.
Third Place: Angtyasti Jiwasiddi, PhD Candidate SISTM. Understanding the relationship between digital nomads and local communities.
People's Choice Award: Blair Wang, PhD candidate SISTM.

The 2019 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place: Christian Criado-Perez Chanin, School of Management
Runner Up: Nursafwah Tugiman, School of Marketing
Third Place: Daniel Wheadon, School of Economics
People's Choice Award: Christian Criado-Perez Chanin, School of Management and Julian Prester, School of Information Systems, Technology & Management

The 2018 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place: Bradley Hastings, School of Management
Runner Up: Guillaume Boglioni Beaulieu, School of Risk & Actuarial Studies
Third Place: Eunice Khoo, School of Accounting
People's Choice Award: David Lie, School of Marketing

The 2017 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place & People's Choice Award:
Yitang (Jenny) Yang, School of Accounting
Runner Up: Varina Michaels, School of Management
Third Place: Felix Septianto, School of Marketing

The 2016 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place: Benjamin Walker, School of Management
Runner Up: Cecilia Yi-Hsuan Chiu, School of Accounting
Third Place: Jake An, School of Marketing and Carmel Emanuel, School of Accounting
People’s Choice Award: Benjamin Walker, School of Management

The 2015 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place: Jeffrey Scott, School of Taxation & Business Law
Runner Up: Hien Hoang, School of Accounting
Third Place: David Bell, School of Risk & Actuarial Studies
People’s Choice Award: Jeffrey Scott, School of Taxation & Business Law

The 2014 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place: Ann Kayis, School of Taxation & Business Law
Runner Up: Anastasia Utesheva, School of Information Systems, Technology & Management
Third Place & People’s Choice Award: Rifat Sharmelly, School of Management

The 2013 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place: Benjamin Walker, School of Management
Runner Up & People’s Choice Award: Ilro Lee, School of Management
Third Place: Peter Slattery, School of Information Systems, Technology & Management

The 2012 Business School 3MT Competition Heat

First Place & People’s Choice Award: Shan Zhou, School of Accounting
Runner Up: Sumaiya Ahmed, School of Marketing