Contest gives grad students just three minutes to explain work
Humanities graduate student Yussif Yakubu explains his research, 'The problem of social behaviour', at this week's Three Minute Thesis competition. The contest sees grad students compete to explain their research to an audience in just three minutes.
A number of graduate students are spending the day in CIBC Hall (Third Floor, McMaster University Student Centre) explaining their research.
It’s the final day for the McMaster portion of the Three Minute Thesis competition, in which grad students are challenged to explain thousands of hours of their work (and its wider impact) in just three minutes. The championship round begins at 1:30 p.m.
Those who made it to today are hoping to get through to the provincial finals, to be hosted on campus April 24.
The contest is meant to help students learn to effectively communicate complex research to audiences who aren’t necessarily familiar with their field of work.
Scott Thompson, AM900 CHML radio host, will serve as MC during the championship round. Judges in the final round include: Jeff Mahoney (The Hamilton Spectator), David Carter (Innovation Factory), Grace Diffey (Hamilton Community Foundation) Rebecca Bourque (Mitacs) and Duncan Martin (McMaster alumnus, formerly with the Ministry of Labour).
