2021 HDR Communication Competitions
This year CDU Plans to take part in the Virtual Three Minute Thesis and Visualise your Thesis
Timeline (TBC)
Mid - May Expressions of Interest open
Mid-June Expressions of Interest close
Late-June - EOI outcomes announced
Mid-July - 3MT and VYT training (it is important to attend the training as it makes a noticeable difference to the quality of the entries).
4 August - Draft entries due
11 August - Feedback given on drafts
18 August - Final Submission due
1 - 3 September - Winner announced at the 2021 HDR Conference
See below for information about last year's winners.
2020 Competition
In 2020, CDU took part in the Virtual Three Minute Thesis and Visualise your Thesis competitions. We have received entries from 12 HDR students.
The Winners of the Visualise your Thesis competition were:
The Winners for the Virtual Three Minute Thesis were:
Beautiful but Fragile: Multi-hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS) in Indonesia
A birthing tree and a safe place for growing healthy babies
Suicides in hospitals and prisons Reducing the holes in the cheese
One Size does not fit all
Small babies, Small returns
There are 7 entries in the competition. Please click through the slides to view the full entry:
Understanding the impact of education agent services on Nepalese students' study experiences in Australia
Exploring the third space in creative therapies
Community-based fisheries management through a gender lens: examining gendered participation in fisheries management and monitoring in Timor-Leste
Introducing radical cure for P. vivax malaria: stakeholder networks, policy processes and contextual factors influencing policy change in three countries
Supporting Custodians to raise awareness of and respect for sacred sites through cultural education platforms in Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
Territory Kidney Care: a clinical decision support tool for chronic kidney disease – development, validation, and cost-effectiveness
Artistic bodies in response to disaster
Virtual Three Minute Thesis
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) looks a little different this year due. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 3MT in 2020 involves pre-recorded presentations, rather than live presentations in front of an audience, as was the format in the previous years. Please note: competitors *will not* be judged on video/ recording quality or editing capabilities (optional inclusions). Judging will focus on the presentation, ability to communicate research to a non-specialist audience, and 3MT PowerPoint slide.
Competitors have 3 minutes to effectively explain their research in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The 3MT competition cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. See https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/watch-3mt for examples of previous winners.
For the CDU competition, the prizes are:
The CDU winner will be invited to submit an entry in the 2020 Virtual Asia-Pacific 3MT Final. They have the option to either submit their current presentation or rerecord and submit a new presentation. Prizes for the Asia Pacific competition include research travel grants between $1000 and $5000.
Visualise your Thesis
Visualise your Thesis is an international competition for graduate researchers, created by the University of Melbourne. Entry is open to currently-enrolled PhD and Master by Research candidates who are active and attending. It is suitable for all disciplines and for students at any stage of their candidature.
Competitors present their projects in a 60-second, eye-catching, audio-visual digital display. Using a pre-supplied template, they are tasked with developing a striking e-poster presentation that succinctly describes their research, and its potential benefits, to a non-specialist audience.
For the CDU competition, the prizes are:
The winning entry (first place) will represent Charles Darwin University in the 2020 Visualise Your Thesis International Competition, which will be held online. Check the international competition website for prize details (https://research.unimelb.edu.au/visualiseyourthesis)