Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation has partnered with the Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) founded by University of Queensland to celebrate and showcase research undertaken in Ramsay Health Care facilities.
This competition is only open to PhD students enrolled in Australian universities and challenges PhD students to present their PhD research in 3 minutes using 1 static slide.
Please view the Three Minute Thesis website for a detailed overview: https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/home
Ramsay Research Month 3MT competition is a virtual competition run nationally across Australia. The winners of this competition will not progress to the National 3MT competition or the Asia Pacific finals. Entrants who wish to compete in these competitions must enter via their own universities.
Opening and Closing Dates
The competition will open on Monday 25 July.
Closing Date: Entries must be submitted by 11:55pm AEST Sunday 4 September 2022.
Eligibility
An entrant must be
- currently enrolled* in an Australian University as PhD candidate, and
- be undertaking their PhD research in a Ramsay Health Care facility
Entrants can include Ramsay Health Care employees, Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) or PhD candidates whose research occurred in a Ramsay Health Care facility.
*For this year only (2022), PhD graduates who have graduated between January 2022 – June 2022 and who meet the other eligibility criteria will also be eligible.
Prizes
We will award 2 x $500 prizes in the form of vouchers (no cash prizes). There will be a People’s Choice awarded via a popular vote and the overall Winner awarded by a judging panel convened by RHRF using the 3MT criteria: https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/resources/judging-criteria-and-panel.
The Competition
The competition will be run as a virtual format (video submission) and hosted online by the Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation.
Participants will be required to submit a video of no more than 3 minutes (or 180 seconds) complying with the 3MT virtual completion guidelines and rules, available here:
https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/virtual-competition-rules.
The competition will be run nationally with only one round. There will be two prizes, a People’s Choice and an Overall Winner Both will be acknowledged in Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation and Ramsay Health Care marketing materials but will not move onto subsequent 3MT competitions.
How to enter
Applicants will be asked to complete an online application form and provide the YouTube link.
Your 3MT video must be uploaded to YouTube on either a public or ‘Unlisted’ video link. Please do not submit links to ‘Private’ YouTube videos as we will not be able to access the video and applicants will need to include this link in your application.
Only one entry per eligible person.
Complete the online application form below including the YouTube link by the closing date.
If there are any issues submitting your application please contact info@rhrf.org.au with subject line: 3MT application issues.