Sixteen university representatives will take the stage this Thursday, May 13th to summarise their years of research within three minutes. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an internationally recognised research communication and presentation competition. Developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, the 3MT challenges thesis-based graduate students to deliver an effective and compelling description and significance of their work in three minutes or less to a non-specialist audience. To date, the competition is held in 900 universities across more than 85 countries worldwide.
The University of British Columbia (UBC), one of Canada’s top institutions of higher learning, was among the first to host this exciting event in 2011. Tebby’s journey started in February when she competed in the first heats and successfully progressed through the different stages. In the end, in March, 10 finalists took the virtual stage in an event with record-breaking attendance where she was selected the overall winner for her engaging and illuminating presentation entitled 'MyData_MyVoice: Prevalence of Anemia among San Women and Young Children in Rural Botswana'. This year, there were over 100 participants from across different disciplines, including medicine, engineering, forestry, microbiology, archeology, psychology, and others.
