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Oihane Colodron Sanchez
This Tuesday, June 23, the preliminary phase of the competition for doctoral students on the Móstoles campus takes place at the URJC.
This is a research communication contest, initially developed by the University of Queensland (Australia) in 2008 and currently being held at different universities in various countries around the world.
The participants are students who are at least in the second year of doctoral programs at one of the convening universities. From the International Doctoral School (EID) they state that: “The 'Thesis in 3 Minutes' contest does not trivialize research, but rather develops students' skills, helps build a culture of research and benefits the external relations of the university ”.
The phase prior to the contest is carried out in the four universities and in each one a single representative is chosen to compete in the final phase. Both this phase and the final are held in an open and public session, where the order of presentation of the candidates is determined in a draw held before the start of the session.
Participants have three minutes to present their research topic, its objectives, the problems identified, the contribution of said research to their solution and the impact that their work will have on society in general and on the academic and research community. in particular.
The contest is presented as a transversal training activity of the EID and is endowed with a prize for the winners in each branch of knowledge. The jury will take into consideration the clarity with which the research is presented, if its objectives are interesting, if the language is understandable and appropriate for a non-specialized audience, if important information is provided and how the intervention time is used.
This contest is held following the guidelines established by the activity called "Three Minute Thesis" developed by the University of Queensland (Australia). The final phase will be held on June 7, 2019 at the Autonomous University of Madrid.
