Springer Nature sponsors first Singapore Three Minute Thesis competition

PhD students from four universities in Singapore compete at Nanyang Technological University for popular science communication award Twenty PhD candidates from Singapore will gather on 4 August 2017 at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), for the 2017 Singapore Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. The competition challenges participants to explain their research thesis in a clear and engaging three-minute talk aimed at non-specialists. The main prize, which is sponsored by Springer Nature, is EUR 2,000 to attend the Asia-Pacific 3MT® in Brisbane, Australia on 29 September 2017. Developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, 3MT® events are now held in over 400 institutions across six continents. This is the first ever nationwide 3MT® competition in Singapore and it is organised by the NTU Graduate Student Council (NTUGSC). Five PhD students are nominated to attend the Singapore 3MT® from each of the four participating universities: National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and Singapore University of Technology & Design. The judges will select one Singapore 3MT® winner and two runner-ups from the 20 finalists. The Asia-Pacific 3MT® draws students from Australia, New Zealand, and other countries from Asia such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan. Antoine Bocquet, Vice President of Sales Japan, India, Southeast Asia and Oceania said: “Young researchers need to be able to expla...
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