It’s Canada’s first National Virtual 3 Minute Thesis Competition and UBC’s Stephanie Harvard (PhD, School of Population and Health) is in the running for the top prize. Vote for your favourite in the People’s Choice category – voting closes June 2. The winners will be announced June 12.
You can see all the national finalist videos here.
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Stephanie’s presentation is entitled: Does Quality of Care Influence Health and Costs? A Study in‘Spondylo’-Arthritis.
She was awarded the opportunity to have her video compete on the national stage by placing first in UBC’s 3 Minute Thesis completion and then going on to place second at the western regional event hosted by the University of Calgary.
All 11 national finalists were videotaped before live audiences at the regional competitions. They were challenged to explain their research and its impact to a general audience without props and in only one three-minute take.
The competition is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) and national winner will be presented at the CAGS annual conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
The National Champion will be chosen by the CAGS judges panel: Nobel Laureate Dr John Polanyi, CBC journalist Kady O’Malley and former CAGS president and Dean of Arts at the University of Waterloo, Doug Peers.
This is Canada’s first national 3MT competition. This year 38 schools participated.
The 3MT concept originated at the University of Queensland in 2008.
Videos from UBC’s semi-final and final 3MT rounds can be viewed here.
For more information on 3MT at UBC.
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