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Research Student Showcase

Whakāturanga Rangahau

28 May 2024

UC’s Research Student Showcase is a series of annual competition events for postgraduate students to showcase their research and engage a wider audience.

HOW TO APPLY

The Showcase is a unique networking opportunity to present your research to other postgraduate students and professional staff across UC and includes amazing prizes and training workshops. 

THe Research Student Showcase 2025 will take place on 6 August. More details will be available here soon!

Whakāturanga Rangahau | Research Student Showcase events are hosted by Te Kura Tāura | UC Graduate School and Te Puna Mātauraka | UC Library

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Research Student Showcase Competitions
Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

Could you explain your entire thesis in three minutes?

Visualise Your Thesis 

Could you create a 60 second video showcasing your thesis?

Exhibit Your Thesis

Could you summarise your entire thesis onto a single poster?

Workshops to support participants
3 Minute Thesis Workshop: Presenting your Research to Lay Audiences

Get tips about what makes a good 3MT presentation and to enhance your personal presentation skills.

Exhibit your Thesis Workshop: Designing a Research Poster

Learn more about developing engaging posters that allow lay audiences to connect with your research

Visualise Your Thesis: Drop in Sessions

View dates for drop-in sessions to support Visualise Your Thesis contest entrants.

3 Minute Thesis Workshop: Top tipsfrom our 2024 winners

Join us as our 2024 Faculty Winners share their top tips and advice in participating in Three Minute Thesis to help kick start your entry.

News and events
2023 Research student showcase winners
Students showcase research in quick-fire thesis challenge

(15/8/24) Rewiring your brain, the menstrual cycle, and a fashion emergency are some of the captivating topics presented at UC’s Research Student Showcase held last night. 

2023 Research student showcase winners
Research students’ creativity pays off at quick-fire challenge

(9/8/23) From volcanic hazards to student engagement in performing arts, the UC’s fast-paced Research Student Showcase highlighted a range of outstanding research topics.

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