What is My Thesis in 180 Seconds ?

The contest My Thesis in 180 Seconds invites yearly to doctoral and phd students to present their thesis topic in three minutes flat, using a single slide, in front of an audience of non-experts.
Inspired by the contest anglophone Three Minute Thesis (3MT®), this event aims to promote the research and to encourage the popularization of science, by highlighting the young researchers and their ability to explain complex topics in clear and accessible manner.
Organized at different levels (local, regional, national and international), the competition allows winners to continue the adventure in representing their establishment in the following steps.

Double distinction for GeoRessources during the final of the University of Lorraine !

The local finals of the contest My Thesis in 180 Seconds (MT180) of the University of Lorraine has brought together 11 yearly to doctoral and phd students from a major challenge : to present their thesis topic in three minutes only. At the end of the evening, Valentine Charvet, phd student at the laboratory GeoRessources, has distinguished herself by winning both the first prize of the jury and the Audience Award.

The contest My Thesis in 180 Seconds offers a doctoral level and the doctoral students to present their research in front of an audience of non-experts, in a short format and accessible. In three minutes and with a single slide, participants must explain several years of research in a clear, educational and engaging.

In this final local of the University of Lorraine, 11 candidates took the word turn to meet this challenge of scientific popularization. Each presentation has illustrated the diversity of the thematic research conducted in the laboratories of the university and the ability of young researchers to share their work with the general public.

At the end of the presentations, Valentine Charvet, phd student at the laboratory GeoRessources, has won the 1st prize of the jury and the Audience Award, a double distinction that rewards the quality of his performance and his ability to make his research accessible and engaging.

The podium of the final local

🥇 1st prize and public Prize : Valentine Charvet — GeoRessources
🥈 2nd prize : Gautier Mauritius — NOTCH
🥉 3rd prize and prize of the high school students : John Pauly — 2LPN

Beyond the rankings, the finish has highlighted the richness and excellence of the research conducted within the laboratories of the University of Lorraine, as well as the importance of science communication to make the research accessible to the greatest number.

Next step : the regional final

Thanks to his victory, Valentine Charvet, will represent the University of Lorraine in the regional final, which will be held on April 9 at the Planetarium of the Garden of science of the University of Strasbourg.

The whole team of GeoRessources him address his congratulations and wish him much success for the rest of the adventure.

(Re)Live the final
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