Registration is officially open for the 4th edition of the ULisboa Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT), a unique challenge for doctoral students at the University of Lisbon: to explain, clearly, creatively, and accessibly, the impact of their research to a non-specialized audience—in just 3 minutes and with a single slide!
👉 Registration is open from February 2nd to 15th, 2026:
In addition to developing a skill that is increasingly valued in the academic and professional world—scientific communication—there are also significant cash prizes for the top three finishers:
🥇 1st place: 5.000 €
🥈 2nd place: 2.000 €
🥉 3rd place: 1.000 €
All candidates for the competition will have access to the Scientific Communication Course and a certificate of participation, while finalists and winners will also receive diplomas of merit.
Finalists of the 3rd edition of 3MT ULisboa at the competition's final, which took place at the Pavilhão de Portugal - Congress Centre in May 2025.
If you are pursuing a PhD, in your third year or further along, now is the time to show what your research can mean for society—and perhaps win an award that could make a difference in your academic and professional career!
➡️ Register now! Applications are open until february 15th, 2026.
More information and the application form are available on the official competition page:
The Ciências ULisboa has been present at all previous editions:
🎙 2023 — Patrícia Chaves (CE3C) conquered the 2nd place.
🎙 2024 — Ciências was the most represented school in the final, with four doctoral students as finalists, and Nuno Gonçalves (Instituto de astrofísica e ciências do espaço -Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences) once again achieved 2nd place.
🎙 2025 — Rita Eusébio and Joel Laia (CE3C) represented our community in an exciting final, presented by Nuno Gonçalves.
This journey demonstrates not only the talent of our doctoral students, but also the strength of our diverse scientific fields.
Watch the final of the last edition, which took place at the Pavilhão de Portugal Congress Centre in May 2025: