3M Planet is Back!
Do you believe that your dissertation research can contribute to and inspire climate action? Does your dissertation topic address the challenge of energy and/or climate change? Are you prepared to put your time where your mouth is?
Three minutes of your time, to be precise?
If so, we have some great news. The 3MPlanet competition is back!
The Centre for Energy Ethics invites all honours students at the University of St Andrews whose dissertation research explores topics related to energy, climate change and/or climate action, to its Three Minute Planet (3MPlanet) competition.
Adapted from the format of a Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) developed by the University of Queensland, we challenge you to present a compelling spoken presentation on your research topic and its significance to climate action to a non-specialist audience, in just three minutes.
HOW TO ENTER
To enter please fill in the following form Microsoft Forms where you will be asked to include your research title and a 150-word pitch. The pitch needs to make it clear how your dissertation research addresses the theme of the competition.
The selection committee will choose ten finalists who will receive expert training and be asked to prepare a three-minute presentation on their research, following the competition rules:
Strictly 3 minutes in length. Any presentation beyond the 3-minute limit will be disqualified.
Up to three static slides containing images only.
No props, no additional video or audio files, no costumes.
Spoken word only (no poems, no songs, no rapping)
Judging panel’s decisions are final.
The presentations will be delivered in front of live audience, and an expert judging panel, during the 3MPlanet final in March.
PRIZES
The winner of the 3MPlanet event will receive: £250
The runner up will receive: £150
The public vote laureate will receive: £150
In addition to cash prizes, the three winners will be invited to produce blog entries about their research which will be published on the Centre for Energy Ethics’ The Energy Blog and/or take part in a special episode of the All About Energy podcast.
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to the University of St Andrews undergraduate honours students from all disciplines who are either currently working on their dissertations, or who have submitted their dissertation in the 23/24 academic session.
The presentations need to be based on the applicant’s own original dissertation research (either fieldwork, lab experiment, or literature- based).
You can find more information on the Centre for Energy Ethics website: 3MPlanet 2023 | Energy Ethics (st-andrews.ac.uk)