3MT® is a fantastic way to present your research in front of your colleagues, synthesising your research and findings into just three minutes! This is a supportive yet competitive way of making your mark in your research community, and gives you the chance to network with your fellow researchers. The winner of Northumbria University's 3MT® competition will get the chance to compete in the Regionals (in 2026 these will be hosted by Teesside University) and Nationals held later this year, plus prizes for the top three in the competition.

The Northumbria competition final will take place at the 2026 PGR Conference, provisionally booked for Thursday 4 June.

As with the 2025 competition, a maximum of three competitors per faculty will make it through to the final. Faculties will hold heats to determine which PGR students progress to the final, and will communciate the date of these to you.

This session is designed to give you all of the information and advice you will need to be successful in the competition, though attending the session is not a pre-requisite for entering 3MT®.

The session will cover:

• What the competition is and why you should take part​

• The rules​

• The presentation​ of your research

• How to communicate with a non-specialist audience ​

• The slide ​you will use to present your findings

• The performance!

The 3MT® competition is aimed at students in their second year of study up to and including their final year.