Congratulations to 2020 SCS 3MT Winners

Congratulations to our PhD students who presented their exceptional research at this year’s SCS Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition held virtually over 3 days from Wednesday 10 June to Friday 12 June 2020.


The Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is a national research communication competition that celebrates exciting research conducted by PhD research students.  Students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance. 3MT challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries so they can be presented concisely to a non-scientific audience.

Ben Amberg was placed first in the senior category with his presentation on fetal surgery research, followed by second place winner Ellen Jarred.  Both Ben and Ellen will go on to compete in the Faculty 3MT Finals to be held virtually on 12noon Friday, 3 July to 11am Friday, 10 July 2020.

For more information please visit the SCS 3MT webpage.

List of Winners and links to their presentations

SCS Senior category

1st place – Ben Amberg 

‘Mrs Donald’s Balloon Experiment and Fetal Surgery‘

2nd place – Ellen Jarred
‘Same genes, different fates‘

3rd place – Carrie-Anne Ng
‘The Effects of Exercise on Bone Health in Older Adults’

SCS Junior category





1st place – Lachlan Dalli
‘Does one pill a day, really keep the doctor away? Examining the interplay between medication adherence and outcomes after stroke‘

2nd place – Penny Whiley
‘Bye bye baby! Understanding causes of male infertility‘

SCS People’s choice award winner (won with 20% of votes)

Quinton Luong
‘I hate purple jelly beans‘