FST congratulates Mr. Jordon Freeman (Graduate Student, Biotechnology Centre) on being the first-place winner in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) competition at the finals held on May 20, 2021. The competition was hosted by The UWI Mona Library in collaboration with the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, and is a celebration and recognition of excellence in research within The UWI community. The competition entailed graduate students verbally presenting their thesis in a pre-recorded three minutes video from a single static slide using appropriate layman language. In addition to monetary awards, the competition served as an opportunity for The UWI graduate students to:

• Acquire the key attributes of the ideal UWI graduate.
• Cultivate and improve their academic skills in research presentation, and effective communication.
• Promote their research projects to a wider community.
• Be exposed to diverse career opportunities and other postgraduate opportunities, such as research funding.

Did You Know?

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), in 2008 for Australian research students. Since its inception, the 3MT concept has grown exponentially as a multi-national event held in over 900 universities across more than 85 countries worldwide. Groups include South-East Asia and later North-East Asia as the Asia-Pacific 3MT competition, the U21 network, and the Vitae UK.

To learn more about Mr. Freeman, please visit:

https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fst/jordon-freeman-receives-medal-entrepreneurs...

https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fst/jordon-freeman-receives-2019-governor-general’s-achievement-award

https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fpas/jordon-freeman-recognized-his-bioplastic-s...

https://www.mona.uwi.edu/msbm/news/youth-innovator-looks-beat-plastic-ban

https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fpas/fst-student-wins-title-entrepreneurship-wo...

https://www.mona.uwi.edu/msbm/msbm/news/uwis-ja-bio-plastics-wins-busine...