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Matariki 3MT Winners Announced!

We’re thrilled to congratulate the winners of the Matariki Network Three Minute Thesis (3MT) 2025 competition which took place in October. It was a showcase of brilliant research and storytelling from across the globe!


🥇 1st Place – Miranda Wang, Durham University, UK
🥈 2nd Place – Dilakshan Srikanthan, Queen’s University, Canada
🥉 3rd Place – Eurinah Koeras, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
🏆 People’s Choice Award – Pham van Hau, University of Otago, New Zealand


We are proud to support emerging scholars who are making a difference across disciplines and continents.

A huge thank you to all participants, supporters, and judges who made this year’s 3MT a success. You can still view all of this year’s presentations via our YouTube channel.

From left to right – Pete Whitton Senior Academic Development Manager (Durham), 3MT Winner Miranda Wang, Prof. Colin Bain PVC-Research (Durham), Megan Olshefski Matariki Network Coordinator (Durham)
Dilakshan Srikanthan (Queen’s) & Dr. Fahim Quadir – Vice-Provost and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Eurinah Koeras (University of the Western Cape) with Rector and Vice Chancellor Prof. Robert Balfour
Pham van Hau (University of Otago) with Prof. Diane Ruwhiu, Dean of the Graduate Research School