Objectifs :
The Coimbra group is organizing CG 3MT, a “3 minutes thesis” competition in English. Member Universities organize a regional competition to select one candidate for the final competition, which will be held in Grenada in June 2026.

In this context, the Doctoral College LR and the Montpellier University Doctoral College are co-organizing a regional competition to select one candidate for the international competition. Take this opportunity to improve your skills in scientific mediation and in English communication, and prepare yourself for job and post-doc interviews.

Programme :
Selection auditions will take place during the second half of January 2026, in Montpellier.

Candidates must prepare a 3-minute presentation describing the subject of their thesis in terms that can be understood by non-specialists. It is possible to prepare a slide illustrating the subject, a single image without animation.

Following this audition, successful candidates will undergo training in scientific communication, public speaking and rhetoric in order to prepare for the regional competition.
The training sessions will take place over five half-days between February and March 2026 (dates to be announced in the coming days).

The regional competition will take place in March 2026, in a high school in the Montpellier Academy, in front of a multidisciplinary jury and secondary school students.

> "Popularisation of Science" training:
- Popularisation of science, rhetoric and structuring of the text. Understanding the speaker-audience exchange. "Tips for speakers"
- Structuring the slide and coherence with the text. Speaking in public. Stress management

> "Improve English speaking" training:
- Storytelling in English: How information is organised in English and how it differs The Music of the English Language: Intonation, Pace, and Rhythm. Reading my text, Memorising my Text. Owning my text. Voice, Breathing, Movement.from French. Ideas on how to organise a text in English. Voice, Breathing, Movement
- The Music of the English Language: Intonation, Pace, and Rhythm. Reading my text, Memorising my Text. Owning my text. Voice, Breathing, Movement.

Candidates will be filmed during regional final and the video of the selected student will be sent to the Coimbra group for the international competition. PhD students who have achieved the 3 best presentations will have the opportunity to participate in the final competition.

La formation participe à l'objectif suivant :préparer le devenir professionnel des doctorants dans le secteur public comme dans le secteur privé