Final Interuniversity Phase at the Autonomous University of Madrid

Today, June 13, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., the interuniversity final phase will be held in the auditorium of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the Autonomous University of Madrid. The competition can be followed at streaming

First phase at the University of Alcalá

On 8 May, doctoral students Silvia Herrero Alonso from Engineering and Architecture, María Teresa Agulló Baldó from Art and Humanities, Miguel Rodríguez Molina from Health Sciences, David Macías González from Social and Legal Sciences, and Manuel Santiago Melón Guntín from Science were chosen to represent the Cisneros institution in the final of the competition.

The jury for this first internal phase was made up of Dr. Esperanza Vitón Hernanz, Dr. Ana Mª Cestero Mancera and Dr. José Luis Copa Patiño, professors at the University.

Event video: First phase

The competition, organised by the Doctoral Schools of the University of Alcalá, the Autonomous University of Madrid, the Complutense University of Madrid and the King Juan Carlos University, challenges participants to explain their projects to the public through a simple and enriching language. In this way, the work of researchers in training is brought closer to society with the aim of instilling in them an interest in the popularisation and dissemination of science.

The effort will be rewarded at the final of the event to be held on 13 June at the Autonomous University of Madrid with five prizes of 600 euros, one for each branch of knowledge. Prizes of 100 euros will also be awarded to the rest of the contestants who have participated in the final phase. The prizes will be provided by the Ignacio Larramendi Foundation and by the organising universities.

IX Thesis in 3 minutes Competition

The Doctoral Schools of the Universidad de Alcalá (UAH), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) are jointly organising the ‘Thesis in 3 minutes’ competition with the aim of challenging their doctoral students to explain their research work during a time-limited intervention, using simple and intelligible language that is capable of reaching the general public.

The main objective of the event is to bring the work of researchers in training closer to society in order to instil in them an interest in the popularisation and dissemination of science.

Beneficiaries: Doctoral students who are at least in their second year of training in a Doctoral Programme at one of the five universities that have passed at least one annual evaluation may participate.

Organisation Ninth edition (2024-2025)

The ninth edition of the competition has been announced for the academic year 2024-2025 and will take place according to the following organisation:

• UAH Preliminary phase (8 May 2025): a single candidate will be selected from among all UAH participants for each of the five branches of knowledge (Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Health Sciences, Social and Legal Sciences, and Engineering and Architecture). This phase will take place at the University of Alcalá.
• Final phase UAM (13 June 2025): The candidates selected by each University in this preliminary phase will compete in a joint final phase. Each finalist will receive a prize of €600, one for each winner in each field of knowledge. Prizes of €100 will also be awarded to the remaining finalists in the preliminary phase in each field of knowledge. This phase will take place on the premises of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.adrid.

DEADLINES 

Pre-registration: from 24 February to 27 March 2025 on the DATRES platform, attaching the thesis supervisor's letter with the approval of the thesis supervisor.

Publication of the provisional list of admitted and excluded applications on the EDUAH website: 31 March 2025. 

Period for claims and corrections: 31 March to 3 April 2025.

Publication of the definitive list of admitted applications. Submission of the documentation required to confirm participation in the competition (deadline until 10 April 2025).

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