Three Minute Thesis Competition : 2026 regional final Nantes

Explaining your research topic in three minutes—mission impossible? Not for the 14 young researchers who have qualified for the regional final of the My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition. Whether you're there in person or watching the livestream, vote for your favorite candidate by text message and award the audience prize!
⚡️ 180 seconds to explain their thesis work, which has taken years to complete, in a clear and exciting way—the challenge is on!

On Tuesday, April 7, 14 doctoral students from schools and universities in the Pays de la Loire region will take turns presenting live at Stereolux in Nantes for the regional final of the My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition.
⏱️ They each have 3 minutes on the clock and a single goal: to explain their research topic to you.
Education, humor, popularization, passion, or poetry—anything goes.

Whether you're there in person or watching the livestream, vote by text message for your favorite candidate and award the audience prize.

A jury composed of representatives from the economic, cultural, and academic worlds will also award a prize, which will allow one candidate to advance to the national finals in Paris.