Published on April 17, 2025
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Updated on April 17, 2025
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on the April 4, 2025
The 12th edition of the Côte d'Azur final of the "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" competition, organized by Université Côte d'Azur, took place on Thursday April 3 at the Théâtre des Franciscains in Nice. 16 doctoral students took part in the 2025 session. Discover the winners of this year's competition.
Inspired by "Three minute thesis (3MT®)" in Australia, ma thèse en 180 secondes is a science popularization competition organized in France by France Universités and CNRS. Since 2014, it has challenged doctoral students and young PhDs to explain their research topic to the general public in French, using simple terms and a single slide, all in 3 minutes flat!
This year, 16 doctoral students took part in the 2025 edition. Since January, the candidates have been taking part in a training course on writing and speaking on stage, organized by Université Côte d'Azur in collaboration with the BAL company.
At the end of a 1-hour performance demonstrating the diversity of the research topics covered by Université Côte d'Azur laboratories, the jury*, chaired by Anne Vuillemin, vice-president of Ph.sidente Politique doctorale, awarded the 1st prize to Emilie Gentilini from the Institut de Chimie de Nice. The public prize was awarded to Félix Gudin, who also received the jury's second prize.
For the second year, the event welcomed 5 classes of high school students in the afternoon, in partnership with the Délégation Académique à l'éducation Artistique et Culturelle of the Rectorat de Nice. The high-school students were able to watch the doctoral students perform during this special session and vote for their favorite candidate. Margaux Sanchez won the Prix des Lycéens.
This year, 16 doctoral students took part in the 2025 edition. Since January, the candidates have been taking part in a training course on writing and speaking on stage, organized by Université Côte d'Azur in collaboration with the BAL company.
At the end of a 1-hour performance demonstrating the diversity of the research topics covered by Université Côte d'Azur laboratories, the jury*, chaired by Anne Vuillemin, vice-president of Ph.sidente Politique doctorale, awarded the 1st prize to Emilie Gentilini from the Institut de Chimie de Nice. The public prize was awarded to Félix Gudin, who also received the jury's second prize.
MT180 in front of Nice high school students
For the second year, the event welcomed 5 classes of high school students in the afternoon, in partnership with the Délégation Académique à l'éducation Artistique et Culturelle of the Rectorat de Nice. The high-school students were able to watch the doctoral students perform during this special session and vote for their favorite candidate. Margaux Sanchez won the Prix des Lycéens.
Here are the full results of the 2025 edition:
Jury prize
- 1st prize: Emilie Gentilini | Institut de Chimie de Nice (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS)
- 2nd prize: Félix Gudin | Institut de Physique de Nice (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS)
- 3rd prize: Florent Bosmel | Centre d'études et de recherches en droit des procédures - CERDP (Université Côte d'Azur)
Audience prize
- Félix Gudin | Institut de Physique de Nice (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS)
High School Prize
- Margaux Sanchez | Centre de recherches sur l'Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications - CRHEA (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS)
