5-Minute Fast Track

10 Students Selected as 5-Minute Fast Track Competition Finalists

By Jesi Jones-Bowman Oct 28, 2021

UK 5-Minute Fast Track Competition finalists will present their research on Oct. 28.

Courtney Martin 2020 5-Minute Fast Track Competition

Register Today for 4th Annual 5-Minute Fast Track Competition

By Jesi Jones-Bowman Sep 24, 2021

Applications are being accepted for the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research’s fourth annual 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition. The goal of this competition is to improve students’ abilities to communicate their undergraduate research and creative work effectively to a general, non-specialist audience while creating a compelling story about their scholarship.

5-Minute Fast Track: Final Championship

Oct 28, 2021, 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 5MT Fast Track Competition - Final Championship Round; 5 - 7PM; Gatton Student Center Worsham Cinema. Cheer on the Top 10 Finalists!

5-Minute Fast Track: Preliminary Round 2

Oct 20, 2021, 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 5-Minute Fast Track Competition: Preliminary Round 2; 5 - 7PM; WT Young Library Auditorium -- Live student presentations!

5-Minute Fast Track: Preliminary Round 1

Oct 19, 2021, 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 5-Minute Fast Track Competition: Preliminary Round 1; 5 - 7PM; WT Young Library Auditorium -- Live student presentations!

5-Minute Fast Track: Student Presentation & Slide Workshop

Oct 11, 2021, 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Learn from 2020 5-Minute Fast Track winners and finalists about creating a powerful 5-minute lightning talk and designing an engaging and informative competition slide.

5-Minute Fast Track: Registration Opens

Sep 5, 2021, 12:01 AM – Oct 5, 2021, 11:55 PM

1 Slide. 5 Minutes. Outstanding research! The 5-Minute Fast Track is an academic competition that cultivates students’ presentation and research communication skills and challenges them to describe their research within five minutes. Exciting oral research competition that represents the diversity of scholarly work at UK and awards cash prizes.

5-Minute Fast Track Competition Winners Announced

Jessica Jones-Bowman Dec 16, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2020) — Ten University of Kentucky undergraduate student finalists recently competed in the final round of the third annual 5-Minute Fast Track Research Oral Competition. The competition included two virtual preliminary rounds, with the top 10 students advancing to the final championship competition. This year’s final round was hosted in the UK's Worsham Cinema and livestreamed to a virtual audience.

5-Minute Fast Track: Final Championship

Oct 20, 2020, 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 5MT Fast Track Competition - Final Championship Round; 5PM - 7PM

5-Minute Fast Track: Preliminary Round 2

Oct 14, 2020, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 5MT Fast Track Competition - Preliminary Round #2 4PM - 6PM; Zoom live student presentations with Q&A from judges

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