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Dissertation examples

Listed below are some of the best examples of research projects and dissertations from undergraduate and taught postgraduate students at the University of Leeds We have not been able to gather examples from all schools. The module requirements for research projects may have changed since these examples were written. Refer to your module guidelines to make sure that you address all of the current assessment criteria. Some of the examples below are only available to access on campus.

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Thesis Templates for a PhD at the University of Leicester

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This repository contains a couple of templates for PhD theses at the University of Leicester.

There are two folders, one for the bookdown template and one for latex . Just clone/fork/download the repository and use the template you prefer (with a strong suggestion to use bookdown ).

There is lots of code that is commented out (especially in preamble.tex , for both templates): some (if not most ) of those are customisations I used for my own thesis .

If you have any questions, feel free to post an issue in this repo: I will try to help.

The content of this repository is licensed under the MIT license : basically, you can do whatever you want as long as you include the original copyright and license notice in any copy of the software/source.

Theses and dissertations

The library holds a large number of Bristol theses and dissertations, including many PhD and doctoral theses. Read our advice about how to locate theses from other institutions, both in the UK and internationally .

University of Bristol theses and dissertations

To find a University of Bristol thesis:

• If the thesis is held in the Research Reserve, it can be requested using the 'reserve a copy' button.
• If the thesis is held in the Research Reserve, use the online request form to request it.
• See below for details of how to access theses held in our other library sites.
• Recently submitted theses may be listed on Explore Bristol Research  though information about these is regularly added to Library Search.

Arts and Social Sciences

The collection includes theses from Arts Faculty, Social Sciences and Law Faculty, Physics, Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Geographical Sciences, Agricultural Science and the School for Policy Studies.

MA, MSc, MPhil and MLitts do not have to be deposited with the library under the Regulations, so our collections of these are incomplete. 

How to consult a thesis

• Arts and Social Sciences theses are now held in the Library's Research Reserve.  See 'to find a University of Bristol thesis' section above for details of how to request.
• We will notify you when the thesis arrives at the library.
• Thesis loans are for use in the Arts and Social Sciences Library only.

School of Chemistry PhD, MSc and DSc theses from 1910 to date.

Thesis loans are for use in the Chemistry Library only, though postgraduates with seats may keep a thesis at their desk. You may ask if a particular thesis can be kept behind the Issue desk if you will be using it repeatedly for a period of time. Other theses are kept in a Library Staff room and are not available during the evenings.

School of Education EdD, PhD, MPhil, and a selection of Masters theses. Many theses written before 2005 are located in the Research Reserve.

• The MSc and Masters theses are located in the Quiet Study Area;
• The MPhil, PhD and EdDs are located in Research Reserve.  See 'to find a University of Bristol thesis' section above for details of how to request.

The thesis collection from the Medical Library has been relocated to the library's Research Reserve. The collection includes: PhD, MD, MSc, ChM and DSc theses of staff and postgraduate students of the Health Sciences Faculty, from 1910 to date.

A card catalogue in the Medical Library contains details of the earlier theses, or you may check the  Card Catalogue Online .

• See 'to find a University of Bristol thesis' section above for details of how to request.
• We will notify you when the thesis arrives at the library;
• Theses are for use in the Medical Library only and you will be asked to sign a register.

School of Physics PhD, MSc and DSc theses from 1950 to date, with a few earlier ones. BSc and MSci projects are also held.

A card catalogue in the Physics Library contains details of the earlier ones.

• Ask at the Issue Desk to borrow a thesis, quoting author, year and category;
• Theses may be borrowed by staff and postgraduates as standard loans;
• Undergraduates may use theses in the library only;
• BSc and MSci projects may be borrowed by undergraduates: for the standard loan period.

Queens (Engineering, Mathematics, Computer science)

Engineering and Mathematics PhD theses are held in the Research Reserve, including Computer Science theses before the Department transferred to the Faculty of Engineering.  See 'to find a University of Bristol thesis' section above for details of how to request these.

A card catalogue, on the right beyond the Issue desk, contains details of pre-1978 theses.

• It can take 2-3 working days for a thesis to arrive and you will be notified when they are available;
• PhD theses may not be borrowed by undergraduates; taught postgraduates or external members but may be consulted in the library.

MSc Projects

• Some early Engineering MSc projects (1914-1950) are available from the Research Reserve - please contact your  Subject Librarian

Undergraduate projects

• Individual and group projects from 2015/16 - 2019/20 academic years for Civil and Mechanical Engineering are available on the open shelves in the Gallery.
• Early projects from 1920 to 1949 have been moved to  Special Collections  in the  Arts and Social Sciences Library

Veterinary Sciences

MSc Meat Science theses from 1979 to date and a small number of PhD theses. The majority of veterinary sciences PhD theses are housed in the Research Reserve.  See 'to find a University of Bristol thesis' section above for details of how to request.

Theses are shelved in the Computer Room and are for use in the library only.

Wills Memorial (Law, Earth Sciences)

Collections of both Law and Earth Sciences theses.

Theses are confined to the library; please ask at the information desk if you wish to borrow one.

UK and international theses

Information about many UK and international theses can be found via  Library Search . If the thesis you are interested in is not available online, you can use our  inter-Library Loan service . Non-UK theses can be difficult to obtain: in some countries, universities are working together to make full text electronic collections available:

• Electronic Theses Online Service (EThOS)  - a service provided by the British Library
• DART - Europe e-theses Portal
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
• PQDT Open  - open access dissertations and theses
• PQDT Global  -  a collection of dissertations and theses from around the world

Submit a thesis

Advice on how to submit a thesis for a higher degree can be found on the  Presenting and submitting your dissertation for examination  page. Information on how to submit a thesis to the library can be found on the Library's own Thesis Guidance  pages.

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All master’s theses and doctoral dissertations completed at UK are required to be submitted to the university's institutional repository, UKnowledge , and made freely accessible online. You can find selectively digitized dissertations on UKnowledge that date from 2000, with complete annual runs from 2014 to the present.

Print versions of older UK theses and dissertations are held by the Special Collections Research Center , or in select locations across UK Libraries. 

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UK provides access to several databases that allow users to browse millions of theses and dissertations from around the world, including the Open Access Theses & Dissertations database and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global  database.

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Preparing my submission 

I’m using third-party material in my thesis/dissertation. what do i need to consider regarding copyright .

• I’m planning to submit my thesis/dissertation tomorrow but have just realized that I need to get copyright permissions for my third-party material. Can someone in the Library help me with this to speed up the process?   
• Can I edit a third-party image or figure to avoid needing to ask for copyright permission to include it in my thesis/dissertation?
• I have copyright permission to use third-party material. What do I do with my letters of permission?
• I’m planning to include articles that I’ve already published in my thesis/dissertation (i.e., Sandwich Thesis). Is this allowed?
• I’m planning to include material in my thesis that I submitted to a journal, but my article(s) have not yet been accepted or published yet. How do I indicate this in my thesis/dissertation?
• Help! I reached out to the copyright holder of the material I am reusing in my thesis/dissertation, but they have not responded! I need to submit my thesis/dissertation to UWSpace. What do I do?

We recommend seeking permission for all third-party material in your thesis, as all theses are publicly available on UWSpace. Ask yourself the questions below when seeking copyright permission: 

Is the content openly licensed (e.g., Creative Commons )? 

If seeking permission from a commercial publisher, do they have standard permission request system (such as Copyright Clearance Centre/RightsLink)? 

Do you need to reach out to the author directly (e.g., when seeking permission for reuse of unpublished work or other theses on UWSpace)? 

Please see the Library webpage about Third-party content use and specialized content submission for more information about obtaining copyright permission for your thesis. 

I’m planning to submit my thesis/dissertation tomorrow but have just realized that I need to get copyright permissions for my third-party material. Can someone in the Library help me with this to speed up the process? 

Start seeking copyright permissions early so that you can plan ahead if permissions are difficult to obtain. If you are requesting permissions from publishers that use automated permissions services (like RightsLink), your permissions will be generated automatically.  

The Library cannot ask for copyright permission on your behalf. However, if you are struggling to obtain permission for the third-party material you would like to include in your thesis, email [email protected] .  

Can I edit a third-party image or figure to avoid needing to ask for copyright permission to include it in my thesis/dissertation? 

We recommend that students ask permission when reusing third party images and figures as all items in UWSpace are open access and it is difficult to adapt an image significantly enough to go around copyright requirements.  

Permissions from academic journals are generally free for use in a thesis.  

More information is available in the Thesis submission guide under the heading Content you need permission for . If you need image permissions support, contact [email protected] . Please note that it is your responsibility to ask for permission to reuse images. 

I have copyright permission to use third-party material. What do I do with my letters of permission? 

Save a copy of all your permission letters, (including automatically generated orders from the Copyright Clearance Centre/RightsLink). You must include this proof of permission in the Backmatte r of your thesis, which appears before your references/bibliography.  

We recommend ordering the letters of permission in the backmatter in the same order that the licensed content appears in your thesis (e.g. the letter of permission for Figure 1.1, the letter of permission for Figure 2.5).  

Your letters of permission may contain personal information like your home address or phone number. If you do not want this information publicly available on UWSpace, remember to redact this information before submitting your thesis. 

I’m planning to include articles that I’ve already published in my thesis/dissertation (i.e., Sandwich Thesis). Is this allowed? 

Consider the following when creating a “sandwich” thesis.  

• Confirm with your supervisor that your department will accept a thesis/dissertation made up of your previously published work.  
• Check the copyright transfer terms of your publishing contract to understand which version of your article you can reuse in your thesis/dissertation. You can also check your journal’s self-archiving policy using Sherpa Romeo to see which version of your article can be deposited in an institutional repository (i.e., UWSpace) 
• Provide a citation to the article both at the start of your thesis/dissertation chapter that reuses the published content, and in your Statement of Contributions.   

If you need assistance understanding which version of your article you can reuse in your thesis/dissertation, please reach out to [email protected] 

For questions about formatting your thesis/dissertation including your Statement of Contributions, please contact Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs at [email protected]. 

I’m planning to include material in my thesis that I submitted to a journal, but my article(s) have not yet been accepted or published yet. How do I indicate this in my thesis/dissertation? 

Generally, the publisher will allow you to reuse the preprint version of a work without permission. The preprint version of the article is the version you submitted to the publisher, prior to peer review. 

If your paper has been accepted for publication prior to submitting your thesis/dissertation to UWSpace, include a statement at the start of the thesis/dissertation chapter stating that the material was accepted for publication. If your paper has not yet been accepted prior to your thesis submission, we recommend contacting your journal to see if they consider the material’s publication in a thesis as a prior publication. If this is the case, consider contacting your supervisor about putting an embargo on your thesis (i.e., it will be withheld from public viewing for a set period, usually 1 year) for your paper to be published first. 

Provide a citation to the article both at the start of your thesis/dissertation chapter that reuses the published content, and in your Statement of Contributions.  

Help! I reached out to the copyright holder of the material I am reusing in my thesis/dissertation, but they have not responded! I need to submit my thesis/dissertation to UWSpace. What do I do? 

If you have made reasonable attempts to contact the copyright holder to obtain permission but you have not received a response, please reach out to [email protected] to learn about your options. 

I’ve submitted! 

• I just submitted my thesis/dissertation to UWSpace. Now what?

I submitted my thesis/dissertation to UWSpace a few days ago but haven’t heard anything. What’s up? 

• I submitted my thesis/dissertation before I received the go ahead from my department. Can you delete my submission for me?  

I’m trying to meet the tuition refund/graduation deadline. Will my thesis/dissertation be approved in time?

• My Visa/job offer is dependent on receiving my official thesis/dissertation acceptance by a certain date. Can my UWSpace submission approval be expedited to meet this deadline?   

I just submitted my thesis/dissertation to UWSpace. Now what?  

Congratulations on submitting your thesis! This is a big achievement, and we know you would like to have your thesis approved as soon as possible so you can begin sharing your work and celebrating this milestone.  

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) staff are doing their best to review all theses in a timely manner, and typically they will review your submission within 3-5 business days . Check your UWaterloo email inbox to ensure that you do not miss any further communication regarding necessary revisions before your thesis can be officially accepted into UWSpace.

You should have received an email confirming that your thesis was submitted to UWSpace.  

If you did not receive this email, please check your spam/junk folder and ensure that you are regularly monitoring your UWaterloo email account  

Avoid using an email redirect service that redirects emails from your Waterloo Account to an external service, such as Gmail. This service may block important emails that come from UWSpace, such as notifications of required thesis revisions or acceptance of your Thesis in UWSpace. 

GSPA cannot not review your submission until they receive your Thesis Acceptance Form from your department.  

GSPA typically reviews submissions within 3-5 business days . If it has been longer than 5 days since you submitted your thesis, you have confirmed with your department that your Thesis Acceptance form has been submitted, and you have not heard from GSPA, contact them directly at [email protected]. 

I submitted my thesis/dissertation before I received the go ahead from my department. Can you delete my submission for me? 

If you would like to make any additional changes to your thesis before it begins the GSPA review process, please reach out through the UWSpace contact form   or to GSPA at [email protected] and indicate that you have submitted too early and grant us permission to “reject” your thesis to send it back to you. 

Theses submission volumes are normally higher than normal during tuition refund and graduation deadlines. GSPA works to review all submissions within 3-5 business days. 

Complete the following tasks: 

• Ensure that your Thesis Acceptance Form has been submitted and upload your thesis to UWSpace before the deadline 
• Complete any revisions in a timely manner 

If the tasks above are completed, Graduate Records will backdate your thesis submission to meet this deadline (even if your thesis is not officially available on UWSpace until after the deadline).  

Monitor your UWaterloo email inbox (and any spam/junk folders) to receive and respond to any communications from GSPA to avoid additional delays in the revision and approval process. 

My Visa/job offer is dependent on receiving my official thesis/dissertation acceptance by a certain date. Can my UWSpace submission approval be expedited to meet this deadline?  

If you require your proof of degree completion for an external deadline, please submit your thesis to UWSpace within at least 5 business days before your deadline . 

After approval 

My thesis/dissertation was just approved into uwspace but the thumbnail is missing. is this something i need to upload, i just noticed an error in my thesis/dissertation that is on uwspace. can i fix this , i want to print my thesis/dissertation. where can i do this , i want to publish an article based on the research in my thesis/dissertation. can i do this what do i need to know about this.

UWSpace will automatically generate a thumbnail for your thesis/dissertation within 24 hours of it being uploaded to UWSpace. Occasionally, your thumbnail will not be publicly available if your thesis is under embargo. If this applies to you, UWSpace staff are happy to make your thumbnail available while your thesis remains locked. Contact us using the  UWSpace contact form for assistance. 

Revisions for formatting or type errors are not permitted once your thesis has been uploaded to UWSpace. In rare cases, revisions to correct major errors may be permitted, subject to approval by GSPA. If you believe your thesis needs to be revised, please contact GSPA at [email protected]. 

You can choose to print a personal copy of your thesis through W Print Services . 

Yes, you can reuse material and create new articles based on your thesis because you hold the copyright in your thesis.  Review policies on prior publication for potential journals of interest. This information is usually found on the publisher’s website in the “Information for Authors” section.  

Most publishers do not view a thesis as a prior publication, but it is good practice to mention in any cover letter for your article that it is based on the research you did for your thesis and note that the thesis is publicly available on UWSpace, your institution’s open access repository. Consider approaching your editorial contact at the journal to ensure that there are no concerns with publishing content from your thesis. 

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Answered By: Dan Last Updated: Aug 01, 2024     Views: 14514

You can find a wide range of photocopying, printing and scanning services in the Library.

There are self service Smart printers on all floors of the Library (excluding the Basement).

University staff and students

All University students and staff with a University IT account have a Printing & photocopying account

You can add credit to this by paying over the internet using a credit or debit card. See adding credit to your Printing and photocopying account . Please be aware that no refunds are given for unused credit left in your printing and photocopying account.

• Please note:  There is no charge for scanning.

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Should departments wish to cover the cost of printing or photocopying for their students and staff, departmental administrators can add credit to Printing & photocopying accounts using SAP.

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There are  online guides  making it clear how to use the Smart Printers.

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If you encounter any difficulties please ask for assistance at the Information Hub, Ground Floor of the David Wilson Library.

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