Use the or the to find a thesis, if full text is available via the there will be a weblink to access the online version
If you cannot find an online version of the thesis, check to see if the library has a , search by keyword, title or author and limit your search to UL theses, if you find a print copy, you can "sign in" to request it for consultation.
You will receive an email when the thesis is ready for collection in the library.
Theses are for consultation only and may not be removed from the library
This database is a comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day.
- (full text)
Where a thesis has been digitised previously by the British Library, it may be available to download
for free. In other cases, you may have to request that the British Library digitise the thesis. There
will be a cost and a wait involved.
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- (full text)
Theses from repositories around Europe.
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Tel is an initiative of Le CCSD (Centre pour La Communication Scientifique Directe). It aims to provide free access to online versions of Doctoral PHD theses submitted at French Universities and Colleges. All subject Areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities are covered.
- (South African Theses and Dissertations)
This site is run by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) in collaboration with Committee of the Higher Education Librarians of South Africa (CHELSA). Metadata for all theses and dissertations produced in South Africa are collected and made accessible, as well as disseminated further, for the site.
Search for thesis only: go to Advanced Search and change content to "Thesis/Dissertations"- (citations, abstracts and full text)
Open access repositories are accessible through Google Scholar so you can find theses here. You will have to sort through a lot more results as you cannot limit to "theses".
To distinguish theses from other material, on the result record, where you normally see publication details you will see the name of an Institute or an open access repository.
- Institutional Repositories in general
When you know the Institute that awarded the Degree, you could check to see if the institution has an Institutional Repository and then search that for the thesis.
The (ILL) or Information Desk can advise on whether it is possible to borrow a thesis from another library. This facility is for faculty, staff and postgraduate students only.
The library helps students to refine their research topic, source material for a thesis and provides tools to manage your bibliography. This will help you get started.
Please get in touch with us directly if you have any questions or comments.