PhD students are required to deposit a PDF of their thesis in Durham e-Theses, the University's open access e-theses repository. Durham e-Theses contains:
Theses in Durham e-Theses are available alongside other UK theses through the open access aggregator service Core.ac.uk and other services.
British Library's EThOS Service
EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is the British Library’s database of UK doctoral theses. It holds records for over 600,000 theses, allowing researchers to search theses from UK universities from the 1700s to present day. Prior to a cyber-attack in October 2023, it held over 300,000 files for download and provided a digitisation request service for theses that were only available in print.
Stay up to date with the progress of the theses recovery here: E-Theses Online Service (EThOS) update
Please see the boxes on this page for guidance on the full submission process, and the Durham e-theses deposit guide.
If you are having problems accessing the e-Theses submission system from off campus, the below instructions may help.
Should you have reason to place an embargo on your thesis in Durham e-Theses, please download, complete and email the Restricting Access to your Thesis form to the Graduate School at pg.admin@durham.ac.uk. Your request must be authorised by both your primary Supervisor and Departmental Director of Postgraduate Research.
Full guidance can be found on here or can be downloaded as a pdf as below.
The Durham University Open Access policy not only applies to academic staff but also to Postgraduate Research students, if they publish in scholarly peer-reviewed publications.
Details of how to deposit in Durham Research Online (DRO) - Durham University's institutional open access repository - can be found on the Durham Research Online pages. This will involve being able to access the Worktribe system - if you are unable to do so, please contact your department Senior Research Administrator.
