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Introduction to theses, finding university of birmingham theses, finding uk theses, finding theses from other countries.

A thesis is a published piece of written work embodying the results of original research for the award of a higher degree from an academic institution. 

Reasons for consulting a thesis include:

• For use as an information resource relevant to your research topic, i.e. you may like to refer to and cite a thesis;
• To ensure that your proposed topic of research has not already been substantially covered by somebody else;
• To become acquainted with recent trends, methodologies and approaches in your subject;
• To gain understanding about what is expected of you if you are undertaking a research degree, and to gain ideas for structure, tone, language, layout etc.

Theses for the higher research degrees (PhD, M Litt,  M Phil or MRes) of the University of Birmingham are deposited with Library Services. Since 2009, University of Birmingham research theses have been deposited in electronic format in the University of Birmingham eTheses Repository .

University of Birmingham theses are indexed and discoverable on FindIt@Bham . Carry out a search on FindIt@Bham using your topic, or search for your school or department directly (for best results, use the dropdown menu in the FindIt@Bham search bar to switch the scope of the search from an "Everything" search to a "UoB Research & Publications" search). Once you have generated some results, use the "Resource Type" filters in the “Tweak my results” menu on right-hand side of the page and select "Dissertations" (you may need to click "Show more" to get this option).

Theses listed in the  eTheses Repository will be available electronically, unless embargoes are in place. Click on “View Online…” to access the full text. 

To access the older, printed theses, click "Check for current availability at Research Reserve..." and then click “Request this item from the Research Reserve…”. Complete the form, selecting your delivery site. You will receive an email notification when the thesis is ready for collection. 

Please note the following:

• Theses may not be removed from the Library;
• You must sign the copyright declaration in each thesis used;
• Since theses are under copyright, you must consult Library Services staff if you wish to photocopy more than a short extract;
• Occasionally an author may place an embargo on a thesis if any of its content is commercially valuable or confidential.

To search for research theses across the UK, the British Library's  EThOS  service is highly recommended. EThOS is the British Library’s e-theses service and provides access to over 500,000 doctoral theses.  Many are available for immediate download (registration is required, but this is free and straightforward to do), and for others you can request that the printed version be digitised. If you are requesting digitisation of a thesis, a scan fee may apply depending on whether the institution is a participating Higher Education Institution (HEI) – see the list of Participating Institutions  for details of members.

To search widely across theses from many countries, the  ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global  database is highly recommended (theses from the UK and Ireland are included here too). It includes millions of searchable citations to theses from 1861 to the present day, together with over a million full-text theses that are available for PDF download. The database offers full text for most of the theses added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. Each thesis published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract. Simple bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637. 24-page previews of theses are provided where possible.

Another option when searching for theses globally is to consult e-theses repositories available from other countries. The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations  contains a breakdown of e-theses repositories by country.

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• 10.1080/01425692.2020.1821979

T1 - Doctoral theses

AU - Peruzzo, Francesca

PY - 2020/9/30

Y1 - 2020/9/30

UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2020.1821979

U2 - 10.1080/01425692.2020.1821979

DO - 10.1080/01425692.2020.1821979

M3 - Article

SN - 0142-5692

JO - British Journal of Sociology of Education

JF - British Journal of Sociology of Education

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UoB Three Minute Thesis Final 2024 (In-Person)

Join us for the finals of the University of Birmingham's annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition!

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Alan Walters Building (R29 on campus map) G03 Lecture Theatre 1

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The university graduate school supports postgraduates at the university of birmingham. we offer a variety of academic, social and wellbeing activities throughout the year. you can find out more about the events we put on for uob's postgraduate community here ., university of birmingham three minute thesis finals.

An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit…3 minutes.

The University Graduate School is delighted to invite all University of Birmingham staff and students (Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught and Research) to join us for the Birmingham 3MT Finals, where our finalists will compete to deliver the best research presentation in three minutes with just one slide! This annual competition is a great chance to hear about the exciting research being done by postgraduate researchers at UoB. All talks are designed to be for non-specialists, so no prior knowledge required.

Hear our finalists' presentations, join us for a hot drink while the judging panel deliberates, and hear us announce our winners! Plus, a first-look at our presentations before we open our public vote to decide the People's Choice Winner!

Wednesday 15th May, 3pm-5pm BST – the Alan Walters Building ( R29 on the campus map ), G03 (Lecture Theatre 1).

What is 3MT?

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland, in which doctoral researchers have just three minutes to deliver an engaging presentation on their thesis topic, its originality and its significance. The concept has developed rapidly, and 3MT competitions are now held in over 900 universities and institutions across more than 80 countries worldwide.

The winning postgraduate researcher will go on to compete in the Vitae’s national 3MT competition and the Universitas 21 international competition.

Check out the winners from our 3MT 2023 competition:

3MT 2023 winner: Sarah Rockowitz (College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Psychology)

3MT 2023 runner-up: Katrina Jan (College of Arts and Law, English Literature)

Any other questions, please contact Dr Elizabeth O'Connor [email protected]

A group of our 2023 finalists!

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