Digital Deposition of your Thesis

 

  • All research students who started their degree after 1st of October 2007 are required to deposit a digital copy of their thesis in the Oxford Research Archive.
  • The thesis must be deposited when the final version of the thesis has been approved by the thesis examiners.
  • All theses published in this Department will be embargoed for three years after deposition, after which time they will become freely accessible over the internet.
  • At the time of deposition students can request that there is no embargo, or that all or part of the thesis remains embargoed for longer than three years.
  • When writing up students need to take particular care with including any sensitive or copyright materials in their thesis.
  • Sensitive material includes patient details and information relevant to patent applications.
  • Copyright material includes previously-published figures, which are commonly included in Introductions. Permission should be sought for their use.
  • Advice on how to deal with sensitive or copyright material can be obtained from Anton van der Merwe (Director of Graduate Studies).
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