Thesis submission

Before submitting your thesis to the Student Service Centre, you must follow the correct procedures which are contained in the following documents. Please note that the Student Service Centre will be unable to accept your thesis if the correct procedures, relating to the submission and format of your thesis, have not been followed.

Guidance on the presentation and submission of your thesis

There are a number of important information documents you should read before submitting your thesis.

• Summary of Procedures for the Submission of a Postgraduate Research Thesis
• Guidelines on the Submission and Format of Thesis
• Schedule of Dates for the Submission of Thesis

You will find a list of the documents required prior to and during the submission of your temporary theses below.

• Submission of Thesis Title and Recommendation for Appointment of Examiners Form (to be completed by the Primary Supervisor only)
• Research Thesis Submission (this must be bound into each copy of the thesis)
• Submission of Thesis Declaration form by Supervisor (to be completed by the Primary Supervisor only)

If the thesis is to be placed on restricted access in accordance with the Academic Regulations, then the Request for Limited Access to Thesis form must also be submitted. Following the submission of this form, a Confidentiality Agreement will be forwarded to the relevant Examiner. In these cases, theses will not be forwarded to examiners until the requested confidentiality statements have been returned. 

You will find a list of the documents required during the submission of your final theses below.

• Research Thesis Submission (this must be bound into each copy of the thesis)
• Internal Examiners Declaration Form (to be completed by the Internal Examiner)
• E-thesis submission form (further information available in Guidelines on Submission of E-Theses)

Other useful documents:

• Example Thesis Pages
• Example Thesis Pages for a Joint Degree
• Guide to Plagiarism
• DSc/DEng Application - Approval to Submit
• DSc/DEng Submission Form

Deadline dates for thesis submission

Action	Deadline
Last date for submission of thesis title	Monday 1 February 2021
Last date for recommendations for appointment of external and internal examiners	Monday 1 February 2021
Last date for submission of three copies of thesis prior to examination	Thursday 11 March 2021*
Last date for receipt of external and internal examiners' reports	Wednesday 5 May 2021
Last date for receipt of bound presentation theses including the internal examiners declaration form and e-thesis	Wednesday 5 May 2021**

* Two weeks earlier if examiners are required to sign a confidentiality agreement in advance of reviewing the thesis

** For Research Degrees Committee on 19 May 2021

Thesis examination

When the Student Service Centre has accepted your temporary bound thesis, it will then be sent to your approved Internal Examiner and External Examiner(s). You will be informed of your viva date by your School. After the viva takes place the Internal Examiner and External Examiner(s) send their reports to your School's Postgraduate Research Office. These reports then go to the Research Degrees Committee and the Examiners' decision is considered for approval.