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Theses

Find University of Leeds theses

You can find PhD and doctoral theses from the University of Leeds using our Library search.

The simple search allows you to search by subject and filter by “Library Catalogue” and “Dissertation”. Use the advanced search if you want to search by title or author.

Theses are kept in the Library stores. To access a print thesis, select “In Store – Request here” in the record. We will email you when it is available. Please allow at least 48 hours.

Theses cannot be taken out of the libraries.

Find Leeds theses online

Search White Rose eTheses Online for online theses from the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York.

Digital copies of Leeds theses may also be available through the Electronic Theses Online Service provided by the British Library.

Please note that some theses are unavailable as the research is commercially sensitive or confidential.

Find a UK thesis

Search for theses from other UK institutions using the Electronic Theses Online Service (EThOS), which is provided by the British Library.

You can also find UK theses on the Index to theses database. The database contains titles and abstracts of theses accepted for higher degrees by universities in Great Britain and Ireland.

If you cannot find the thesis using these services, our Document Supply service may be able to help.

Find an international thesis

Non-UK theses can be very difficult to obtain. In some countries, universities are working together to make full-text electronic collections of theses available via the web.

Try the following databases:

Unfortunately, most requests made through our Document Supply service are unsuccessful

Purchase access to a thesis

You can also buy theses through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database if they are not available by any other means.

The database has international coverage of PhD and Masters theses from 1861 to the present. Theses published since 1980 include author abstracts, and some titles are available in full text.
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