MPhil/PhD theses
You can access print and digital copies of MPhil/PhD theses written by research students at Birkbeck and at other universities in the UK and further afield.
Theses
Birkbeck print theses
- Firstly, find the details of the thesis you are interested in:
- Pre-1995 theses: check the national Index to Theses for details.
- Post-1995 theses: search the Birkbeck Library catalogue for details.
- Then, request the thesis via the online thesis request form. All Birkbeck thesis, whether or not they are in the Library catalogue, can be requested this way.
- Requests are usually fulfilled within 3 hours during library opening times.
- If you want to search for only theses in the Library catalogue, on the advanced search page put the word 'theses' into a shelfmark search and then add any other search terms you want.
- Birkbeck Library does not hold some theses in classics, German, history, and law. You may be able to find these in the British Library's Electronic Theses Online System (EThOS) or the libraries of relevant institutes within the University of London's School of Advanced Study.
Birkbeck Digital theses (2012-present)
- You can search for and view digital copies of theses submitted after 2012 in the Birkbeck Institutional Repository Online (BIROn).
- If you want to upload a thesis to BIROn, you can find FAQs on the BIROn site.
Accessing MPhil/PhD theses at other universities
- For digital, downloadable copies of MPhil/PhD theses awarded by other UK universities, search the British Library's Electronic Theses Online System (EThOS).
- For hard copies of MPhil/PhD awarded by overseas universities, you can submit an interlibrary loan.
- There is a wide range of accessible digital repositories of MPhil/PhD theses at universities around the globe: