EThOS – personal electronic access to UK PhD theses

EThOS is the Electronic Theses Online System which allows you to find, access and archive e-theses that are produced in UK Higher Education institutions.

Using the EThOS service at http://ethos.bl.uk, you can search for PhD theses by author, subject or Institution. Many of the theses are available for immediate download whilst others can be ordered for digitisation through the EThOS website. The first time you place an order for a thesis you must register with EThOS in order to protect copyright in the thesis.

Most universities are making their theses freely available but a small number will require payment. If you are asked to pay for the digitisation of a thesis or the thesis you require is not available through EThOS then contact staff in any of the Medical & Healthcare Libraries.