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PGR Students

Postgraduate Research Students are required to submit an electronic version of their thesis as part of the PGR examination process. PGRs studying towards the following qualifications must complete electronic submission of examination and final theses:

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); Engineering (EngD); Enterprise (EntD); Business Administration (DBA); Medicine (MD)
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil); Master of Science by Research (MSc) (certain Schools only)

Electronic submission is completed via the eThesis submission portal:

Following successful final submission, University of Manchester eTheses are available via the institutional repository, Pure, and discoverable via the University’s Research Explorer and Library Search.

The University's Presentation of Theses policy requires that all final Postgraduate Research eTheses are made Open Access no longer than 12 months after submission, unless an exception to the policy is required for reasons of sponsorship or sensitive content. Final eThesis access level is subject to supervisor approval during the examination process.

See Submitting your eThesis for more information on the eThesis submission process, or Access to your final eThesis for more details on thesis access requirements.

You can also contact the eThesis Support Service if you would like more information or assistance.