Guide to depositing your thesis

What can be deposited

It is mandatory for all University of Newcastle research higher degree, and professional doctorate theses to be deposited in the University repository. The theses will be available online in Open Research Newcastle.

Other types of theses, e.g., Honours, may also be deposited with approval from your School.

How to upload your thesis

Have a look at our detailed step-by-step guide on how to upload your thesis.

Copyright is an important consideration to make your thesis open access. Please ensure you have resolved any concerns around third-party copyright material before submitting.

Learn more about copyright requirements for digital theses on our Copyright for research page - see the accordion for Theses and dissertations.

Thesis format

If you have a PDF version of your thesis then upload this file or files. However you can also upload your thesis in other formats (e.g., Word).

Large files

There is an upload file size limit of 15MB per file If your thesis files are larger than this, contact the Scholarly Publishing team for information on alternative methods for sending your thesis files.

Restricting access to your thesis

Our policy is unrestricted worldwide access, however, there are circumstances when theses need to be restricted wholly or in part, for varying periods.

The options available for digital theses are:

  • no restrictions - worldwide access;
  • restrict all access for a certain period via an embargo as approved by the University. When this embargo period has elapsed, worldwide access will be enabled

All requests for access restrictions must be approved via the Application for Embargo form. Requesting an embargo in the submission form is not sufficient to grant one unless your embargo application has already been approved by the University.