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How to submit your thesis: submitting your final Library copies
Audience: PG research
Date: Thursday 22 October 2026
Times: 14.00 to 15.00
Programme: GRADskills
Key details: Get a head start on submitting the final library copy of your PhD thesis before graduation, including a Q and;A session. Delivered by the Open Research team (Library) A large portion of the workshop will be devoted to interactive support and Q and A, th
Course pre-work
Watch the how to submit your thesis information video (https://libguides.st-andrews.ac.uk/theses)
Course mapped to
Vitae's Researcher Development Framework domains: C2 (Research management) and D2 (Communication and dissemination)
Course information
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will run online.听听If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place at least two working days before so that we can allow others onto the course.聽
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In this GRADskills workshop you will gain an understanding of the process for the submission of the聽library copy聽of the PhD聽thesis聽along with all the supportive information. We will聽discuss the timeline of the final library copy,聽highlighting the declarations and decisions you need to make including, embargo,聽acknowledgements聽and copyright.听听
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This workshop will be delivered in the form of presentations and Q&A.聽Participants will be encouraged to contribute and ask questions.聽
Aims and objectives
By the end of this聽workshop聽you should be able to:聽
- Understand the process for the submission of聽your library copy of your聽thesis, including registration for the 精东传媒 Research Repository
- Understand rationale for requesting聽an embargo聽or a redaction聽on your聽thesis聽
- Declare聽your聽acknowledgements听听
- Understand common copyright issues聽and how to navigate them
Tutors
Haley Eckel
Panagiota Spanou
Course provider
IELLI
Email: ielli@st-andrews.ac.uk