Alumni holding Oxford PG degrees by research

Oxford alumni holding an Oxford postgradute degree by research are eligible to deposit a digital copy of their thesis in ORA. The conditions for deposit are that:

  • the degree is classed as a degree by research by the University of Oxford
  • a print copy of the thesis must have been deposited in the Bodleian Library
  • the digital copy should be the final approved version as it was passed by the examiners with all corrections included
  • a digital version is submitted (ORA cannot offer a digitisation service at the present time)
  • inclusion of the thesis in ORA will not infringe copyright or any other rights including those rights of material included in the thesis where copyright is held by a third party
  • the author agrees to the ORA deposit statement for theses
  • any embargoes on access are approved by the supervisor or other appropriate person in the department which granted leave to supplicate
ORA reserves the right to refuse any item if any of these conditions are not met or in other exceptional circumstances.

If your Oxford username and password has expired, you should use the link http://archive.sers.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/alumni/submit.cgi to deposit your thesis in ORA. You will need a special username and password for to submit via this URL. To obtain a password contact ORA@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Inclusion in EThOS

All D.Phil., D.M. and D.Clin.Psych theses deposited in ORA will automatically be included in EThOS (the UK Thesis Service), when the Bodleian Libraries participates in this service.  If for any reason, the author does not wish their thesis to be included in EThOS, they should contact ORA staff at ORA@bodleian.ox.ac.uk