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Research essentials

A guide for Higher Degree by Research students and Early Career Researchers

Finding theses

Finding ACU theses

Theses of ACU’s Higher Degree by Research students are available through Research Bank. The Theses Collection includes PhD and Masters theses of ACU students. Where possible and permissible, a full-text version of a research output is available as open access.

Finding Australian theses

Theses from Australian universities can be found by searching Trove. See Australian theses for more information.

Finding international theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global can be searched via ProQuest One Academic

You can also search for theses through an institution's digital repository.

Uploading your thesis to Research Bank

Higher Degree by Research students must upload the final version of their thesis to Research Bank and complete a layperson’s summary in accordance with the Appointment of Examiners and Examination Procedures.

Details on how to upload your thesis and layperson’s summary are available through Higher Degree Research Forms and Guides (Orion), under Completion of Examination Process.

Contact LibResearch@acu.edu.au if you have any questions regarding the Theses Collection.