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Search and access theses on RDL Thesis

Run full-text search over MSc and PhD theses worldwide, filter and reach the PDF. This guide covers the search and institutional upload flows.

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Before you start

  • No account needed to search — it's public
  • Uploading theses requires the institution (INSTITUTION) or admin (ADMIN) role

Steps

  1. 1

    Run a search

    Search by keyword, author, advisor or title; full text, abstracts and keywords are scanned.

  2. 2

    Filter the results

    Narrow by university, department, degree, year and language. Jump to related theses from advisor and institution pages.

    Tip: Click an advisor's name to see all of their theses.
  3. 3

    Open the thesis detail

    Reach the abstract, keywords, metadata and full-text PDF; see view and download counts.

  4. 4

    (Institutions) upload theses

    Import theses one by one or in bulk from the institutional panel; give each a persistent identifier via a DOI request.

You're all set! 🎉

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