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This guide is primarily aimed at taught postgraduate students, but may also be of interest to final year undergraduates. It highlights the extensive online library collections and services available to you, and also directs you to other academic support services that may be useful when undertaking your dissertation or research project.

See our FAQs for initial help and to steer you towards relevant information.

In this guide:

  • Literature searching Online guidance and support on how to do a literature search.
  • Sources and resources Guidance on different types of sources and resources, including for your subject, and how to find and access them.
  • Research methods Subscribed and openly available resources on research methodologies.
  • Referencing and reference management Guidance on how to reference your sources and reference management tools available to you.
  • Writing and digital skills Support for writing skills and digital skills available from other UCL support services.
  • Further help The best ways to contact us for help, including e-mail contacts and booking online appointments.

UCL support for dissertations and research projects

  • UCL support for dissertations and research projects This visual tool draws together support from across UCL to help you with writing your dissertation or research project.

Infographic for support for dissertations and research projects with 8 areas of support indicated: The writing process, academic integrity, literature searching, systematic reviews / literature reviews, referencing, evaluating information, working with data, getting help.

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  1. UCL dissertations & theses

    Undergraduate dissertations; However the following libraries have small local theses collections covering their own subject areas, please contact the relevant library directly for more information: Bartlett Library: select exemplars of Masters dissertations are available through UCL's Open Educational Repository.

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    Undergraduate dissertations. Theses submitted at other universities or colleges. Further information is available in the Support for dissertations and research projects LibGuide. Open access repositories containing the full text of selected research theses. A growing number of open access thesis repositories is becoming available including:

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  4. Be prepared for writing your dissertation

    Writing your dissertation marks the end of a very important stage in your educational journey. It provides you with the opportunity to collate all the skills you have gained and showcase your research in an original piece to the academic community.

  5. Format, bind and submit your thesis: general guidance

    UCL's standard submission of a thesis is electronic, in line with UCL's sustainability strategy. If an examiner requests a physical thesis copy (this may be due to accessibility requirements of the examiner), you are responsible for making sure that your thesis is correctly printed and bound by the company you select.

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