Theses

Master theses: New additions to the Masters Theses Archive are on hold pending a retention policy review by the University Education Committee. If you are unable to find a specific thesis, contact us at library@cranfield.ac.uk. 

Cranfield University Theses

• Cranfield Master's Theses

  • Cranfield campus: Master's Theses Archive
  • CDS (Cranfield) and Shrivenham site theses are available via:
    • Shrivenham Repository
    • Defence Academic Research Environment (DARE) 
    • For a full holdings search, please contact Barrington Library to conduct a search on your behalf.

• Other Cranfield Research and PhD Theses

  • CERES - the Cranfield University digital repository of research output (PhD theses, technical reports, journal pre-prints, and more).
  • Shrivenham site print PhD theses and research: For a full holdings search, please contact Barrington Library to conduct a search on your behalf.

  • Cranfield research publications and systems - University repositories, research ethics, data management systems, and more. 

Theses from the wider world

• CORE - the world’s largest collection of open access research papers. To find theses, run a search, then use the Type menu at the top of your results to select Thesis.
• EThOS - the British Library's Electronic Thesis Online Service. [Temporarily unavailable due to a cyber attack]
• OATD - collection of 1.5 million open access theses and dissertations worldwide.
• NDLTD -  theses and dissertations submitted to a number of universities in Africa, Australia, Europe, and North America.
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index (1637-present) - the world's most comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from around the world

Help writing your thesis

Cranfield University thesis guidance - in MyCranfield (student portal) - University guidelines and templates for writing, printing, and submitting your thesis. 

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