Undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and PhD theses can be excellent sources of information to support academic work. Though they are not typically cited, they are especially useful for their bibliographies, which can give you a relevant collection of references to help you get started on your research, and they can also present helpful examples of how to structure and format your writing.
To find out how to access theses submitted to Edinburgh Napier and other universities, both in the UK and internationally, please see our Finding Theses page.
The following resources can also be used to locate dissertations and theses (please note that full text access is often not provided):
To search for dissertations and theses held within specific countries or regions, the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) provides an A-Z of countries/regions with links to resources at NDLTD Find EDTs.
HEERhttp://heerd.open.ac.uk
Higher Education Empirical Research (HEER) database comprises summaries of evidence-based published research on a range of topics related to higher education.
Advance HEhttps://www.advance-he.ac.uk/
The UK Advance HE includes a range of teaching and learning resources. Frameworks and toolkits contain resources grouped by themes like assessment, employability, internationalising higher education, flexible learning etc. Search the Knowledge Hub or browse by popular content.
Escalate – http://escalate.ac.uk
Higher Education Academy subject centre. Provides Higher Education resources, events info and information on R & D funding. Closed Dec 2011 but useful resources still available online.
DERA database http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/
The IOE UK Digital Education Repository Archive (DERA) is a digital archive of documents published electronically by government and other relevant bodies in the areas of education, training, children and families