British Library ETHOSIndividuals may login and search this database of over 250,000 British theses and dissertations, without a fee. Some theses may be available on an open access basis. For others, individuals may need to request the item through ILLiad or wait for digitization.
Many UK institutions support Open Access to their theses, so download of their digital and digitised theses is free to the researcher. A small number of participating institutions may not be able to offer Open Access and in this case the researcher may have to pay for the digitisation. To find downloadable thesis you can use "advanced search" and click "Limit search to items available for immediate download" box.
To download thesis from EThOS you need to register. After registration, log in the system and you have to agree to the terms and conditions of supply of the thesis. Some software is required: Adobe Acrobat, unzipping software (Winzip, etc)
