Theses

All new research theses are added to the University of Salford’s Institutional Repository (USIR) via Worktribe with a Creative Commons licence.

 

Awards eligible for inclusion in this collection are: PhD, MPhil, M.Sc. by research, MRes, DProf, D.Litt., DMA, DSc, LLM. By depositing in USIR via Worktribe you are agreeing to the USIR deposit agreement.

Making research theses open access online broadens their reach and enhances the visibility of researchers and Salford’s research. USIR also aids the long-term preservation of research theses.

Thesis deposit instructions are available on the Doctoral School Hub pages, or you can email Library-research@salford.ac.uk for support.

Choosing a creative commons licence for your thesis

Creative Commons Licences enable researchers to retain control over how their research is used and ensures that they are given credit for their work in any future adaptations or use.

Details can be found in the Code of Practice for the Conduct of Postgraduate Research Degree Programmes. Theses submitted after 1 September 2023 will be made Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY), unless an alternative Creative Commons licence is selected at the point of deposit. Licences must be selected on Worktribe prior to the submission of the Declaration 2 form. Once applied, licences cannot be revoked or amended.

Authors should consider whether they need to select a licence which restricts commercial reuse or adaptations of their work. The licence options are listed below, or you can email library-research@salford.ac.uk for advice.

The different types of licences available

CC BY 4.0

The CC BY 4.0 licence allows re-users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The licence allows for commercial use.

CC BY includes the following elements:

  • Credit must be given to the creator

CC BY-SA 4.0

The CC BY-SA 4.0 licence allows re-users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The licence allows for commercial use. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must licence the modified material under identical terms.

CC BY-SA includes the following elements:

  • Credit must be given to the creator
  • Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.

CC BY-NC 4.0

The CC BY-NC 4.0 licence allows re-users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.

It includes the following elements:

  • Credit must be given to the creator
  • Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

The CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence allows re-users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms.

CC BY-NC-SA includes the following elements:

  • Credit must be given to the creator
  • Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted
  • Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.

CC BY-ND 4.0

The CC BY-ND 4.0 licence allows re-users to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The licence allows for commercial use.

CC BY-ND includes the following elements:

  • Credit must be given to the creator
  • No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

The CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence allows re-users to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.

CC BY-NC-ND includes the following elements:

  • Credit must be given to the creator
  • Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted
  • No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.

Using 3rd party copyrighted material

It is important that you ensure you have copyright permission for any content you include in your thesis. Our Copyright for theses guide provides details of how you can use copyrighted material in your thesis and protect your copyright. You might also find our interactive Copyright for Researchers tool useful.

Further support

  • Dissertations and thesesv includes eLearning resources to help you develop the skills you need to create your dissertation or thesis.
  • Finding Dissertations and Theses provides guidance on where to search for dissertations or theses in your research area, as well as tips on how to search.