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Theses: Training & support

This guide is intended to provide advice to PGR students on their eThesis

Training

This course will make students aware of Queen's requirements for e-thesis submissions and the copyright implications for this

The training will include:

  • Defining copyright
  • Outlining the university's requirement for e-thesis
  • Explaining the concept of fair dealing
  • Outlining the process of seeking permission for copyright

 

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Please login to MyFuture to book a place. Training will be delivered via MS Teams.

Training for Postgraduate Research (PGR) Students Submitting via the new Thesis with Publications (TWP) Model

This course is designed to inform students about Queen’s requirements for e-thesis submission and the copyright implications associated with this submission type.

The training will cover:

  • Defining copyright
  • Outlining the university’s e-thesis requirements
  • Exploring different publishing options, including traditional models and open access
  • Explaining how to use an accepted manuscript or the final published version
  • Providing an overview of Creative Commons licenses
  • Highlighting QUB resources
  • Detailing the submission process for the QUB repository

Wednesday, 26th March 2025 @ 14:00-15:00 

Please login to MyFuture to book a place. Training will be delivered via MS Teams.

This session will explain everything that you need to do to upload your e-thesis into Pure.

Wednesday, 19 February 2025 @14:00-15:00 

Please login to MyFuture to book a place. Training will be delivered via MS Teams.

This training session is a hands-on workshop that provides information on Pure and the Research Portal.

All Postgraduate Research students will have an account on Pure, which is used to capture your research activities and outputs at Queen's.

This training session will address the following topics:

Pure - what is it? Who uses it? Why is it important? How to customise your profile?

Research Portal - what is it? Why don't I use it?! What are the benefits of using it? How to search it?

All PGR students are encouraged to attend this very useful workshop

Wednesday, 9th April 2025 @14:00-15:00 

Wednesday, 2nd July 2025 @14:00-15:00 

Please login to MyFuture to book a place. Training will be delivered via MS Teams unless otherwise stated.

This session, for Postgraduate students (PGRs), is designed to provide an overview of publishing. Our goal is to equip Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) with the knowledge they need to confidently navigate the publishing landscape in their post-PhD careers.

Sessions will be delivered via MS Teams on the following date: 

Wednesday, 28th May 2025 @15:00-16:00

Please book your place via Myfuture 

The Open Research Team provide training in the following areas:

  • Pure and the Research Portal
  • Getting your first article published
  • Open Access publishing
  • E-thesis submission
  • Copyright
  • Research data and your thesis
  • Workshops on uploading your data to Pure
  • Protecting your research

For full details of our training courses for winter semester 2024 and to sign up, please see our Library training guide here

Contact information

Dawn Pike, Open Research Librarian, is responsible for delivering training on copyright and e-thesis obligations. If you have any queries/requests for training, please contact:

E: d.pike@qub.ac.uk

If you (PGR), or your student (supervisor), are uploading the e-thesis into Pure and have issues, please contact the designated e-thesis email address below. This is for all specific e-thesis queries (upload, submission, embargo, connected outputs in Pure, visibility, copyright etc): 

E: e-thesis@qub.ac.uk