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Theses Finding

Overview of finding Theses at Macquarie University and elsewhere

Finding Macquarie Theses in MultiSearch

  • Identify the keywords (i.e. important words) that describe your topic and enter these into the MultiSearch search box followed by Macquarie Thesis eg cell biology AND Macquarie Thesis, then hit enter.

Searching for a Macquarie University thesis by topic

  • In the left-hand column under Refine My Results:
    • under Resource Type select Macquarie University Theses - Digital or Macquarie University Theses - Print (or both!).
    • Hint: sometimes you may need to click Show More under Resource Type to see the full range of options.
  • Click Apply filters.

Note: Print theses can be filtered further using the left-hand column under Refine My Results, by Thesis Type [under Genre] or by Department [under Author/Contributor]. Submission of print theses ceased in 2017.

  • Identify the thesis type (MRes or PhD) and enter this term into the MultiSearch search box followed by Macquarie Thesis eg MRes AND Macquarie Thesis, then hit enter.

Searching for a Macquarie University thesis by thesis type

  • In the left-hand column under Refine My Results:
    • under Resource Type select Macquarie University Theses - Digital or Macquarie University Theses - Print (or both!).
    • Hint: sometimes may you need to click Show More under Resource Type to see the full range of options.
  • Click Apply filters.

Note: Print theses can be filtered further using the left-hand column under Refine My Results, by Department [under Author/Contributor]. Submission of print theses ceased in 2017.

  • Enter the name of the Faculty or School or Department that you wish to find into the MultiSearch search box followed by Macquarie Thesis eg "Department of Linguistics" AND Macquarie Thesis, then hit enter. (n.b with this search you will get more relevant results by using quotation marks).

Searching for a Macquarie University Thesis by Department

  • In the left-hand column under Refine My Results:
    • under Resource Type select Macquarie University Theses - Digital or Macquarie University Theses - Print (or both!).
    • Hint: sometimes you may need to click Show More under Resource Type to see the full range of options.
  • Click Apply filters.

Note: Print theses can be filtered further using the left-hand column under Refine My Results, by Thesis Type [under Genre]. Submission of print theses ceased in 2017.

  • Enter the term "Thesis by Publication" into the MultiSearch search box followed by Macquarie Thesis eg "Thesis by Publication" AND Macquarie Thesis, then hit enter. (n.b with this search you will get more relevant results by using quotation marks).

Searching for a Macquarie University thesis by publication

  • In the left-hand column under Refine My Results:
    • under Resource Type select Macquarie University Theses - Digital or Macquarie University Theses - Print (or both!).
    • Hint: sometimes may you need to click Show More under Resource Type to see the full range of options.
  • Click Apply filters.

Note: Print theses can be filtered further using the left-hand column under Refine My Results, by Thesis Type [under Genre] or by Department [under Author/Contributor]. Submission of print theses ceased in 2017.

Finding digital Theses in the Macquarie University Theses Collection

Search Macquarie University Theses Collection to find digital theses from Macquarie University

Use the search box at the top of the page to search by keywords 

Tip: To find theses by Department, enter the name of the Department in quotes, for example, "Department of English".

For more search strategies and options, please see https://help.figshare.com/article/how-to-find-and-reuse-data-on-figshare