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Australian theses,   international theses, referencing theses, further help, find theses online and in print.

This guide shows you how to find Masters and PhD theses, online and in print, from:

  • The University of Melbourne
  • Other Australian universities
  • Outside Australia

Why use theses?

Theses can be a valuable source of information, especially for topics where there are fewer published works available., the references or works cited in a thesis can also be useful to find further published sources on a topic..

If you are currently writing a thesis (Honours, Masters or PhD) you may want to:

  • check if anyone has recently completed a PhD thesis in your area of research internationally
  • look at PhD theses from your faculty (or supervised by your supervisor) to get an idea of how to format your thesis.

Most recent theses are available through Minerva Access , the University's institutional repository. 

Minerva includes PhD and Masters Research theses, as well as a smaller number of Honours and Masters Coursework theses.

Accessing Full-Text in Minerva Access

Open access theses.

  • Many theses are open access, which means anyone is able to read the full text online, and no subscription or login is required.
  • Use the download link on the left to access a PDF of the thesis.

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Restricted access theses

Some theses are currently only available to university of melbourne staff/students.

Use the login link and access with your unimelb username and password

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Embargoed theses

If a thesis is under full embargo , full-text is not available for internal or external access (including inter-library loan requests). It a thesis is under an external embargo , it can be requested by University staff and students for research purposes via Minerva Access .

You will be able to view an abstract 

Finding theses from your faculty or school in Minerva Access

You can limit your results in minerva access to view only theses from your faculty..

1. Select your faculty from the list of Communities on the Minerva Access homepage. You may need to also choose your school on the next page. 

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2. Select the option that includes Theses  (rather than Research Publications) 

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3.To further refine the list (ie. to only PhD theses) scroll down to use the Type menu on the far left menu bar.

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Finding University of Melbourne print theses

University of Melbourne theses not available online are held in the Cultural Collections Reading Room on level 3 of the Baillieu Library, or in offsite storage. While you cannot physically browse the thesis collection, you can submit a request to view a thesis using the online form .

You can search the Library Catalogue  to find our print collection of University of Melbourne theses

  • To restrict your search to just theses, select University of Melbourne Theses from the drop-down menu to the right of the search bar

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For more information on requesting to view print theses see the Special Collections website . ( Note : Use the request form for Rare Books)

Australian theses from other universities can be found via Trove .

1. Select Advanced search on the Trove homepage, and choose Research and reports

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2. Type your search terms into the first box (Keyword search box)

3. Check the box next to Australian content

4. Click the green Search button

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5. On the results page, select the Show more  option under Format

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6. Select Thesis  to limit your results to theses

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7.  To access, check the purple link at the bottom of each record. Theses available online will either:

  • have a link to where they are held

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  • have an Access conditions apply  link

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8. Click on the title of the thesis to view the record, and select the  Read  button to access the full text

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  •  If the thesis is not available online through Trove, please complete a Thesis request form on the  Request Forms page . We will then try to obtain a copy of the thesis for you via inter-library loan. 
  • For more information on using the Advanced Search to create more specific searches, see Trove's Australian theses page. 

These are the top four international theses databases that include full-text:

  • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global The most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world. Spans 1743 to the present day, offering full text for most dissertations added since 1997.
  • British Library EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) Search for UK theses and access or request full text. See FAQs for more information.
  • DART-Europe E-theses Portal Access to digitised theses from European universities.
  • OATD: Open Access Theses and Dissertations Indexes more than 1.5 million theses and dissertations. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from 600+ colleges, universities, and research institutions.

Other useful theses databases ​

  • American Doctoral Dissertations
  • China Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses full-text Database This database is a comprehensive, high quality database of dissertations and theses in China. The dissertations and theses are from hundreds of institutions located across China. Coverage is 1984 onwards and is updated daily. It covers a wide range of subjects such as fundamental sciences, engineering technology, agriculture, medical science, history, philosophy, education, law, economics and more.
  • CNKI China Academic Journals Most comprehensive, full-text database of Chinese journals. To narrow your searching select section (G) Politics/ Military Affairs/ Law to search across the database.
  • KRIS - Kiwi Research Information Service NZ open access research document portal.
  • TEL (thèses-en-ligne) French theses
  • Theses Canada Portal

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Submitting your thesis and beyond

Tips on what you need to do before you submit your thesis and beyond.

When you pass the 3-year mark in your PhD candidature (or 1-year mark in your MPhil candidature) you should start preparing to submit your thesis to ensure timely completion. There are several requirements you will need to follow to successfully submit your thesis.

Get organised for your Completion Seminar

All graduate researchers are required to make a public presentation of their research findings at the University in the six-months prior to submitting their thesis for examination. This is called a Completion Seminar and is regarded as an important part of candidature. The seminar should present the objectives, methods, findings and significance of the candidate's thesis research. This is often a departmental seminar. Your supervisors will write a report detailing feedback that can be used for the final draft. Your Completion Seminar should be undertaken at around 3-6 months before you intend to submit. Be proactive and arrange your Completion Seminar ahead of time.

For more information on Completion seminars please go to the Graduate Research Hub page: Submitting my thesis | University of Melbourne (unimelb.edu.au)

Completion seminar requirements can be viewed on the Graduate Research Training Policy (MPF132) policy library. Please note: This policy in the process of being updated .

Preparing your thesis

There is a plethora of information on the GR Hub in regard to:

  • Writing your thesis
  • Incorporating your published work in your thesis
  • Thesis with creative works
  • Preparation of Graduate Research Thesis Rules
  • Graduate researchers and digital assistance tools
  • Research integrity in my thesis

All of which can be found here: Preparing my thesis | University of Melbourne (unimelb.edu.au)

Preparing to submit

Similarly, on the GR Hub there is information on what your need to do before you submit your thesis. Submitting my thesis | University of Melbourne (unimelb.edu.au)

Topics include

  • Before you submit your thesis IP Guide
  • Completion Seminar
  • Creative works
  • iThenticate
  • Graduate Research Thesis Submission Checklist (download from the site)
  • Read the section ‘How to submit’, which may take some of the mystery out of this final step and help take the jitters out of this stage.

The examination process

For information on the examination process Examination Overview | University of Melbourne (unimelb.edu.au)

Key points on:

  • What examiners look for
  • The Thesis Examination System
  • Examination process
  • Examination of jointly awarded PhD
  • Examination criteria and marking
  • Responding to examiners
  • Changes to the thesis
  • Citation for Completion

For additional information please view the Graduate Research Training Policy Graduate Research Training Policy (unimelb.edu.au)

Thesis submission date expiry and late submission

Your final thesis submission date will correspond to the maximum period of your candidature, that is for a PhD (4.5 EFTSL/years if you commenced prior to 1 March 2020, and 4 EFTSL if you commenced on or after 1 March 2020) or MPhil (2 EFTSL if you commenced on or after 1 March 2020).

However, if you need more time to submit, these are the options for GRs who confirmed after Jan 2018.

  • If you need to up to two more weeks post final thesis submission date you need to apply for a 10-working day extension. Please request this by email with [email protected]
  • If you cannot submit your thesis by your final thesis submission date and you need several weeks or up to 12 months extension of your thesis submission date, you need to apply for Late submission . Late submission applications need to be requested with the FEIT GR team 2 months prior to your final thesis submission date = 4 EFTSL date. More information on late submission can be found here: Late Submission | University of Melbourne (unimelb.edu.au)

Student visa holders: Staying in Australia for the examination period

Please take care with managing your visa extension needs, especially if your visa expiry date corresponds with your thesis submission date period and you intend on staying in Australia for the examination period. Please contact Stop1 for visa queries well before issues arise if you can.

Once student visa holders submit their thesis their CoE is ‘completed’ and they need to apply for a  CMT if they intend staying in Australia for the examination period. For requesting CMTs and more information: Renewing your student visa (unimelb.edu.au)

University Digitisation Centre

The University Digitisation Centre (UDC) is part of Research & Collections (University Library) and provides expert advice, training and a range of digitisation services to the University community.

UDC's equipment and technical capabilities

We offer digitisation services for a range of formats and sizes as well as consultations, training and self-service opportunities.

We have a range of scanning equipment for you to use with professional direction and support from our expert staff.

All you need to know about ordering a digital copy of a Melbourne University Thesis.

Research Website

For more information about the wider platform community, please visit Research Website, which is available to all visitors

Research Gateway

Details about the University’s research infrastructure related resources and services can be found on Research Gateway, which is available to the University of Melbourne staff and Graduate Researchers.

Showcase of UDC's scanning equipment

An outline of the standards applied by UDC in digitising different types of materials

Understand the status of your project in relation to copyright

Articles and discussions on digitisation techniques and processes

UDC can provide training and information sessions to communicate information and provide opportunities to the University community to broaden their knowledge of digitisation.

  • Understanding images
  • Digitisation Basics
  • Using images in theses
  • Preparing images for Publication
  • Image management

Workshops are also available as part of the Researcher@Library training .

The following tutorials cover aspects of digitisation relating directly to our services.  For more general reference material and tutorials about digitisation and using digital assets please refer to the Digitisation Lab blog .

Business Document Scanning

This tutorial explains the main processes and requirements associated with scanning business documents, including a guide to preparing documents for scanning.

Online file transfer

Online delivery of files can be a convenient method for quickly transferring files, however the size of associated with digitisation usually results in files that are too large to send via email. This tutorial outlines the recommended process for sending large files via Aarnet's Cloudstor service.

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  • TES Graduate Researcher FAQs

These FAQs are for graduate researchers regarding the use of the Thesis Examination System (TES).

Use the University student login that you use to access your student email and my.unimelb . If  you can access my.unimelb and see your enrolment and address details, you will be able to access TES . You can reset your password if you have forgotten it.

If you are also a University of Melbourne staff member please remember to use your student username and password.

If your student account (such as my.unimelb) has been deactivated, you will need to create an account , using the steps below and contact Student IT if you experience any issues.

  • Go to accounts.unimelb.edu.au/manage/
  • Click on Create Account under the Students section
  • Login using their personal details (Student ID, name, postcode and DOB)
  • Then click the Create button on the next screen next to Gmail.

TES will work with any browser supported by the University. Refer to a list of browsers .

If you need assistance in accessing or using TES, please contact the Graduate Research Examinations Office.

If your username in my.unimelb, the University’s Student System is inactive, this will prevent you from progressing past the ‘Your Details’ section and accessing any TES online forms.  This is usually because you don’t have a current enrolment and this will need to be corrected before you can access the TES online forms.  For further advice and information, contact your Graduate School or the Graduate Resarch Examinations Office.

TES is used to manage your thesis examination and Minerva Access is the University’s institutional repository of electronic documents.

You need to submit your thesis to TES first for examination. Once your examination is finalised, you will be instructed to upload your final thesis along with any redacted version (if the original thesis is restricted) and supporting files (if any) to TES. TES will transfer your thesis to Minerva Access once the Chair of Examiners approval is received. You will then receive an email with an assigned identifier for locating and citing your submission.

When submitting your thesis for examination to TES, you will be asked about access of your final thesis in Minerva Access .

It depends on the stage of your examination.  If you have not received confirmation that your final thesis has been successfully transferred to Minerva Access, contact the Graduate Research Examinations Office . Otherwise, you will need to contact the Minerva Access Team .

Usually within three working days, your intention to submit or your thesis submission, will be processed and you will then receive email confirmation.

Submitting an intention to submit (80-word summary)

Contact the Graduate Research Examinations Office . There may be an issue with your enrolment that the Examinations Office staff can check.

Please try to limit the summary to 80 words. The summary needs to be a brief overview of your research question, methods and results. It will be read by your examiners who will be experts in the field, therefore it can be quite technical if necessary.

The Examinations Office will use TES to create correspondence to your primary supervisor regarding the nomination of your examiners. It is important that they are listed correctly otherwise it will cause a delay in your examination. TES is linked to the University’s student system which stores all of your current enrolment information. If what is displayed is incorrect please complete a ‘Change of Project Details’ form . Once you have been informed that the changes have been processed,  please return to TES to submit your 80-word summary.

You will be given the opportunity to list up to two people that you consider to be unsuitable examiners.  You will be asked to list any names and substantiated reasons when registering your intention to submit.  Once any names are listed you will be unable to update these unless there are special circumstances.

Login to TES and choose ‘Update my intention to submit’ to update it. A Change of Project Details form should also be completed, this will update your thesis title in the University’s Student System.

Yes. Login to TES and choose ‘Update my intention to submit’ to update it. Please provide a copy of the new summary to your primary supervisor via email.

Your ‘Estimated thesis submission date’ is the date you expect to submit your thesis for examination.  The date you indicate via TES will be used to communicate to your supervisor and examiners when the thesis is likely to be submitted.  This date is likely to be different to the official ‘Expected submission date’ that you would see in my.unimelb and on documents like progress reports, which is an indicator of the maximum amount of candidature you have been granted.

You can submit your thesis on any day of the year but please discuss this proposed date with your supervisor before submitting. Find out more about thesis submission deadlines on the Graduate Research Hub .

Log in to TES and select ‘Update my intention to submit’, to update your estimated submission date. This date must not exceed your maximum submission date, i.e. your expected thesis submission date as listed on the Graduate Research Details page of my.unimelb.

Submitting a thesis for examination

You must present your research findings at a public completion seminar within six months prior to submission. Your advisory committee may allow you to present your seminar via video-conference if you are not resident at the University within six months of submission. The completion seminar is to recognize a significant milestone in your candidature and to support you in your acquisition of the graduate attributes including the development of the ability to synthesise and present research findings and identifying opportunities to improve/advance your thesis prior to submission.

Graduate researchers who are enrolled in a degree which only requires the submission of a compilation of papers are not required to present a completion seminar.

You are required to present another completion seminar in the six months prior to thesis submission. It is possible to submit your thesis and to provide an explanation as to why one cannot be arranged again, including the date that you presented your completion seminar. Your supervisor will be asked to advise if what you have indicated is acceptable, so please ensure that you have discussed this with them before submitting your thesis.

TES can accept files that are up to 500MB, however files below 100MB are recommended for ease of download. If your thesis file is larger, it is recommended that you separate some of the content or reduce image resolution so that the main file fits within the maximum file size.

If necessary, you may send larger file sizes via a cloud storage platform (e.g. OneDrive). As a University of Melbourne graduate researcher, you have access to Microsoft 365 applications including OneDrive (up to 5TB). You can then add the shared link when submitting your thesis through TES. Your thesis Abstract should indicate where there are multiple components of your thesis and any supplementary files.

TES can accept one file that is up to 500MB. If you have multiple files, it is recommended that you combine and submit as a single file. If necessary, you can upload a zip file or save the files in the cloud storage platform (e.g. OneDrive, Dropbox) and provide the link to the files.

You can use Adobe Acrobat's 'Combine Files' tool which will allow you to combine files of different filetypes into a PDF. Alternatively, you can open a PDF copy of a file and then use the 'Organise Pages' tool which will allow you to drag additional pages where you can then save it as a single file.

The filename should include no spaces, appropriate alpha-numeric combinations, and no commas or symbols, except for – [hyphens] or _ [underscore].

Where possible, your written thesis files should be combined into one pdf file. Most of the common software used to create a thesis (i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Latex) can be saved into pdf format individually and then merged into one file.

If it is not possible to create one file, upload the main file as part of the thesis submission process and upload additional files to a cloud storage planform (e.g. OneDrive). As a University of Melbourne graduate researcher, you have access to Microsoft 365 applications including OneDrive (up to 5TB). You can then add the shared link via TES as part of your submission.

  • The date and location of your completion seminar.
  • Field of Research codes for your work. At least two, and up to four codes can be listed. You can view your current listed Fields of Research via my.unimelb .
  • If you have included a publication that is in progress or in its published form in your thesis you will need to attach a ‘Declaration for Publication incorporated in a thesis’ form. The form and further information can be found on the Graduate Research Hub .
  • The public access option to your final thesis in the University’s digital repository, Minerva Access .
  • Your ORCID. If you do not have an ORCID, follow the steps to create an ORCID .

Finally, you need to upload your thesis and confirm that it complies with University policy. After you click submit you will see a page confirming that your thesis has been submitted into TES.

In the rare circumstance a thesis cannot be submitted electronically, e.g. a large scale (A3 sized paper), you will have the option to select a hard copy submission only, through TES. Instructions will then be provided by the Examinations Office via email.

When you complete the thesis submission process in TES, you will end up on the confirmation of successful submission page.  The status that you will see on the TES Dashboard will display ‘Thesis submitted’.  A confirmation email will be sent to you once your thesis submission has been processed, usually within three to five working days.

You can check the status of your examination on the TES Dashboard. To view the different statuses, click here .

You should see a final page acknowledging that it has been received. If not it could be because you have not completed one of the required questions. Errors in red text will indicate this at the top or bottom of the page and if you then answer those questions and click submit the form should be accepted. If the error is not resolved, please take a screenshot and email the Examinations Office with your name and student number.

If you have already submitted a change of supervisors using a ‘Request Change in Project Details’ form via the Graduate Research Hub , the Examinations Office will update the details on TES to reflect what is on my.unimelb once your thesis submission has been processed.

If you have not requested to change your supervisor yet, you will need to submit a change of supervisors using a ‘Request Change in Project Details’ form via the Graduate Research Hub.

Please also inform The Examinations Office to ensure that the appropriate details are entered on both TES and my.unimelb.

Yes. Click on the 'Thesis Submission' tab in TES and click on the download link.

You must be admitted to the relevant graduate research degree in order to submit your thesis. If your candidature is suspended, cancelled or terminated and you wish to submit, you must first apply for reinstatement and readmission .

Before applying for readmission you should contact your supervisor or head of department to discuss your thesis. If your supervisor is no longer available, please contact  the  graduate research team for your faculty , or the faculty nearest in discipline to your former department.

Final submission of thesis for completion

You will receive your examination outcome and examiner reports by email.  If no further amendment is required, you will receive instructions for submitting the final thesis to TES. If your examiners have requested you make any changes to your thesis, you will need to send your revised thesis to your Chair of Examiners for approval via email before the final thesis is deposited.

You will need to upload a PDF file of your written thesis and any additional files (if applicable, e.g. creative component of the thesis, appendices, multimedia files, etc) to TES.  Additional files can be deposited in most file formats. Your Index of Changes does not need to be uploaded.

Files deposited should not include your signature and should not contain encryption or other access limitations (no password protection).

If there is third-party copyright material or other sensitive material in your thesis, you should submit a complete copy and a redacted copy of your thesis to TES.  Access to the complete copy of your thesis will be restricted.  You may also choose to restrict supporting files (e.g. they contain third-party copyright material, there are privacy issues, etc).  Restricted files will never be made publicly available.

While you should provide your Index of Changes to your supervisor and Chair of Examiners to ensure that your final thesis is appropriate for upload, you should not upload your Index of Changes when uploading your final thesis to TES.

As you cannot change the parts of your thesis that have been published you should consult with your Chair of Examiners to see if the suggestions can be incorporated elsewhere in the thesis. If a thesis is required to be re-examined, an explanation can be provided in the response to the examiners regarding the publication.

TES can accept files that are up to 500MB, however files below 100MB are recommended for ease of download. If your thesis file is larger, it is recommended that you separate some of the content so that the main file fits within the maximum file size.

You can submit any additional files as supplementary files. If necessary, you may send larger file sizes via a cloud storage platform (e.g. OneDrive). As a University of Melbourne graduate researcher, you have access to Microsoft 365 applications including OneDrive (up to 5TB).

When you deposit your final thesis to TES, the Graduate Research Examinations Office will check your thesis title and will make any changes in my.unimelb so that any academic statements, such as your transcript and AHEGS, will include your updated thesis title.

Please copy your thesis abstract into Notepad and copy/paste into TES to enter the abstract. This is to avoid unsupported special characters, which TES doesn’t allow. If you have included three dots (…) in your abstract, remove them. If the error is not resolved, please take a screenshot and email the Graduate Research Examinations Office with your name and student number.

TES and Minerva Access, don’t support italics, superscripts and three dots (...), but Minerva Access may support some special characters.  You should submit an abstract that can be submitted to TES.   When your thesis is transferred to Minerva Access, you will have an opportunity to request updates to the abstract recorded in Minerva Access.  You will receive a confirmation email with an email address for contacting Minerva Access when your thesis is deposited in Minerva Access.

As academic transcripts and statements don’t support non-English or Latin script, you can submit a transliteration of your thesis title to the Graduate Research Examinations Officer. This is not a change of the thesis title, but how it is converted to English script (e.g. a Chinese name into English script instead of Chinese characters).

TES will transfer your thesis to the University of Melbourne Institutional Repository, Minerva Access once your final thesis has been certified by your Chair of Examiners. You will receive an email with an assigned identifier for locating and citing your submission once the final thesis files(s) are transferred to Minerva Access.

It is mandatory to have an ORCID when submitting your final thesis. Follow the steps to create an ORCID .

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Writing thesis sections - Part 2

Shaping the research question and hypothesis.

This resource introduces approaches to writing the core parts of your thesis. It includes activities to help you apply tips and reflect on your own learning, and should take you 15-20 minutes to read and complete. Check out the further resources at the bottom of each section and references on the last page for more information on this topic.

The core part of your thesis starts with your research question or hypothesis and proceeds through your explanation of methods and results, or data analysis, and ends with a discussion of your findings.

The research question and hypothesis mark your own disciplinary territory and drive your research.

Whether you have both a research question and a hypothesis, and whether they are broken down into several sub-areas, will depend on your discipline and topic; but however they appear, it is important that they are clearly formulated.

Research question

A research question should:

  • Focus on a clear, specific and significant problem or puzzle
  • Be shaped in a way that allows it to be answered with different research results
  • Be revisited frequently in the research process.

You can use the FINER criteria when developing a research question:

  • F easible – is the research practical and achievable given time and resources?
  • I nteresting – is the research intriguing, compelling and able to contribute to the field?
  • N ovel – is the research original?
  • E thical – are there any concerns about the impact of the research on participants or wider community?
  • R elevant – is the research important or meaningful for those in the field?

Example research questions:

  • What impact will climate change have on production systems in the Tasmanian dairy industry?
  • What are the unique challenges and opportunities for higher education institutions that allow first-year undergraduate students to use Generative AI tools in written assessments?

A hypothesis is a well-reasoned proposition in response to a research question that you will test to confirm or disprove in your research. Not all research has a hypothesis. A hypothesis should:

  • Be in the form of a statement
  • Be disprovable
  • Be clear and specific in scope.

Example hypothesis:

  • Undergraduate students who participate in a stress-reduction seminar will report an increase in their well-being after six weeks This is a statement that argues for a relationship between two clear and specific variables that can be tested and thus disproven.

Types of research questions

In order to help you frame a research question, keep in mind that there are four basic types of research (adapted from Fahnestock & Secor, 2004).

Four general research types and their corresponding  questions:

Note: almost all graduate research will involve elements of each of these types. However, it is useful to focus primarily on one of these questions.

Contextualise the research question or hypothesis

The research question or hypothesis is part of your thesis core as it guides your own research, but it is usually stated in a lead-in section, such as the thesis introduction.

Complete the activity below to learn how a research question or hypothesis can be contextualised.

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Note that some disciplines require hypotheses rather than research questions and vice versa. However, the question implied in this example seems to be ‘What role does fast food play in the childhood obesity problem in the province?’

FINER: A research framework

What is and how to write a good hypothesis in research?

Use the side menu to go the next section: Choosing and justifying your methods , where we look at ways to present your research design.

Choosing and justifying your methods

Demonstrating that your methods are sound and appropriate for your question will help your reader see that the results and conclusions you reach are valid and reliable.

You can present your overarching research approach or methods in a central methods chapter in your thesis. If you use different methods for different parts of the thesis, these methods can be integrated into the parts.

Choosing your methods

To help you in this process:

  • Are you an observer, experimenter or involved agent?
  • How would this affect your data collection and/or analysis
  • Align your methods to your research aim For example, if your question asks about a quantifiable variable, consider a quantitative method for measuring it.
  • Compare your methods to alternative methods Demonstrate that your choice best suits your investigation.
  • Show awareness of potential confounding factors What are the biases or pitfalls? Show how you’re accounting for or guarding against them.
  • Show awareness of your own assumptions For example, show how a chosen method assumes a relationship between variables, and why that is reasonable.
  • How will it allow you to answer your research question or test your hypothesis?
  • What criteria and thresholds have you established for data collection and analysis?
  • What type of answer will you be able to generate if these criteria and thresholds are satisfied?

Asking these questions will help you design your methods to be part of a consistent line of reasoning that will take you from raw data to conclusions.

Presenting your methods

This activity provides two examples of presenting research methods in a thesis. The first one shows how the methods are being aligned and justified with the research aim. The second shows how clear measurements, criteria and thresholds are being established.

Drag and drop the main writing moves in each example, such as ‘defining the method’ and ‘establishing the threshold’ into their corresponding places.

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Use the side menu to go the next section: Analysing data and reporting results , where we examine how to maximise the impact of your data.

Analysing data and reporting results

In this stage, you educate your reader on what you’ve found and take them through how you’ve turned data into knowledge, which involves making reasoned connections between variables or different parts of the data. Reporting your results and analysis requires summarising key points or patterns in the data and how they’ve emerged.

Choose representative information

  • Use only representative data and analyses to demonstrate the validity of your results.
  • What qualifies as representative data and why?
  • What does it represent?
  • How do I know if the representation is complete and correct?

Organise the information

  • Capture categories or themes in the data that relate to your research question or hypothesis.
  • Add informative headings and subheadings to help the reader navigate your results.

Illustrate your results

  • Design any tables and figures to be understandable on their own and complementary to your writing, with clear, informative titles. These should illustrate the key evidence to support your results and make them easier for readers to process.
  • whether they are necessary, and
  • which type of illustration best suits the information. For example, if some qualitative information is best explained in a paragraph with a subheading, you may not need a table or figure at all. On the other hand, to compare the trends of two variables over time, a line graph will be useful.

State the new knowledge

  • Begin every data chapter with a statement of purpose.
  • End it with a statement of how the purpose has been addressed, highlighting the new knowledge generated by the chapter.

Example statement of purpose - chapter introduction

The aim of this study was to understand the role of group singing in inpatient and community mental health settings in regard to the contextual and conditional factors apparent within these settings which contribute to mental health recovery. (Bibb, 2016, p. 139)

Example statement of new knowledge - chapter conclusion

Findings were presented as a grounded theory of group singing which was described as the way consumers can experience triggering encounters with music in their singing group and use the group conditions as coping resources to regain musical, emotional and social health. (Bibb, 2016, p. 211)

Start early and revise regularly

  • Evolve your analytical categories or themes
  • Reflect on the new knowledge these chapters produce
  • Recognise, rectify or acknowledge limitations in your data or results.
  • Assess the validity and reliability of this knowledge: is it warranted by the nature of the data? Does it align with the aim and methods? Is the analytical process rigorous enough?

Activity: Examples of presenting results

The two examples below demonstrate high-level presentation of results and evidence, with strategic use of tables or headings. These are connected to a cohesive narrative that directly addresses the aim of the data chapter.

Drag and drop the elements of each example into their corresponding places. Some key language has been bolded to help you.

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Use the side menu to go the next section: Synthesising and discussing findings , where we explore approaches to putting your results together.

Synthesising and discussing findings

The discussion section shows your arrival at new understandings, insights, solutions or theories emerging from your data analysis, which requires high levels of synthesis and conceptualisation.

To write an effective discussion:

  • Connect all your findings and key evidence and put these in the bigger context of your inquiry
  • Answer the research question or hypothesis
  • Position your research in the field and state your original contribution
  • Acknowledge limitations of your findings to show your self-awareness and critical thinking as a researcher.

Examples of discussing original contributions

Read the following discussion examples showing statements of original contributions. Notice the type of language that carries these statements, some of which we’ve bolded to highlight the writers’ authority and relationship to their field.

Thesis titled ‘Foreign direct investment in Australia: Determinants and consequences’ (Faeth, 2005, p. 308)

Comparing these results with previous econometric studies analysing the consequences of FDI [foreign direct investment] in Australia shows that FDI has a wider range of consequences than previously assumed . It has been shown in this study that employment growth, wage growth, labour productivity growth and industry concentration were affected by Australian FDI.

Thesis titled ‘Doctors down under: European medical migrants in Victoria (Australia), 1930-60’ (Mody, 2018, p. 231)

This thesis begins to redress the silence that characterises the historiography on twentieth-century medical migration to Australia. In doing so, I have demonstrated that medical migrants today represent part of an unbroken and sometimes hard-won legacy of refuge, second chances and fresh starts inherited from the medical migrants who arrived before them.

Approaches to the discussion

To arrive at a synthesis of your thesis and be able to state your original contribution, consider what processes to use for handling data.

Watch this video to learn about two approaches: tracking and mapping your findings and using a creative-rational approach .

Activity: Write a tiny discussion

Step 1: Free-write in response to the following prompt. Try 5-10 minutes of no-pause, no-edit writing:

  • “What do you know now about your research problem that you didn’t know before starting your research?”

Step 2: Follow this up with the rational tasks of sorting and linking conclusions, as explained in the video.

Step 3: Write a brief introduction to your discussion. Start with what you’ve achieved in the previous chapters and quickly proceed to how you will put these findings together.

Use the side menu to go the next section: Using disciplinary conventions , where we look at a checklist for reflecting on the thesis core.

Using disciplinary conventions

Although academic writing conventions are common to most disciplines, the way they are applied may differ. For example, some social sciences may require a full disclosure of a researcher’s paradigmatic alignment and its implications for their research, while other disciplines may put more emphasis on detailing the research procedure. Look at examples from your discipline and check with your supervisors if you have questions.

Reflect on the thesis core

Study an example thesis to observe how the author framed the research question or hypothesis, justified the research methods, analysed data, reported results and synthesised and discussed findings. Then, look at your own writing or plan for these parts.

Answer the following questions for both the example thesis and your own to help you reflect on how you are using disciplinary conventions in shaping your own thesis narrative.

1. Is the research question feasible, interesting, novel, ethical and relevant (the FINER criteria)?

2. Is the hypothesis disprovable, clear and specific? Can you identify the key variables in the hypothesis?

3. Is the question or hypothesis properly contextualised and justified?

4. What research methods does the thesis use? Are they conventional or novel in the discipline? How are they justified?

5. What measurements and/or thresholds have been established for the data collection and/or analysis? What are these measurements and thresholds based on?

6. Has a clear trail of methods been laid out to allow a reader to follow and/or replicate the research?

7. What new knowledge does each of the data/results chapters add?

8. What new insight, theory or solution does the discussion section of the thesis present? What’s the key argument and evidence for this claim to knowledge? Is this argument valid?

9. Is there a clear line of reasoning that leads from the research question/hypothesis to the methods, data analysis/results and discussion? How is the research question being answered?

10. How could you improve this thesis in the above aspects?

Together with your research question or hypothesis, your research methods, results, discussion, analysis and synthesis show the reader your own work, which shapes your original contribution. These parts should constitute the bulk of your writing effort throughout your candidature. Use your disciplinary expertise to promote your own innovation, whether in ideas or expression.

For more information and support in your writing, Explore: Academic Skills Graduate Research services

Bibb, J. (2016). Musical recovery: The role of group singing in regaining healthy relationships with music to promote mental health recovery [PhD thesis, University of Melbourne]. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/124271

Bitar, H. (2004). Public aesthetic preferences and efficient water use in urban parks [PhD thesis, University of Melbourne]. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/38880

Brown, T. (2022). Exploring the indirect effects of climate change on fire activity in Australian wet Eucalypt forests [PhD thesis, University of Melbourne]. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/311844

Evans, D., Gruba, P., & Zobel, J. (2014). How to write a better thesis . Springer.

Faeth, I. (2005). Foreign direct investment in Australia: Determinants and consequences [PhD thesis, University of Melbourne]. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/39043

Fahnestock, J., & Secor, M. (2004). A rhetoric of argument (3rd edition). McGraw-Hill.

Lindsay, D. (2020). Scientific writing = thinking in words . CSIRO.

Mody, F. (2018). Doctors down under: European medical migrants in Victoria (Australia), 1930-60 [PhD thesis, University of Melbourne]. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/221550

Visualise Your Thesis

Visualise your thesis™.

an international programme for graduate researchers

In a climate of knowledge exchange and community engagement, communicating to an audience outside the Academy is becoming increasingly important for research professionals.

The Programme

Visualise Your Thesis is an international programme that challenges graduate researchers to present their research in a 60-second audio-visual explainer. The programme provides an opportunity for universities from across the world to showcase their graduate research and for the participants to build essential information and digital literacy skills to effectively communicate complex research to a general audience.

Currently-enrolled PhD, MPhil, and Professional Doctorate (Research) candidates can participate. It is suitable for all disciplines and for students at any stage of their candidature. Visit our Figshare site to view past entries.

How to Participate

We invite institutions to participate by running a local Visualise Your Thesis programme for their own graduate researchers using the official guidelines and programme kit provided by the University of Melbourne upon registration.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) & Registrations for 2024 are now open! Visit the 2024 Visualise Your Thesis page here to find out more about how you can participate this year.

We're hosting an information session in a few weeks for institutions interested in hosting a local programme at their university and participating in the international 2024 programme. View the event details and register here.

Find out more about the origin and development of the Visualise Your Thesis programme.

Twenty-three institutions from five countries hosted a local Visualise Your Thesis programme, with their winners proceeding to the 2023 international programme. All of the submitted entries can be viewed on the Visualise Your Thesis figshare , a publicly available repository.

The entries were judged by:

  • Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles MNZM: Head of the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, and awarded science communicator.
  • Dr David Phipps: Assistant Vice-President, Research & Impact at York University, Canada, and global leader in research impact.

Read more about the 2023 judges here.

The winners were announced online, and in-person at the eResearch Australasia conference in Brisbane, Australia, on 18 October 2023.

2023 VYT International programme winners

First place : recipient of AUD $5,000 prize Tegan Clark,  It’s Dusty Down Under, Australian National University

Second place : recipient of AUD $2,000 prize Kate Revell,  Year 7/8 Student Engagement in Performing-Arts , University of Canterbury

Third place : recipient of AUD $1,000 prize Tara Crandon,  “Weathering the Storm”: Understanding Climate Anxiety and Coping in Young People, The University of Queensland

The judges also awarded a highly commended entry to Christopher Hall,  Platform Journalism: Law & Society , University of Technology Sydney.

Trending on VYT

Trending on VYT recognised the entrant who achieved the highest number of views for their video on the VYT Figshare repository between 02 October - 06 October 2023. The Trending on VYT winner won a 1-year Gold Membership to the Research Impact Academy , providing them training and consulting to further develop their research communication skills.

The winner of Trending on VYT in 2023 was Tara Crandon, “ Weathering the Storm”: Understanding Climate Anxiety and Coping in Young People , The University of Queensland

Twenty-two institutions from five countries participated in the fourth international programme. All of the entries are available to view on the Visualise Your Thesis Figshare repository , showcasing the great work of the graduate researchers who won their institution's local programme to progress to the international programme.

  • Dr Katy Peplin: creator of Thrive PhD , a community and coaching service for graduate researchers;
  • Cr Davydd Griffiths, lead for the City of Melbourne's Education and Innovation portfolio; and
  • Dr Eva Méndez, researcher at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, and 'open knowledge militant.'

Read more about the judges here.

The award winners were announced online, and in person, at the eResearch Australasia conference on 19 October 2022.

2022 Winners

First place: prize of AUD $5,000 Drew Min Su Cylinder, Neural Correlates of Behavioural Changes During Propofol General Anaesthesia in Caenorhabditis Elegans , the University of Queensland.

Second place: prize of AUD $2,000  Freya Muir, New Quest: Protect Our Beaches from Climate Change! , the University of Glasgow.

Third place: prize of AUD $1,000 Samuel Widodo, Switching cancer-promoting macrophages to fight brain cancer , the University of Melbourne.

Trending on VYT, the Visualise Your Thesis Viewers' Choice, recognised the entrant who achieved the highest number of views for their video on the VYT Figshare repository between 03-09 October 2022.  The Trending on VYT winner won a 1-year Gold Membership to  the Research Impact Academy , sponsored by Figshare, providing them training and consulting to further develop their research communication skills.

The winner of Trending on VYT in 2023 was Drew Min Su Cylinder, Neural Correlates of Behavioural Changes During Propofol General Anaesthesia in Caenorhabditis Elegans , the University of Queensland.

Twenty five institutions from six countries competed in the third international competition. All finalists’ works were added to the Visualise Your Thesis figshare repository where the public can watch and download the creative commons licenced videos, and the creators can gain insights into their impact through altmetrics tracking. The field was judged by a three judge panel and announced at eResearch Australasia on October 14th 2021.

The 2021 international prize pool totalled $8,000 AUD. The winners were:

2021 VYT International Competition prizes and winners:

First prize: AUD $5,000

Krystall Campbell, University of Technology Sydney

The experiences of Australian First in Family university students and graduate: an intergenerational and intersectional exploration

Second prize: AUD $2,000

Hannah Petocz, La Trobe University

Wondering if I was the Problem': Exploring the Perpetuation and impact of Dating Violence on young Australian Women

Third prize: AUD $1,000

Ratanapat Suchat, Swinburine University of Technology

Brand nostalgia: the emotional responses of Thai students studying in Australia to Thai condiment packaging

Highly commended

  • YC Lin , Australia National University,  Understanding Piezo, a force-sensing molecular machine

2021  Trending on VYT competition

The entry with the most views as recorded on figshare between 4-10 October 2021:  Md Eaysir Arafat, Queensland University of Technology,  Effectiveness of Interventions for Mobile Phone Distracted Pedestrians

The winner of the 2021  Trending on VYT competition will be the video with the  most views  as recorded in the 2021  figshare gallery . Downloads will not be used to determine the winner.

Views were counted from midnight, Monday 4 th October (GMT), to 11:59pm on Sunday, 10 October (GMT). Make sure to check your  local start and  local end times so your view counts.

The 2021 judges were Dr Tamika Heiden, Al Cossar and Professor Deb Verhoeven. Find out more about the 2021 judges here .

Twenty one universities from five countries competed in the second international competition. All finalists’ works were added to the Visualise Your Thesis figshare repository where the public can watch and download the creative commons licenced videos, and the creators can gain insights into their impact through altmetrics tracking. The field was judged by a three judge panel and announced at eResearch Australasia in Brisbane on October 19th 2020.  Read more about the 2020 International Judges.

The 2020 international prize pool totalled $8,000 AUD. Our winners were:

1st place - Kelly Wilson-Stewart, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), $5,000 AU

Protecting nurses from radiation exposure

The judges said:  From a simple, almost storybook opening we are taken on a clear explanatory arc to the heart of the problem - x-rays don’t behave in an orderly fashion as one might imagine – and onwards, to the accompaniment of a cannily-chosen soundtrack, to a restrained but effective emotional payoff – these are not storybook characters but real people – lending the project a sense of importance and relevance that is inescapable. The result? We WANT this project to succeed! Great communication and salesmanship for an important research project.

2nd place - Ané van der Walt, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), $2,000 AU

The Narrative Atlas: creative prototyping and multivocality in archaeology

The judges said:  This was just beautiful and was a well told and visually rich illustrated story itself about how to make a story. In addition, it explained well the cultural importance of the project and indeed how the atlas would have a life after the project ends.

3rd place - Maleen Jayasuriya, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), $1,000 AU

One Small Step for a PhD Student, One Giant Leap for Mobility Scooters

The judges said:  This grabbed immediately with its humour, engaging character and a good story – which made all the judges laugh. But there was more than humour – a clever use of animation and a mix of graphics, succinctly explained a quite complex solution for very a real world problem.

  • Nicola Rivers, Monash University,  "Everything not saved will be lost"

The judges said:  An elegant and lucid explanation of species recovery technology drawing on the easily-relatable analogy of data back-up. We appreciate immediately what the problem is and are led to an equally clear grasp of the proposed solution. Deceptively simple animation gains sophistication through a limited colour palette. The choice of a stylish and highly legible font completes the picture making for an excellent communication package.

  • Gwendolyn Foo, UNSW,  Using Robots to Solve the World’s Fastest Growing Problem

The judges said:  There was a great use of photos and images to explain the human and societal costs of waste. The editing of images and the soundtrack provided really good tension in the story, which led logically to the resolution described by the research project.

2020  Trending on VYT competition

The entry with the most views as recorded on figshare between 12-19 October 2020: Chantelle Clarke, CQU,  Supporting mental health for women with lipoedema through compassionate mind training .  Chantelle wins a VYT prize pack incl. a Kindle Prologue. (6"touch display 167 PPI. 4GB wifi).

The winner of the 2020  Trending on VYT competition will be the video with the most views as recorded in the 2020  figshare gallery . Downloads will not be used to determine the winner.

Views were counted from midnight, Monday 12th October (GMT), to 11:59pm on Sunday, 18 October (GMT). Make sure to check your  local start and  local end times so your view counts.

The 2020 judges were: Professor Ginny Barbour, Graeme Base and Professor Deb Verhoeven. Find out more about the 2020 judges here .

2019 saw our first true International competition, when 16 institutions from 4 countries ran a local competition and sent their winner to the International final. The field was judged by a three judge panel and announced at eResearch Australasia in Brisbane on October 22nd 2019 by Professor Ginny Barbour. Read more about the 2019 International Judges.

All winning entries were  showcased on our figshare site , provided with the support of Digital Science, where they can be reused in accordance with a creative commons licence of the entrants choosing.  The site also provides detailed viewing metrics so that students can learn more about the reach of their presentations.

The 2019 international prize pool totalled $8,000 AUD. Our inaugural winners were:

  • 1st  prize  - Annaclaire McDonald, University of Technology Sydney ($5,000 AU) Fantastic Metals & Where to Phyt Them
  • 2nd  prize  - Donovan Garcia-Ceron, La Trobe University ($2,000 AUD) Exploring Extracellular Vesicles From Plant Fungal Pathogens
  • 3rd prize -  Carmen Glanville, University of Melbourne ($1,000 AUD) Protecting Pets by Changing People

The team presented at THETA 2019 in Wollongong on the benefits of Visualise Your Thesis for students and research administrators, and at eResearch Australasia in Brisbane on creating digital stories for impact in research.

The 2019 judges were: Professor Ginny Barbour, Assoc. Professor Tim Sherratt and Sam Muirhead. Find out more about the 2019 judges here .

After a relatively short history the competition was offered nationally so that other institutions could get involved. It was almost immediately forced to go international such was the demand from universities around the world. Each participating university sent their local winning entry to be showcased in the non-competitive online winners' gallery hosted by the University of Melbourne.

Institutions received a competition kit and resources to run their local competitions with the support of the University of Melbourne Visualise Your Thesis team, and the feedback from the early adopters was used to refine the competition processes for the future.

The team presented at the Australian Research Management Society conference in Hobart, speaking about the development of the competition to date.

University of Hong Kong entrants standing as a group in front of a greenscreen for video creation next to large University logo

University of Hong Kong local competition entrants 2018

In August 2017, the competition became Pitch Your Thesis and, as an indication of how far the competition had come in its short history, judge Simon Clews was joined by academic celebrity, Associate Professor Inger Mewburn (known to all as the Thesis Whisperer).

First prize that year was awarded to "Mathematics and assessment in early childhood education" by Rachel Pollitt, second prize to "A seasonal thermal energy storage system for space heating" by Sheikh Khaleduzzaman Shah, and third prize to "Designing animal-computer interaction to shape zoo visitors' perceptions of animals" by Sarah Webber. The popular Viewer's Choice prize went to "Saving life with new artificial blood vessels" by Fatemeh Karimi.

2017 University of Melbourne competition entrants standing with certificates and competition judges, Simon Clews and Inger Mewburn.

University of Melbourne competition entrants with competition judges, Simon Clews and Inger Mewburn 2017

In August 2016 the competition put down its digital roots and became an ePoster competition called Visualise My Thesis. Still Melbourne-only in these early days, the competition challenged PhDs to effectively communicate complex research to a general audience.

First prize was awarded to "Imagination of adventure in today's art" by Emilie Walsh, second prize went to "Development of the Rowley Shoals Reefs" by Jackson McCaffrey and third prize to "Weak feet and walking, it’s in the shoes" by Rachel Kennedy. That year also saw a new prize, the Viewers' Choice prize, which also went to Emilie Walsh.

The 2016 competition was judged by Simon Clews (Director of the Melbourne Engagement Lab).

University of Melbourne 2016 competition entrants standing with certificates and competition judge, Simon Clews

University of Melbourne  competition entrants with competition judge Simon Clews 2016

2015 saw the precursor to the Visualise Your Thesis competition, the Researcher@Library Week Poster competition. Part of the University of Melbourne's inaugural Researcher@Library Week.

The competition was won by Matthew Wood, a PhD Candidate researching Tectonic Geomorphology. Second prize was awarded to Marcella Purnama, a Publishing and Communications Master's student, and third prize to Vincent Bachtiar, who was undertaking a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.

The competition was successful and extremely popular, but there was clearly a demand for the poster to do more - to be more engaging, and even dramatic. An ePoster competition was almost inevitable.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • Programme rules
  • Template (Powerpoint - ppt)
  • Judging criteria and judging rubric
  • Technical instructions
  • How to run the programme
  • Participant submission checklist
  • How Graduate Researchers use the template
  • Tips for Graduate Researchers to create their video
  • Tips for Graduate Researchers to add audio to their video
  • Guidelines for the use of the Visualise Your Thesis identity and concept

It is up to individual institutions to devise and offer training sessions for programme participants.

The University of Melbourne, for past programmes, offered the following supporting resources presented in a workshop, video, or LMS:

  • Working with PowerPoint
  • Principles of graphic design and visual presentation
  • Writing succinctly for a non-specialist audience
  • Effective video storytelling for researchers
  • Copyright, for example: keeping your entry compliant, seeking permissions, accessing expired copyright materials,  protecting your copyright materials.

We highly recommend incorporating information on how to source and cite copyright-compliant visual or audio-visual material into any training resources you provide.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) & Registrations for 2023 are now closed.

There are no costs involved in participating in the programme; however, all local prizes are to be supplied by the individual participating institutions. The University of Melbourne does not provide prizes for local programmes.

The 2023 International programme final prize pool  can be found under the 2023 tab .

Please contact us via  [email protected] for further information.

This programme does not have a verbal presentation component and relies purely on each submission's visual presentation. Students who are in earlier stages of research (have not reached confirmation/ before writing up) are also welcome to enter the programme.

Sponsorship Enquiries

Sponsorship enquiries are welcome at any time. Businesses interested in finding out more about sponsorship opportunities associated with the programme should email [email protected] for further information and a sponsorship prospectus.

For further information, institutions can contact [email protected] . You can also connect with us by following the Visualise Your Thesis LinkedIn .

Please note: University of Melbourne graduate researchers should visit the UoM Visualise Your Thesis site.

2024 is the sixth year for Visualise Your Thesis: graduate researchers who have won their institutions' programme move on to participate in the international programme with entrants from around the world.

Latest Programme Updates

Expressions of interest and registrations now open.

We're excited to announce that EOIs and registrations for the 2024 programme are now open. Institutions can submit:

  • An Expression of Interest (EOI) in hosting a programme. Institutions who submit an EOI receive a copy of the programme kit with further information about how to run a local programme and participate in the international programme. Submit your EOI here . Submitting an EOI doesn't mean you host a local programme in 2024, but allows you to learn more about what's involved.
  • A formal registration to participate. Institutions who submit an EOI are confirming they are going to host a local programme provide a winning entry to the Visualise Your Thesis International programme, and agree to the legal terms and conditions of participating.  Submit your registration here.

We recommend that institutions who have not hosted a programme before submit an EOI to get further information before they formally register.

The deadline to submit an EOI or registration is 4 June 2024.

What's in the programme kit?

All institutions who submit an EOI, or register for the programme, receive access to the programme kit. This includes:

  • The Administration Pack: what you need to know to coordinate a programme at your institution.
  • The Entrant Pack: a customisable set of resources to provide to graduate researchers submitting an entry to your local programme.
  • The VYT Australian or international licence: the legal terms of hosting a local programme, and participating in the international programme.
  • The Presentation template: for use by your graduate researchers when preparing their entry.

What's the timeline for hosting a programme?

There's more detail about this in the programme kit, and there's a timeline for the international programme listed on this page (scroll down!)

In summary, institutions have from March to August to host their local programme. The sooner institutions register to participate, the sooner they can launch their local programme.

What if I have more questions after I've submitted an EOI or registration?

We're hosting an information session on 22 March 2024 to go into more detail about Visualise Your Thesis, the timeline this year, and answer any questions. There will also be updates about what's new for VYT in 2024!

You can find out more and register by clicking the event listing below. The session will be recorded and made available to those who register.

You can also email us via [email protected].

Information session

The Visualise Your Thesis team will be hosting an information session for interested institutions. It will give you an overview of Visualise Your Thesis, hosting a local programme, and how the international programme works. There will be plenty of time allocated for questions!

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2024 Programme Timeline

Institutions submit an expression of interest and register to host a local Visualise Your Thesis programme.

Visualise Your Thesis local programmes held at individual universities worldwide. Winners of local Visualise Your Thesis programmes are entered into the International Visualise Your Thesis Programme.

Institutional winners who will be participating in Visualise Your Thesis International 2024 are announced, and entries published on the Visualise Your Thesis Figshare repository.

Trending on VYT takes place, rewarding the entrant whose entry has the most views on the VYT International Figshare repository during a set week of the programme. #TrendingOnVYT

The judges select the winning entries, and the Visualise Your Thesis award announcements are made online and in-person.

2024 prizes to be announced soon.

The International Visualise Your Thesis respository is powered by Figshare. Figshare also sponsor the  Trending on Visualise Your Thesis  prize.

For further information, institutions can contact [email protected] .   You can also connect with us by following the Visualise Your Thesis LinkedIn .

Check out the resources below to support you in coordinating your programme.

Powerpoint Resources

Microsoft's PowerPoint Training Resources

Effective Video Storytelling for Researchers

1. Finding your why

Chapter 1 of the 'Effective Video Storytelling for Researchers' series

2. Show, don't tell

Chapter 2 of the 'Effective Video Storytelling for Researchers' series

3. Your video lab at home

Chapter 3 of the 'Effective Video Storytelling for Researchers' series

Copyright videos for Visualise Your The sis Programme

Keeping your entry copyright compliant*

An Introduction to Copyright for Visualise Your The sis TM Programme.

Seeking Permissions*

Using copyright materials for Visualise Your The sis TM Programme.

Accessing expired copyright materials*

Using public domain works for Visualise Your The sis TM Programme.

Protecting your copyright materials*

Using your own materials for Visualise Your The sis TM Programme

* While we endeavour to ensure that all content published in these Visualise Your Thesis videos is correct at the time of publishing, we make no warranty about the accuracy, completeness or reliability of this content. The information provided here is general information only and is not a substitute for legal advice.

View all of the previous entries

Each of the participants whose entries are featured in the galleries won their institution's local Visualise Your Thesis programme, before progressing to the international programme.

Entries are judged on visual impact: how well they presented their research projects as short, engaging, digital narratives. Participants from a variety of disciplines used multi-media, interactivity and their creativity to take the ‘classic conference poster’ to the next level.

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Thesis Studios, Subjects and Research

Architecture thesis studio 01.

Nightingale Night School | Studio leaders: Ali Galbraith with Jeremy McLeod

Architecture Thesis Studio 02

Footscray Exchange | Studio leaders: Dr Kelum Palipane and Tom Proctor

Architecture Thesis Studio 03

DIG | Studio leader: Virginia Mannering

Architecture Thesis Studio 04

Contested States & the Architecture of the in-between | Studio leaders: Heather Mitcheltree and Mitchell Ransome

Architecture Thesis Studio 05

JOB. | Studio leader: Yvonne Meng

Architecture Thesis Studio 06

Melbourne Affordable Housing Challenge | Studio leader: Ursula Chandler

Architecture Thesis Studio 07

Post-COVID Campus - MGS Architects Place Lab | Studio leaders; Elliet Spring, Tahj Rosemarin and Toby Woolley

Architecture Thesis Studio 08

there is space for you right here | Studio leader: Marijke Davey

Architecture Thesis Studio 09

Interspecies-Design Studio: Bee Friends and Dog Colleagues in Future Cities | Studio leader: Dr Stanislav Roudavski

Architecture Thesis Studio 10

Inten(d)sity Ballarat. Postcode 3350: Come to life! | Studio leader: Dr Ammon Beyerele

Architecture Thesis Studio 11

Architecture as Identity: The New Fishermans Bend Campus | Studio leader: Hans van Rijnberk

Architecture Thesis Studio 12

Wicked Issues/Wicked Deliberations | Studio leader: Associate Professor Greg Missingham

Architecture Thesis Studio 13

Time, Societies & The Pavilion | Studio leader: James Bowman Fletcher

Architecture Thesis Studio 14

New Middle Housing | Studio leader: Mark Ng

Architecture Thesis Studio 15

The Body Keeps the Score | Studio leader: Anthony Clarke

Independent Thesis

Coordinator: Dr Alex Selenitsch. Supervisors: Dr Ben Cleveland, Professor Philip Goad, Professor Justyna Karakiewicz, Dr Paul Loh, Associate Professor Greg Missingham, Dr David O'Brien, Professor Alan Pert, Dr Alex Selenitsch, Dr Pippa Soccio

Landscape Architecture Thesis 01

The Future (Pandemic) Park 2.0 | Studio leader: Associate Professor Jillian Walliss

Landscape Architecture Thesis 02

Re-evaluating the Riparian | Studio leader: Alistair Kirkpatrick

Supervisors: Associate Professor Jillian Walliss and Dr Margaret Grose

Urban Design Thesis Studio 01

Studio leaders: Elliet Spring, Tahj Rosmarin, and Toby Woolley

Urban Design Thesis Studio 02

H2O | Studio leaders: David Mah and Leire Asensio Villoria

Víctor Alegría Corona. Supervisor: Professor Kim Dovey

Lingas Tran. Supervisor: Professor Justyna Karakiewicz

Minor Thesis Parts 1 and 2

Coordinator: Professor Nicholas Phelps

It is a great honour for me, as Assistant Dean Research Training, to welcome you to 2020’s MSDX Graduate Research Student Gallery.

Undertaking Research by Higher Degree is difficult at the best of times. While our cohort embraces the challenge of original research and generating new knowledge in the various progressive, stimulating and exciting fields under the ABP banner, the work is difficult and rewards often seem distant. Add to that a punishing dash of pandemic, which has cut the cohort off from workplaces, research options (including international and even very local travel) and each other, and you’ll be doubly impressed by the already very impressive work our candidates have generated this year.

The cohort comes to us through a rigorous selection process and have already shown themselves to be amongst the world’s best up-and-comers in their field by the time they get to ABP.  Some of the work is very visual, some of it is textual, but all of it is about ideas and perspectives. Our Grad Researchers come from all around the world and with a variety of professional backgrounds and a host of expectations and ideals. They’re unified, primarily, by a desire to complement and change their particular discipline with new ideas and directions. It’s a privilege for all ABP academics to be a part of such a dazzling process.

Associate Professor David Nichols

Philip Goldswain

Depicting Boom Urbanism: A critical investigation of Kalgoorlie and Boulder, Western Australia, 1893-1903

Human-built-forms coevolution via temporal-occupied spaces. Investigation on the human-scaled microstructure of Tmor-Da, an evolving settlement in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Thesis submission

Before you submit your thesis, ensure that you have the correct information on thesis requirements and on theses in Languages Other Than English (LOTE).

Doctor of Philosophy – Arts (PhD) and Master of Arts – Research (MA)

Information about thesis requirements and examination can be found on the Graduate Research Hub web pages below. The Graduate Research Examinations Office administers the submission and examination guidelines for both the PhD and MA.

  • Preparing my thesis
  • Examination overview

Enquiries should be emailed to Graduate Research Examinations Office .

Thesis in Languages Other Than English (LOTE)

It is expected that a graduate of the University of Melbourne will be able to engage in academic discourse in English. Therefore, a research thesis will normally be written in English. At the same time, the Faculty seeks to encourage the acquisition of appropriate levels of linguistic and cultural competencies necessary for research of international distinction. Consequently, if a graduate researcher wishes to write a thesis in another language, an application can be made to the Faculty's Research Training Committee at an early stage in the candidature. The Committee will consider such an application if the source material and readership are primarily in that language or the thesis is concerned with the study of language. Where permission is granted, a summary of the thesis (approximately 2,500 words) in English should be bound in the thesis.

Requests should be emailed to Arts Graduate Research Team in the first instance.

Software Catalogue

Operating system.

ABP students

FBE students

FEIT students

  • FFAM students

FoA students

FoS students

FVAS students

  • MDHS students

MLS students

All libraries

  • Baillieu Library (Parkville)

Brownless Biomedical Library (Parkville)

Burnley Library

  • ERC Library (Parkville)

J.A. Gilruth Library (Werribee)

myUniApps Arts Desktop

  • myUniApps FEIT GPU Desktop
  • myUniApps Maths & Stats Desktop

myUniApps MSD Design Desktop

  • myUniApps Student Desktop

All Software

7-zip 23.01 (x64 edition).

Open-source file compression and archival tool with high compression ratios.

Windows, myUniApps myUniApps Student Desktop, All libraries

7-Zip is an open-source file compression and archival tool with high compression ratios. 

The software can be accessed via:

  • myUniApps (Personal Devices)
  • Library Windows PCs
  • Version 23.01.00.0
  • Publisher: Igor Pavlov

How do I access this software?

Access is available via the Student Desktop in myUniApps in your browser or via Citrix Workspace .

Library Computers

Access is available via Windows PCs located in the University Libraries.

Adobe Acrobat Distiller

Convert files into professional-quality PDF documents.

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

View, annotate, and sign PDF documents with ease.

Adobe Creative Cloud

Graphic design and video editing software by Adobe

Windows, Mac ABP students, FoA students, FFAM students

The labs listed have the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite pre-installed. Students from these faculties (FFAM, ARTS, ABP) can use the full suite in these labs. 

If you would like to use creative suite software on your personal device, take a look at Affinity Suite . The license is free for all University of Melbourne students.

Adobe Digital Editions

eBook reader

Affinity Designer

Graphic design software by Serif

Windows, Mac, iPadOS myUniApps MSD Design Desktop

Affinity Photo

Photo editing software by Serif

Affinity Publisher

Page layout software by Serif

Agisoft Photo Scan Professional

Altium education.

Includes a Free Altium Designer Student License renewable every 6 months

SPSS module for Structural Equation Modelling

Analog Devices CrossCore Embedded Studio

Apabi reader.

eBook reader supporting .cebx formats

ArcGIS & ArcGIS Pro

Geographic Information System by ESRI

Windows myUniApps MSD Design Desktop, myUniApps FEIT GPU Desktop

Installing ArcGIS

If you are enrolled in a subject with ArcGIS-based assignments, please follow the instructions provided by your subject coordinator.

ArcGIS Desktop (ArcGlobe, ArcMap, etc)

Please note ArcGIS only runs on Windows. If you have a Mac or Linux device, please use ArcGIS using myUniApps (Jupyter Notebook and Python editions). 

Download ArcGIS Desktop  

Installation Guide (Windows)

Please submit a support ticket to Student IT to receive the download link and licensing information, including the following information:

  • Full Name and Student ID
  • Subject name and ID that requires this software
  • Clearly state that you’re requesting for “ArcGIS Pro”

Students studying Engineering or Geomatics subjects (ArcGIS Pro)

Please contact Kenny Tan ( [email protected] ) or Alan Thomas ( [email protected] ) to arrange a license.

ArcGIS 10.7.1

With Data Reviewer & Data Interoperability extensions

ARGUS EstateMaster

Engineering software suite

Windows myUniApps FEIT GPU Desktop

Downloading Aspen (Windows)

Student IT can assist with installing AspenONE V10 and V12 on student personal Windows devices. Installers can be found at the Student IT help desks in the Baillieu Library (Ground) and ERC Library (Level 1).

  • Help desk operating hours can be found here: https://studentit.unimelb.edu.au/#find-us

Please allow up to 40 to 60 minutes for the installation process.

Using Aspen Remotely (Mac - FEIT Students Only)

Students with personal Mac devices can use Aspen software in the FEIT GPU Desktop through myUniApps .

Encyclopedia for Australian plants

AutoDesk Design Suite

AutoCAD, 3DS Max, Revit, Maya and more

Chinese Academic Journal (.caj) file reader

Canvas Student

Learning Management System (LMS)

Canvas Student App

Access your Canvas courses on the go and in the classroom with the Canvas Student mobile app.

Canvas Student App

  • App Store (iOS)
  • Google Play (Android)

Citrix Workspace

Access myUniApps natively

Transits of Venus and Mercury exercise & The Moons of Jupiter module

View 3D structures from the NCBI Entrez retrieval service

myUniApps MSD Design Desktop, myUniApps FEIT GPU Desktop

x64 Terminal & Cygwin-X

Diagnostic Imaging Atlas

Atlas of veterinary illustrations

Discovery Search

EbscoHost (Discovery Search) App

EBSCOhost databases and discovery technologies are the most-used, premium online information resources for tens of thousands of institutions worldwide. This free app ensures that users get the most from searching premium EBSCOhost database content, provided courtesy of your library.

EbscoHost App

Lecture Capture

Echo360 App

Access your lecture content through Echo360's streamlined interface.

Echo360 App

Reference management software

Engenuity 2019

Rendering software that can be found in ABP computer labs

Version 5.6.1

myUniApps FEIT students

Version 5.1.013

Version 9.1.0

FEIT students, FoS students

Eucalypts of Australia

Software to learn about or identify Eucalypts of Australia

Versions 10 & 11

eWater MUSIC 6

Farm forestry toolbox 5.

Version 1.4.3

FTP client Version 3.46.3

Web browser by Mozilla

Windows, Mac

Flowing Software 2

A powerful statistical environment that is used for immunophenotyping, cell cycle, proliferation, kinetics studies, quantitative population comparison, or plate screening assays.

Request FlowJo

To receive installation instructions for FlowJo, your supervisor or subject staff will need request the software on your behalf. Note: The form requires a Staff account and students will not have access to this form.  

Software Request Form (Staff/Supervisors only)  

Accessible URL: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/oqj6

FoodWorks 10

Java-based mind mapping software

Digital audio workstations for creating music or podcasts.

Landscape design software

Statistical program for data analysis

Installing Genstat

Request a license.

To recieve a license key for Genstat, please fill out the form below. You will receive instructions via email on how to activate and start using Genstat.  Request Genstat

Please sign in using your university student email address.

Interactive maths and graphing software

The GNU Image Manipulation Program

myUniApps Version: Version 2.10.12

GlassFish Server

Open Source Edition version 4.1.1

Google Chrome

Web browser by Google

Google Earth Pro

Visualise the Earth in 3D based on satellite imagery

Google Workspace

Online collaborative productivity suite

GraphPad Prism

Create and customise graphs and analyse data

Request GraphPad Prism

To receive installation instructions for GraphPad Prism, please approach your supervisor or subject staff . They will need to submit the Software Request Form in ServiceNow on your behalf. 

Access GraphPad Prism on-campus (Specified use only):

The Brownless Library ground floor Macs are reserved only for students in the following subjects which require access to Graphpad Prism:

Usage Rules:

  • Maximum 1 hour per use
  • To be used in completing work associated with above practical classes
  • Maintain clean working area
  • Report any problems to [email protected]
  • Properly log out and remove all connected USB devices
  • User agrees to and is subject to University of Melbourne IT policies

Guinea Pig Ileum

Pharmacology muscle simulation software

IBM SamplePower 3

Statictical tools

Amos/Statistics versions 25 & 26

IBM SPSS Statistics

Interactive statistical analysis software

Mind mapping software

Video editing software by Apple.

Create and edit vector graphics

IntelliJ IDEA

Community Edition version 2019.3.2

i-Tree 2019

Including i-Tree Species

Media library software by Apple

iWitnessPRO

Version 5.5.0

Visual HTML editor

LabChart Reader

View data generated in LabChart

System Design Platform by National Instruments

Accessing LabVIEW

Network license .

LabVIEW for Learning and Research use is available to students in selected labs and on MyUniApps.

Standalone License

Limited licenses available for student learning use on personal devices only. This license is not to be used for any research purposes.

For enrolled students that are unable to use LabVIEW on MyUniApps, and need to install LabVIEW directly on a personal computer for studies, please follow the instructions below.

  • Obtain serial number using this form:  LabVIEW Student Install Option (SIO)
  • Windows: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/e5ys
  • Mac: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/i5ys
  • Enter serial number when prompted during installaiton

Secure Password Manager

Lean Library

E-Library resource access browser plugin

Lost On Campus

Detailed Maps of the Campus

Lost on Campus App

Can’t find room 126 at the Old Arts Building or the nearest coffee shop for your caffeine fix? The Lost on Campus app can assist you in finding your way around any campus at the University!

Lost On Campus App

Circuit (SPICE) Simulation Software

Accessing LTSpice

LTSpice is available for free at the Analog Devices Website for Windows (XP,7,8 and 10) and MacOS (10.7 and Above).

Download LTSpice

LTSpice XVII

Email client by Apple

Mathematica

Technical computing system

Version 6.9b

Programming environment for scientists and engineers

Windows, Mac, myUniApps

Installing MATLAB

University of Melbourne offers a campus-wide MATLAB license. Staff and students are eligible to install the program on personal devices using these instructions. MATLAB is also installed on all Library computers on campus. It may also be available in some Faculty and Graduate School labs. Go back to the Software For Students page to see specific locations. 

Downloading MATLAB

Create a MathWorks account and download the MATLAB installer from the MathWorks UoM Portal.

MathWorks UoM Portal

  • Note: If you run into any issues with the download try downloading on UniWireless or using the University VPN  

Using the installer

  • Windows: Double-click the setup.exe file
  • Macintosh: Double-click the InstallForMacOSX file
  • Linux/Unix: Run the install script
  • Choose "Log in with a MathWorks Account" and follow the prompts

For further instructions see the Mathworks Website

MATLAB is also available to all staff and students via myUniApps . Versions R2018b & R2019b

University Devices

MATLAB is available on all university managed devices. Please download MATLAB via Software Centre on Windows computers or the Self Service on Mac computers.

Training and Support

Further training resources can be find at the LibGuides Page

Microsoft Access

(v. 2016) for Windows

Available on Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching allows students' access to developer tools -- including Windows 10, Project, Visio, and Visual Studio Enterprise. These titles allow users to create cross-platform apps, manage application lifecycles, create modern reports with actionable insights, and more. This service is replacing Microsoft Imagine.

Students and Academic staff can install the software on personal devices (only for Learning / Teaching purposes).

Visit Azure Dev Tools for Teaching below and sign-in using your UniMelb username and password.

For further assistance, you can follow our  instructions .

Visit Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Access 2010

Database software

Microsoft Excel

Create and edit spreadsheets

Downloading Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is a free downloadable, mobile application on all phones and tablet devices. Easily add formulas, reorder columns, and resize spreadsheet tables on your mobile device or tablet. Students can sign-in using their university email address and then follow the SSO prompts.

Microsoft Office (Mobile)

Use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for free all in one mobile app

Downloading Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is a free downloadable, mobile application on all phones and tablet devices. The new app combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with exclusive features to make it your go-to productivity app for phone, tablet—or both. Students can sign-in using their university email address and then follow the SSO prompts.

Microsoft Office 2019

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and more

Visio (2016) is available on Windows Library computers

Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft onedrive.

Store and share files and documents

Downloading Microsoft OneDrive

Microsoft OneDrive is a free downloadable, mobile application on all phones and tablet devices. View or share photos, videos, and documents from your mobile device with 1 TB of cloud storage. Students can sign-in using their university email address and then follow the SSO prompts.

Microsoft OneNote

Record and organise notes

Downloading Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a free downloadable, mobile application on all phones and tablet devices. Easily organize your notes, plan a trip, and keep track of your lists. Students can sign-in using their university email address and then follow the SSO prompts.

Microsoft Outlook

Send and receive emails

Downloading Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is a free downloadable, mobile application on all phones and tablet devices. Get more done from anywhere with a consistent and familiar experience across all your devices. Students can sign-in using their university email address and then follow the SSO prompts.

Microsoft PowerPoint

Create and edit presentations

Downloading Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is a free downloadable, mobile application on all phones and tablet devices. Edit slides on the go and add animations, transitions, charts, or speaker notes right on your device. Students can sign-in using their university email address and then follow the SSO prompts.

Microsoft Project

Project management software for planning, tracking, and managing projects efficiently.

Windows myUniApps Student Desktop

Available on Microsoft Azure (Windows only)

For further assistance, you can follow our  instructions .

Available on myUniApps (Windows & Mac)

Students can access Microsoft Project Professional via the myUniApps Student Desktop through their browser or through the Citrix Workspace app.

Access myUniApps

More information about myUniApps

Microsoft SQL Server

2008 and 2016 versions

Microsoft Teams

Workspace communication and video conferencing

Windows, Mac, iOS, Android

Downloading and accessing Microsoft Teams (Desktop)

Downloading microsoft teams (mobile).

Microsoft Teams is a free downloadable, mobile application on all phones and tablet devices. Students can sign-in using their university email address and then follow the SSO prompts.

Learn how to use the Micrsoft Teams App here .

Microsoft Visio Professional

(v. 2016 & 2019) for Windows

Microsoft Visio Professional 2019

FBE students, FEIT students, FoS students, MDHS students

Microsoft Word

Create and edit documents

Version 2.9

myUniApps FBE students

MiKTeX Basic

Package manager for LaTeX tools

Statistical analysis software

Version 1.8

MySQL Workbench

Version 8.0 CE

NetBeans IDE

Version 8.2

Nitro PDF Pro

Multi-feature PDF tool that allows you to edit, convert, sign, annotate, optical character recognition (OCR), secure & protect your documents.

Advanced text editor with source code highlighting

Lightweight notetaking app by Apple

Qualitative data analysis software

Installing NVivo

Students can install the latest version of NVivo on personal Windows or Mac devices.  Guide (macOS)   Guide (Windows)   Training Opportunities

  • If you already have a myNVivo profile, log into it.
  • If you do not have a myNVivo profile, please create one with your UniMelb email address.
  • Once logged into the myNVivo portal, you will be asked to enter a license key. The information is available on this page (login to the page by using your University credentials).
  • Check your email for the links to download and activate NVivo. Alternatively, visit this download page.
  • When installing NVivo, please login with your myNVivo account.
  • If you're using a pre-existing myNVivo account you may be requested to select an Account Name . If so, please select University of Melbourne .

NVivo licenses are for University students and staff only, and must be renewed in December each year.

Training opportunities can be browsed on the Digital Skills Training hub.

             

Open Workbench

Free project management software

Interactive introduction to soil science

ePortfolio platform to curate academic and professional development activites

PebblePocket

Create PebblePad Assets on the go

Downloading PebblePocket

PebblePocket is an app powered by PebblePad that lets you quickly create Assets on the go. It allows you to edit and save the mobile Assets on your device and send them to your Pebble+ Asset Store.

Version 1.6.1.1

PowerWorld Simulator Education

Evaluation 21 version

PrimaveraP6

Release 0.71

SSH and Telnet client

Open-source Geographic Information System

myUniApps myUniApps MSD Design Desktop, myUniApps FEIT GPU Desktop

QSR NCapture

For Chrome and Internet Explorer

R and R Studio

Statistical computing and graphics software

Obtaining R Software

R can be downloaded from the publisher's website .

Additional enhancements of R have been created by RStudio . A range of products are listed on their website including related support services specific to the products.

For further resources on R and RStudio, see the LibGuides Page . Training opportunities can be browsed on the Digital Skills Training hub.

R for Windows

Statistical programming environment Versions 3.5.0, 3.5.3, 3.6.1 & 3.6.3

Rainfall Runoff Library

Reforestation modelling tool, refworks write-n-cite.

Microsoft Word plugin for RefWorks

ResearchSoft

Direct Export Helper

Version 1.2.5001

Web browser by Apple

SamplePower

SPSS module for estimating optimal sample sizes

SAS & JMP

Powerful analytics software Version 9.4 including Document Conversion Server

Installing SAS 9.4 & JMP 17

SAS OnDemand for Academics is free to use . Please ask your subject coordinator, supervisor or refer to the SAS FAQs to see if it is appropriate for your use case.

If you require access to our site license for the full version of SAS 9.4 or JMP 17, please contact us with a completed copy of the Master License Agreement form.

  • SAS Master License Agreement

Once you have signed the form please submit a ticket with us and attach your signed Master License Agreement, specifying which software you require.

Scientific WorkPlace

Version 5.5

Sciex Analyst QS

Numerically oriented programming package

Sibelius Scorch

Browser plugin for viewing musical scores

Siku Quanshu

Digital version of the Siku Quanshu encyclopedia

Silverlight

Microsoft plugin for interactive browser applications

Simple 3D modelling software

Snap Send Solve

Report cleaning, maintenance and IT issues

Snap Send Solve App

You can use the Snap Send Solve mobile app to report cleaning, maintenance or IT equipment issues on any University of Melbourne campus. The app allows you to take a photo of a problem area on campus with your mobile phone and send it directly to our campus support teams to be resolved.

Snap Send Solve App

Solid modelling CAD and CAE program

Installing SOLIDWORKS

Request a license (feit students only).

To recieve a license key for Solidworks, please fill out the form below. You will receive instructions via email on how to activate and start using SOLIDWORKS.  Request SOLIDWORKS

Download SOLIDWORKS

Software package for statistical analysis.

General-purpose statistical software

FBE students Brownless Biomedical Library (Parkville)

FBE Students

STATA can be accessed by FBE students as follows:

  • Application streamed using MyUniApps: See https://studentit.unimelb.edu.au/myuniapps
  • Log onto a FBE computer remotely (this service is available via MyUniApps)
  • Local students:  Come onto campus and use the software at 233 Bouverie Street (all FBE students) or Level 4 The Spot, Room 4018 (Postgraduate students only)
  • PhD Students can access STATA using their allocated device provided by their department. Remote access to these devices is also an option.

On-Campus locations

  • Brownless Biomedical Library https://studentit.unimelb.edu.au/software-catalogue/software-in-specific-locations#stata

CAN STATA BE USED ON A PERSONALLY OWNED DEVICE?

  • STATA can be used on a personally owned device by using any of the two MyUniApps options listed above.
  • STATA can also be purchased for installation on a personally owned device. There are student versions available. For further details, see: https://surveydesign.com.au/stata/buy.html

myUniApps (64-bit)

Draw chemical structures

Visual LaTeX editor

TeXNicCenter

The glass horse.

Equine anatomy software

Version 2.2

Unimelb VPN

Secure access to support studying remotely

UNIPAC Geotechnical Suite

Installing the unipac geotechnical suite, information and downloads.

For more information and to download the software within the suite, visit the Oasys website and select UNIPAC Geotechnical Suite in the sidebar. Ensure that you are connected to the University network, or if off campus the University VPN, to recieve the installation license. Visit Oasys

Renewing the license

Your licence will remain on your device for a period of up to 60 days before reactivation is required. After 60 days, please reconnect to the University network, or if off campus the University VPN, to reactivate.

The App for the University’s Safer Community Program

The Virtual Educational Observatory

Visual Studio

Code, Community & Enterprise (v. 2019)

VLC Media Player

Media player supporting a wide range of file types

VPIphotonics

Install or reinstall a licensed version of Windows

Available at OntheHub

Students can obtain Windows 10 Education from OnTheHub for free. Sign-in to the service using your UniMelb username and password below.

  • Set up a personal account by signing in with your personal email address
  • Set up a local account by selecting "Offline Account" option

OntheHub also contains discounted software from Microsoft, Adobe and IBM for staff and students to purchase and use on thier personal devices

Visit OnTheHub

Accessing Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching allows students' access to download Windows 10 Education.

Students and Academic staff can install Windows on personal devices (only for Learning / Teaching purposes).

Please note: when installing Windows 10 Education, you will be prompted to sign in using your "work or school address". As your student account will be disabled once completing studies, please do not use your UniMelb student email address during the installation and instead either:

  • Set up a personal Microsoft account by signing in with your personal email address
  • Set up a local user account by selecting "Offline Account" option

Unicode text editor for Windows 10 and 11

Installing WinEdt

Request a license (feit postgraduate students only).

To recieve a license key for WinEdt, please fill out the form below. Request WinEdt

SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3 and SCP client Version 5.15.2

Wolfram (Mathematica)

Technical computing software

Installing Mathematica & Accessing Wolfram Alpha Pro

Actively enrolled students can access Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha Pro through single sign-on (SSO). Licenses are valid for 1 year from the time of first activation through the process below.

Mathematica Desktop

Product details: https://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/

  • Go to https://www.wolfram.com/siteinfo/
  • Type in your student email address and click Continue
  • Click the link to download Mathematica for your operating system
  • When prompted to activate through your organisation (SSO), sign in with your student username and password (for details see instructions: https://support.wolfram.com/54713 )

(Note: The first time that you sign in using SSO, you will be prompted to link your account to your Wolfram ID if you had created one in the past)

Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Product details: https://www.wolframalpha.com/pro/

  • Go to https://www.wolframalpha.com/ and select “Sign In” (top right corner)
  • Type in your student email address
  • Select the University of Melbourne sign-in method
  • Enter your student username and password in the SSO sign in screen and authenticate sign in through chosen MFA option

Wolfram Mathematica 12

Inlcuding WolframScript

Write-N-Cite Proquest

Integrated development environment for macOS

Mac Baillieu Library (Parkville), ERC Library (Parkville)

An application to view XPS files.

Video conferencing/webinar software application

Accessing Zoom

Zoom is a video-conference/webinar platform, used for virtual teaching and learning. You can download Zoom below, or use it within your web browser .

Download Zoom  

Having trouble signing in or joining a meeting? Update your Zoom client to get connected

Zoom Sign In with SSO button

  • In the browser window that appears, sign in with your UniMelb credentials

Your UoM Zoom Profile

If you would like to update your name, pronouns, add/change your profile photo, or request a plan upgrade, please submit a change request below.

Change Zoom Profile  

Further Resources

  • Zoom User Guides
  • Student privacy & Zoom
  • Overview of UniMelb Zoom functionality

Windows, Mac, iOS

Browser-based software

Downloadable software, lab software, library software (mac), library software (windows), mobile apps, university device software.

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    Use the download link on the left to access a PDF of the thesis. Restricted access theses. Some theses are currently only available to University of Melbourne staff/students; Use the login link and access with your unimelb username and password . Embargoed theses

  2. Open Access Theses

    Browse open access theses in Minerva Access. Open access is required for University of Melbourne PhD, Doctorate, and Masters Research theses in all but exceptional cases. It may also be required, or encouraged, for Honours and Masters Coursework theses, depending on the school or faculty. When required and approved, temporary embargoes and ...

  3. My thesis in the library

    How users discover my thesis. Your thesis, whether in print or online, can be discovered by users around the world. Users can search for theses from the University of Melbourne Library Catalogue or Discovery tool or from search engines such as Google and Google Scholar.. All records about Australian theses held in university library catalogues and digital repositories are also made available ...

  4. Minerva-Access : Library

    Access restricted to University of Melbourne staff and students: you may be able to access a digital copy of the thesis by submitting a request. Restricted theses: you may be able to access a digital copy of the thesis by submitting a request. Embargoed theses: it is not possible to access a thesis that is currently under an embargo.

  5. Minerva Access

    Minerva Access is the institutional repository of the University of Melbourne, where you can find theses, research publications, and other scholarly outputs from staff and students. Minerva Access also allows you to submit your own research and manage your profile. Explore the rich and diverse research of the University of Melbourne with Minerva Access.

  6. Submitting my thesis

    How to submit. Your thesis should be submitted electronically via the University's Thesis Examination System. Prior to submission, or prior to your performance or exhibition of a creative component of your thesis, register your intention to submit by logging into the Thesis Examination System (TES). About 2 months prior to your submission is ...

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    A resource dedicated to answering questions related to the Digital Collections of the University of Melbourne Library. Digitised-Collections Minerva-Access Course-Work Contact. The Digital Collections of the University of Melbourne Library include: Course Work Collections , Digitised Collections and Minerva Access Collections.

  8. Writing my thesis

    The maximum word limit for theses (including footnotes but excluding tables, maps, bibliographies and appendices) are: 100 000 words for a PhD or doctoral thesis. You should aim to write a thesis shorter than the maximum allowed, for example 40 000 for a Masters thesis or 80 000 words for a PhD.

  9. Preparing my thesis

    When you're ready to submit your thesis, get ready for the next step by reading about Examination. Access resources about writing, formatting and editing your thesis, whether it is a PhD, masters, or Doctorate, a thesis with publications, or Jointly awarded PhD.

  10. Submitting your thesis and beyond

    Your final thesis submission date will correspond to the maximum period of your candidature, that is for a PhD (4.5 EFTSL/years if you commenced prior to 1 March 2020, and 4 EFTSL if you commenced on or after 1 March 2020) or MPhil (2 EFTSL if you commenced on or after 1 March 2020). However, if you need more time to submit, these are the ...

  11. Theses : Digitisation Centre : Library

    If you require more than two theses at any one time, please contact [email protected] to discuss. To order, complete and sign the appropriate form and email it to [email protected]. Please note that requests may take 4-6 weeks to complete depending on workloads and availability of the thesis.

  12. Preparation of Graduate Research Thesis Rules

    1.6 The University of Melbourne logo is not permitted to be used in the thesis or compilation. Thesis format. 1.7 The thesis must be presented in the following order: (a) title page, which must include the following information in the following order: (i) the title of the thesis; (ii) the full name of the author (as it appears in the student ...

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  15. TES Graduate Researcher FAQs

    If it is not possible to create one file, upload the main file as part of the thesis submission process and upload additional files to a cloud storage planform (e.g. OneDrive). As a University of Melbourne graduate researcher, you have access to Microsoft 365 applications including OneDrive (up to 5TB). You can then add the shared link via TES ...

  16. Writing thesis sections

    This resource introduces approaches to writing the core parts of your thesis. It includes activities to help you apply tips and reflect on your own learning, and should take you 15-20 minutes to read and complete. Check out the further resources at the bottom of each section and references on the last page for more information on this topic.

  17. Visualise Your Thesis

    The Programme. Visualise Your Thesis is an international programme that challenges graduate researchers to present their research in a 60-second audio-visual explainer. The programme provides an opportunity for universities from across the world to showcase their graduate research and for the participants to build essential information and ...

  18. Thesis Studios, Subjects and Research

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  19. Thesis submission

    Doctor of Philosophy - Arts (PhD) and Master of Arts - Research (MA) Information about thesis requirements and examination can be found on the Graduate Research Hub web pages below. The Graduate Research Examinations Office administers the submission and examination guidelines for both the PhD and MA. Preparing my thesis. Examination overview.

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