Theses & Research
There are several ways to trace unpublished or recent research reports:
Preprints are papers which have generally recently been submitted for publication in journals or are about to be presented at conferences. They are often the first place that new research findings are made available. The main sites for biomedical sciences preprints are listed at:
Theses
| Index to Theses | This includes details of theses accepted for higher degrees in the universities of Great Britain and Ireland, with abstracts. |
| ProQuest Digital Dissertations | This site contains bibliographic citation and abstracts for doctoral dissertations and masters degrees completed in institutions in North America, with additional coverage of some universities elsewhere in the world. |
| Current Educational Research in the UK |
CERUK is a database of current or on-going research in education and related disciplines. It covers a wide range of studies including commissioned research and PhD theses, across all phases of education from early years to adults. |
Research
| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | BBSRC is the UK's leading funding agency for academic research and training in the non-clinical life sciences |
| National Research Register | A database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the UK's National Health Service (NHS). |
| Medical Research Council Electronic Publications | Access to a range of MRC's publications including titles that are no longer in print. |
Preprints
Preprints are papers which have generally recently been submitted for publication in journals or are about to be presented at conferences. They are often the first place that new research findings are made available. The main sites for biomedical sciences preprints are listed at:
E-print Network - Biology and Medicine section