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Copyright and your thesis
Friday 6 March 10:00 until 11:00
Online
Speaker: Library Research Support Team
Part of the series: Researcher Development Programme
All PGRs need to understand how copyright relates to their thesis. Prior to publishing your thesis you need to ensure you have obtained permission to use any copyrighted material and, in addition, have thought about the terms under which you will be making your thesis available for others to use.
As well as covering the publication of your thesis on Sussex Research Online (SRO), this workshop will explain the main principles of copyright, consider how and when UK fair dealing exceptions can be applied and establish, if you need to seek permission to use other people’s work in your thesis.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop, you will have:
- An awareness of the main principles of copyright
- Discovered how to correctly use material created by others in your thesis
- Discovered how to publish your thesis on SRO and considered the benefits of open publishing your thesis
- Know where to find support and advice
Target audience
Postgraduate researchers in the mid-late stage of their research degree and from all disciplines.
Workshop theme
PGR workshops to get you thinking about the organisation and ethics of your research and how it complies with governance, and that tie in with the third Vitae RDF domain. Visit our Realise workshop page for more sessions.
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By: Alexander Aghajanian
Last updated: Friday, 20 February 2026

