Archiving thesis

All master’s theses, licentiate theses and doctoral dissertations are archived electronically and stored permanently. Tampere University Library is responsible for archiving theses in the institutional repository of Tampere University. Theses will be archived in the new institutional repository Trepo.

All bachelor’s theses are archived electronically and stored for ten years. The bachelor’s theses of former TUT students have been archived in the institutional repository Trepo. The bachelor’s theses of former UTA students have been archived in the Trepo from 1 August 2019. Until then, they have been archived according to the instructions of the faculty.

All theses must be submitted in PDF/A format for archiving purposes.

Archiving data related to the thesis 

In certain justified circumstances (such as ensuring compliance with the principles of research integrity), it may be necessary to review research data collected during the preparation of a thesis (including bachelor’s theses, master’s theses and doctoral dissertations) at a later date. If the student preparing the thesis is the Data Controller, Tampere University recommends that the student retain the research data for a period of five years. Students are responsible for securely storing this research data on their personal computers. The University does not assume responsibility for the storage of such data. Data must be stored in a format that ensures research participants cannot be identified by any reasonable means. These guidelines do not apply to medical research, which is governed by specific legal requirements regarding data retention. Students conducting medical research must verify the applicable data retention period well in advance and, if necessary, consult the data protection officers of the relevant research centre for further guidance.