RESEARCH STUDENT’S SELF DECLARATION (RDDECL) FORM
Name:
Degree for which thesis is submitted:
Thesis title:
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Material submitted for award
(a)
I declare I am the sole author of this thesis.
(b)
I declare all verbatim extracts contained in the thesis have been identified as such and sources of
information specifically acknowledged.
(c)
I certify that, where necessary, I have obtained permission from the owners of third party copyrighted
material to include this material in my thesis and make it available on web pages.
(d)
I confirm I have undertaken an electronic plagiarism check of my thesis submission using Turnitin UK
[http://www.submit.ac.uk/static_jisc/ac_uk_index.html] and a summary report is attached.
(e)
either
* I declare that no material contained in the thesis has been used in any other submission
for an academic award.
or
* I declare that the following material contained in the thesis formed part of a submission
for the award of ………………………………………………………… (state the award and awarding body
and list the material below):
(f)
I agree that an electronic copy of the thesis be held in the Robert Gordon University Open Access
Institutional Repository with full public access, that a paper copy (if available) be held in the Robert
Gordon University Library, and that the Robert Gordon University supplies the British Library with a
copy of the thesis in paper or electronic format for further distribution and inclusion in a central
electronic repository with full public access, with the following status:
either
*Release the entire thesis immediately for access worldwide
or
*Restrict access to the thesis after the date of deposit of the thesis.
If restricting access, please indicate below the reason for this (delete as appropriate):
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The release of the material would prejudice substantially the commercial interests of any person.
The material includes information that was obtained under a promise of confidentiality.
Other. Please specify the reason for exemption in accordance with the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act:
Please state the length of time the embargo is required for the thesis and provide justification for this
request. Please note that, if no further application for extension to embargo has been received by the
time the approved embargo ends, the thesis will be distributed
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I retain the ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I retain the right to use all or part of this thesis in
future works (such as books and articles).
I hereby grant to the Robert Gordon University the non-exclusive right to archive and make accessible my
thesis, in whole or in part in all forms of media. I agree that, for purposes of preservation, file format
migration may be carried out, should this be necessary.
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Concurrent registration for two or more academic awards
either
or
*I declare that while registered as a research student for the Robert Gordon University’s research
degree, I have not been a registered research student or enrolled student for another award of the
University or other academic or professional institution.
*I declare that while registered for the Robert Gordon University’s research degree, I was, with the
University’s specific permission, a *registered research student/*enrolled student for the following
award:
*Delete as appropriate
Signature of Research Student
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**Signature of Principal Supervisor ...................................................................
Date
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Date ..................
**Signature only required if student is seeking a thesis embargo.
This section of the form is for internal use only, for completion by the Convener of the Research
Degrees Committee
Date considered by the Graduate School
Board:
Approved
Rejected
Reason for decision
Signed
Date
Last Reviewed: April 2013
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