Formal constraints

The presentation of the dissertation, its title page, etc. are determined by the faculties and the relevant institutes: contact them for more information. The University of Neuchâtel Printing Center (CIUN) provides a guide with practical advice on the layout of PhD theses and Master theses.

Deposit at your faculty library or institute

Printed Master theses must be deposited in the library of the faculty or the relevant institute, together with the signed pledge of honor.

• Déclaration sur l’honneur (French version).
• Pledge of honor (English version).

It is also necessary to provide an electronic copy in PDF format, for the long-term preservation of this work: it will not be published, but archived. The file should be sent to the appropriate person in the contact list below.

Open Access publication on Libra

Master theses may be published in Open Access on UniNE’s institutional server Libra. To do so, the author must provide the following documents to the person in charge of the relevant library:

• Authorization from your thesis supervisor. An e-mail transfer is fine.
• The Master thesis in PDF format.
• A 2,000-sign abstract in Word format with key words in French and in English.
• Two signed copies of the pledge of honor.
• Two signed copies of the electronic distribution contract (to be downloaded here).

Contacts

Master theses must be submitted to the person in charge of dissertations in the relevant department’s library.