Register student theses

All approved student theses should be registered in the KTH publication database DiVA. The registration should be made by administrators at the schools of KTH. Here you find more information for both students and administrators.

Student theses in DiVA can be found not only through KTH's publication database but also in the national DiVA database, Uppsök and search engines such as Google and Google Scholar.

KTH's student theses are registered and published in full text in the KTH publication database DiVA. Student theses are registered in DiVA from 2011-. Older student theses can be found at the department where they were registered.

KTH:s publikationsdatabas DiVA contains information about all student theses written at KTH from 2011- and onwards.
DiVA national version , a national publication database including many universities i Sweden
Uppsök , database with student theses in full text from all universities and colleges in Sweden.

For the student

When your student thesis has been approved it is registered in DiVA. This means that your work:

Will be findable
You get a persistent link which you can use in your CV or for when you apply for a job
Open access increases the dissemination of your thesis

You do not register the thesis yourself, it is done by an administrator at your school. Talk with your supervisor or the student office if you have questions or if you want to make corrections.

For the administrator

According to KTH’s administrative decision, all approved degree projects must be registered in DiVA by the schools’ administrators. This has been in effect since 2018 and ensures that KTH’s degree projects are visible and accessible in both internal and external search services.

Manual for registering student theses .

Remember to check that all information is correct, and that the full text is uploaded if the student has approved it.

KTH:s administrative decision about student theses

Decision by the University director 2017-06-13 (pdf 52 kB) and an Additional decision by the university director (pdf 62 kB)

Common questions / FAQ

Local DiVA administrator: All schools/departments have DiVA administrators. These upload and publish theses before they become visible in DiVA.

Contact the student office at your school and ask when it should be published. Find student offices. You should not register your student thesis in DiVA by yourself. It is done by the adminitrators at your school.

All degree project reports should have uniform covers. By using this template you can create the cover for your degree project.