PGR turnitin submission
All theses for higher degrees by research are submitted to Turnitin. Turnitin is a text matching tool that is licensed for use in the University of Sheffield where, among other things, it is being used as an aid in the prevention of unfair means. Turnitin produces an 'originality report' which will be checked by the internal examiner to ensure that unfair means has not been used.
This requirement applies to both first submissions and resubmissions.
Submitting your thesis to Turnitin
Log into Blackboard, select 'organisations' in the left-hand menu and then click on the organisation called 'HST - History PGR Thesis Submission'. Then click on 'Thesis submission' in the left-hand menu.
Draft submission
You are able to do a dummy-run of your submission using the 'Thesis Draft Submission' link - this is set up so that you will receive a Turnitin similarity report and your submission will not be saved on the repository.
This means that you can submit your thesis to the draft link as many times as you like and it won't affect your final submission.
Please note that after 3 resubmissions, similarity reports will take 24 hours to generate.
Final submission
You should submit your thesis using the 'Thesis Final Submission' link. The system will guide you through submission but further guidance is also available below.
You will only be able to submit your final thesis to Turnitin once and will not be able to make any changes after this.
After submission, the submission screen will show a banner confirming successful upload and a link to download your digital receipt. You should download a copy of this receipt and submit it to Research and Innovation Services with your thesis.
Further guidance and troubleshooting
Further guidance
If you are having technical difficulties please contact the PGR Support Team at history.pgrenquiries@sheffield.ac.uk.
Can't see the History PGR Thesis Submission organisation?
Please contact the PGR Support Team at history.pgrenquiries@sheffield.ac.uk.