Steinberg Collection of nursing research
The RCN Steinberg Collection is a unique reference collection of over 1,000 UK doctoral theses from the 1950s to the present day and masters dissertations to the year 2000 completed by nurses and others on topics of relevance to nursing.
All titles are included in the online RCN library catalogue, and those up to 25 years old are housed in the RCN UK library. The parts of the collection more than 25 years old are stored in the RCN Archives in Edinburgh.
Most theses are in print format (see access details below) but recent additions have included web links to electronic theses when the full text is publicly available.
Go to the RCN library catalogue. (Select ‘thesis search’ to limit results to theses and dissertations).
To see electronic theses only go to: catalogue search for full text theses.
For RCN Steinberg Collection theses published between 2006 and 2008 go to: catalogue search for theses.
Access
Theses can be consulted by RCN members at the UK-wide library in London but members should contact the UK library in advance if items held in the RCN Archives are required. By prior arrangement members can also request access to selected theses at the RCN Scotland Learning Hub, RCN Wales or RCN Northern Ireland libraries. Non members should contact the UK library to arrange a visit.
Donating a thesis
Doctoral theses written by nurses, on nursing topics or of interest to nurses are welcomed in print or electronic format and will be considered for the collection. Authors are asked to complete and sign a permission form when donating a thesis.
Go to: Thesis donation permission form (PDF 858KB) [How to access PDF files].
For more information about donating a thesis to the collection, telephone the UK library: 0845 3373368 or email: acquisition.services@rcn.org.uk.
RCN Research Society Doctoral Student Network
The Doctoral Student Network has been created to act as a support network for those undertaking doctoral studies.
RCN Research Society Akinsanya Award for Innovation in Doctoral Studies in Nursing
This annual award is given to the most innovative thesis in the nursing disciplines. For more information and details of how to enter go to the awards section.
Postdoctoral funding opportunities
Now that you have finished your PhD, you may be thinking about a postdoctoral career. RDInfo can help you find funding opportunities. RDInfo is part of the NHS National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
Go to the RDInfo website.