Approved student projects must be published in SLU's electronic publishing tool (Epsilon), as stated in the Education planning and administration handbook. You are the copyright owner of your work and need to approve of the publishing. There is an option to choose to do so, or not, in the template for student theses.
Please note that if you have co-authors, all must agree on this decision, and all must give their permission.
If you choose Yes, the thesis full text (the pdf file) and metadata will be accessible and searchable online, for anyone to read and download. If you choose No, only metadata and abstract will be accessible and searchable. Even if you choose not to publish the work or if you revoke your approval, the thesis will be archived digitally according to archive legislation. Read more about SLU's processing of personal data and your rights here.
An independent project at SLU constitutes a public document. A public document is a document received or drawn up by an authority. This means that an independent project is a public document and must be disclosed on request unless the work is covered by confidentiality.
This also applies in cases where there is an embargo or where the student has opted not to publish the full text in Epsilon. The student owns the copyright to their work, but copyrighted works created by public authorities are also public documents.
Responsibility for disclosing work on request lies with the department responsible for the course, if necessary in consultation with the supervisor.
