Thesis directory

The French National Platform for End-of-Life Research lists thesis work relating to this field. The latest count is 99 theses in progress and 86 theses defended since 2019.

Theses in progress

204 thesis(es)
Thesis title PhD candidate Discipline(s) Research topic(s) Supervisor Institution
Écrire le deuil : de l’exil à la mort, le narrateur alexakien à l’épreuve des ruptures Daphné VILLARD Littérature Deuil Sylvie VIGNES Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès
Laboratoire Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire
Writing About Grief: From Exile to Death, the Alexakian Narrator Facing Up to Breakups Daphné VILLARD Literature Grief / Bereavement Sylvie VIGNES Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès
Laboratoire Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire
De la sédation, contes à mourir debout Chantal VIROT Éthique Sédation Éric FIAT Université Paris Est
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire d'Etude du Politique Hannah Arendt
Sedation: Tales That Are Too Good to Be True Chantal VIROT Ethics Sedation Éric FIAT Université Paris Est
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire d'Etude du Politique Hannah Arendt

Theses defended since 2019

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Last updated: February 2026

 

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For practice theses

Vigipallia is the documentary portal of the Centre national Soins palliatifs et Fin de vie (CNSPFV). It lists digitized dissertations and theses related to end-of-life and palliative care.

Consult Vigipallia

Useful links

This list features portals offering international access to digital theses:

  • DART-Europe: European theses portal, is the result of a partnership of research libraries and library consortia working together to improve global access to European theses
  • Theses Canada Portal: enables users to locate theses and dissertations written at Canadian universities
  • RERODOC: electronic library of the RERO network in French-speaking Switzerland
  • UK e-Theses Online Service (EThOS) : service provided by the British Library, offering a single point of access to theses submitted at the majority of UK universities
  • DIVA: database of theses and research papers from Scandinavian universities
  • Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD): portal set up by the library of Wake Forest University (USA), which harvests several international directories of open access electronic theses
  • Trove: portal providing access to Australian digital theses