Thesis Formatting

Presentation

Your thesis must be presented in a permanent and legible form in print. Photographic and other illustrations should be permanently mounted on A4 size paper and bound in with the thesis; you may not use sellotape or similar materials.

Paper
A4 size paper (210 x 297 mm) should be used. Plain white paper must be used, of good quality and of sufficient opacity for normal reading. Only one side of the paper may be used. Candidates in the fields of Fine Art, Design, Architecture and Town Planning may submit in A3 and/or double sided - full details in the Regulations at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs/ac_reg_pdf_docs/RD_Section_2_2011_2012_Jan2012v.pdf

Layout
Margins at the binding edge must be not less than 40 mm (1.5 inches) and other margins not less than 20 mm (.75 inches). Double or one-and-a-half spacing should be used in typescripts, except for indented quotations or footnotes where single spacing may be used.

Pagination
All pages must be numbered in one continuous sequence, i.e. from the title page of the first volume to the last page of type, in Arabic numerals from 1 onwards. This sequence must include everything bound in the volume, including maps, diagrams, blank pages, etc. Any material which cannot be bound in with the text must be placed in a pocket inside or attached to the back cover or in a rigid container similar in format to the bound thesis (see also section 9 below).

Title Page
The title page must bear the following:

• the officially-approved title of the thesis
• the candidates full name as registered
• the institution name 'UCL'
• the degree for which the thesis is submitted

The title page should be followed by a signed declaration that the work presented in the thesis is the candidate’s own e.g.
‘ I, [full name] confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the thesis.'

Abstract
The signed declaration should be followed by an abstract consisting of no more than 300 words. An extra copy of the abstract typed on the special form provided with the entry form is required for publication in the Index to Theses. You should submit this copy at the same time as you submit your theses.

Table of Contents
In each copy of the thesis the abstract should be followed by a full table of contents (including any material not bound in) and a list of tables, photographs and any other materials.

Illustrative material
Illustrative material may be submitted in the following forms:

• Audio recordings: Compact cassette tape C60 or C90.
• Photographic slides: 35 mm in 2" x 2" frame
• CD ROMs

If you wish to submit material in any other form, you must contact Student Records, UCL Registry (researchdegrees@ucl.ac.uk) well in advance of submission of the thesis.

Any material which cannot be bound in with the text must be placed either in a pocket inside or attached to the back cover or in a rigid container similar in format to the bound thesis. If it is separate from the bound volume it must be clearly labelled with the same information as on the title-page (see Title Page above). Each copy of the thesis submitted must be accompanied by a full set of this material.

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