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Contents
The dissertation should include, in this order, the
following items:
- A title page.
- An abstract, not exceeding 200 words, of the topic, and of the result and conclusions, on a separate page headed ‘Abstract’.
- A table of contents.
- A list of abbreviations, if the dissertation uses any.
- A list of illustrations, if the dissertation has any.
- Acknowledgements (if not mentioned in the preface). Help or information received from your supervisor or supervisors and anyone else must be adequately acknowledged.
- The main text. The main text should consist of an introduction, chapters and a concluding chapter. Every page of the text should be numbered, including pages containing only illustrations and the bibliography, and each illustration should itself be numbered; e.g.: ‘Fig. 1’.
- An appendix or appendices, if any.
- A bibliography listing all books or articles cited in the dissertation. Do not list books or articles that you have not cited in your text or notes.
- An index (optional).
