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Sample title page

The full title of the thesis at the top (and any subtitle if there is
one) which should be match the thesis title provided on the
examination entry form

Frederick Jeffrey William Bloggs

Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy1

The University of Leeds

School of Biology

September 2017

1
The degree title should be in full here e.g. Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts by Research etc.
Please see page 4 for example full degree titles. The date should be the month and year of
submission for examination.
Sample Page 2 - no jointly authored publications

The candidate confirms that the work submitted is his own and that appropriate credit
has been given where reference has been made to the work of others.

This copy has been supplied on the understanding that it is copyright material and
that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement

The right of Frederick Jeffrey William Bloggs to be identified as Author of this work
has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act 1988.
Sample Page 2 - thesis includes work from jointly authored publications

The candidate confirms that the work submitted is their own, except where work
which has formed part of jointly authored publications has been included. The
contribution of the candidate and the other authors to this work has been explicitly
indicated below. The candidate confirms that appropriate credit has been given
within the thesis where reference has been made to the work of others.

The work in Chapter xx of the thesis has appeared in publication as follows:

Name of publication, dates, authors

I was responsible for xxx.

The contribution of the other authors was xxxxx

The work in Chapter xx of the thesis has appeared in publication as follows:

Name of publication, dates, authors

I was responsible for xxx. T

he contribution of the other authors was xxxxx

This copy has been supplied on the understanding that it is copyright material and
that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement

The right of Frederick Jeffrey William Bloggs to be identified as Author of this work
has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act 1988.
Sample spine for the hard bound thesis
(All initials and surname, School, abbreviation for the degree, year of submission for examination)

F.J.W. Bloggs School of Biology PhD 2017

Please note: You must include the year your thesis was submitted for examination on the spine
of your final, hard bound thesis (not the year when you had your viva or when you are submitting
the final version of your thesis). The title page of your hard bound thesis should give the month
and year of submission for examination. (You do not need to include information on the spine on
the soft bound thesis for examination)

Degree names and abbreviations for the spine

Full degree name for the title page Abbreviation for the spine

Doctor of Philosophy PhD

Doctor of Medicine MD

Doctor of Education EdD

Doctor of Clinical Psychology DClinPsychol

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry DClinDent

Doctor of Paediatric Dentistry DPaedDent

Doctor of Health and Social Care DHSC

Master of Philosophy MPhil

Master of Arts by Research2 MA (or MA by Research)2

Master of Science by Research2 MSc (or MSc by Research)2

Master of Science (Engineering) by Research2 MSc(Eng) (or MSc(Eng) by Research)2

2Either is fine, depending on the space available. You must not use the abbreviation
MRes. The abbreviation MRes is used for the degree of Master of Research which is a taught
postgraduate qualification.
Front cover for the soft bound thesis

Initials and surname, School, degree, Year of submission for examination - on a sticker on the front

F.J.W. Bloggs
School of Biology
Doctor of Philosophy
2017

Front cover for the hard bound thesis

Thesis title only in at least 18pt.

The full title of the thesis only should appear on the cover
of the final hard bound thesis

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