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5.6 You may also include a preface that is a brief statement to highlight how any
papers you have authored or co-authored, published or in press, relate to the
chapters of your thesis. (See section 11.)
6. Document Formatting
6.1 For the text of the thesis, a clear, readable font type should be used that is
recommended for easy reading (sans serif fonts such as Arial, Tahoma and
Verdana). Font size should be no less than 12 point. Paragraphs should be
left-aligned, rather than aligned to both left and right margins, and line
spacing should be wide enough to make text more generally accessible (e.g.
1.5 spacing).
6.2 Characters used in all other texts (e.g. footnotes, figure captions) must not
be less than 11 point.
6.3 The preliminary pages should be numbered in roman numerals (i.e. i, ii, iii
…). Thereafter, page numbering should consist of a single sequence of
Arabic numerals (i.e. 1, 2, 3 …) throughout the thesis. Page numbers must
be displayed on all pages except the title page. The pagination sequence
should include not only the text of the thesis but also the preliminary pages,
diagrams, tables, figures, illustrations, appendices, references etc.
6.4 Drawings, figures, charts, etc. may be in black and white and/or in colour; in
all cases they must be clear and legible. Characters used within tables and
figures must be legible and of a sufficiently large font size for general
accessibility. The placing of text over images should be avoided.
7. Acknowledging the Work of Others
7.1 When submitting your thesis for examination, you will be asked to declare
that, except where indicated by specific reference, the work and ideas
contained in the thesis are your own.
7.2 You must ensure that any material authored by a third party in your thesis
has been sufficiently acknowledged and, where applicable, you have the
permission of the copyright owner. (See Section 11 below.)
7.3 Where any aspects of your research were undertaken in collaboration with,
or with the assistance of, others, the extent and nature of these contributions
should be highlighted in your acknowledgements, as well as clearly
referenced within the main text of the thesis.
8. Acknowledgements/Dedications
8.1 It is understandable that you will have benefitted from the support of family,
friends and peers whilst undertaking your studies and you may wish to
express your thanks in an acknowledgements/dedication section of your
thesis. If you choose to do this, you should be mindful of the nature and tone