This is a template that uses Word styles to create a nice looking and easy to use document for your thesis. You should check your deparment's regulations on thesis formatting and tweak the styles accordingly before you submit.
All the documents were made using Microsoft Word for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2008, Build 13127.21064, 64-bit). The documents are:
- Thesis_and_Cover_Template.docx - An example DOCX document formatted with styles and ready to use.
- Thesis_and_Cover_Template.pdf - A PDF version of the document to browse an example of the end result.
- Thesis_and_Cover_Template.dotx - A DOTX template document (opening it will create a new DOCX document based on the styles of the template).
- Thesis_Style.dotx - The style of the template.
- Thesis_Theme.thmx - The theme of the template.
Sections included in the template: Cover, Preface, Acknowledgements, Dedication, Quote, Abstract, Impact Statement, Statement of Contributions, Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, Abbreviations, Introduction, Methods, Results Chapter 1, Results Chapter 2, Results Chapter 3, Results Chapter 4, Discussion, References, Appendix.
Word is not famous for handling really large files, so it is a good idea to learn how to create and use a master document with sub-documents for each chapter. For this and other tips on using this template, check out the accompanying blog post.
You can find examples of successful theses from UCL at the UCL Discovery site. You can also find general guidance from UCL for formatting your thesis and other word processed documents here and here. Finally, you can find a Thesis Template in LaTeX at this repository.
This thesis template is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Anyone is free to use, share, and adapt this template. If you do, please cite it as:
- Pavon Arocas, O. (2021). A Thesis Template in Word (Version 1.0.0) [Computer software]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6418337
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