Oxford Thesis

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University of Oxford thesis template on the ociamthesis class, 3.1cm margins. Preconfigured front matter (title page, declaration, table of contents, abstract) with numbered chapters and a BibLaTeX bibliography, start your MSc or PhD dissertation without building the layout from scratch.

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Document class
ociamthesis [a4paper, twoside]
Compiles with
pdfLaTeX
Pages in the compiled PDF
34
Bibliography
BibLaTeX with the Biber backend
Files
14 files: 7 .tex, 1 .bib, 1 image, 1 class or style file, 4 other
Class and style files it ships
  • ociamthesis.cls
Packages
  • biblatex
  • varwidth
  • geometry
  • xcolor
  • graphicx
  • fancyhdr
  • microtype
  • nicefrac
  • amsmath
  • amssymb
  • textcomp
  • longtable
  • caption
  • multicol
  • multirow
  • array
  • rotating
  • booktabs
  • pdfpages
  • xfrac
  • enumitem
  • dcolumn
  • appendix
  • notoccite
  • hyperref
  • minitoc
  • calc
  • quotchap
  • tocbibind
  • lmodern
  • fontenc
  • inputenc
  • babel
  • csquotes
  • framed
  • soul
The start of the preamble of main.tex, from its \documentclass line.
\documentclass[a4paper,twoside]{ociamthesis}
% This one will format for one-sided binding (ie left margin > right margin; no extra blank pages):
%\documentclass[a4paper]{ociamthesis}
% This one will format for PDF output (ie equal margins, no extra blank pages):
%\documentclass[a4paper,nobind]{ociamthesis}



%%%%% SELECT YOUR DRAFT OPTIONS
% Three options going on here; use in any combination.  But remember to turn the first two off before
% generating a PDF to send to the printer!

% This adds a "DRAFT" footer to every normal page.  (The first page of each chapter is not a "normal" page.)
\fancyfoot[C]{\emph{DRAFT Printed on \today}}

% This highlights (in blue) corrections marked with (for words) \mccorrect{blah} or (for whole
% paragraphs) \begin{mccorrection} . . . \end{mccorrection}.  This can be useful for sending a PDF of
% your corrected thesis to your examiners for review.  Turn it off, and the blue disappears.
\correctionstrue


%%%%% BIBLIOGRAPHY SETUP
% Note that your bibliography will require some tweaking depending on your department, preferred format, etc.
% The options included below are just very basic "sciencey" and "humanitiesey" options to get started.
% If you've not used LaTeX before, I recommend reading a little about biblatex/biber and getting started with it.
% If you're already a LaTeX pro and are used to natbib or something, modify as necessary.
% Either way, you'll have to choose and configure an appropriate bibliography format...

% The science-type option: numerical in-text citation with references in order of appearance.
\usepackage[style=numeric-comp, sorting=none, backend=biber, doi=false, isbn=false]{biblatex}
\newcommand*{\bibtitle}{References}

% The humanities-type option: author-year in-text citation with an alphabetical works cited.
%\usepackage[style=authoryear, sorting=nyt, backend=biber, maxcitenames=2, useprefix, doi=false, isbn=false]{biblatex}
%\newcommand*{\bibtitle}{Works Cited}

% This makes the bibliography left-aligned (not 'justified') and slightly smaller font.
\renewcommand*{\bibfont}{\raggedright\small}

% Change this to the name of your .bib file (usually exported from a citation manager like Zotero or EndNote).

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Frequently asked questions

What does the Oxford Thesis template load?

It uses the ociamthesis class (options: a4paper, twoside), builds with pdfLaTeX, and loads 36 packages, including biblatex, varwidth, geometry, xcolor, graphicx, fancyhdr, microtype and nicefrac. It ships its own ociamthesis.cls, which is part of the project when you open it.

How does Oxford Thesis handle references?

It uses BibLaTeX, with Biber as the backend. References live in a .bib file, and the build runs the bibliography step for you, so citations and the reference list update every time you compile.

How long is the Oxford Thesis sample?

The compiled sample is 34 pages, from 14 files: 7 .tex, 1 .bib, 1 image, 1 class or style file, 4 other. Replace the sample text with yours and the layout stays.

Is the Oxford Thesis template free to use online?

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