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Template for latex phd thesis title page.

Often universities provide official LaTeX templates for PhD theses. If your university doesn’t, here is a template. The template includes the most common elements of a thesis title page:

• University’s or institute’s logo
• Thesis title
• Author’s name
• Degree the thesis is submitted for
• Submission date

A few remarks

The template may have to be adapted, as it most likely won’t fulfil your university’s or institute’s official thesis guidelines.

If the official guidelines do not explicitly state it, do not use more than two different font sizes. In the template, I used the same font size throughout the title page ( \Large ).

To center content of the title page and still use twoside -margins for the thesis, use the geometry package :

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22 comments.

13. May 2014 at 19:21

Tom, do you know how I can make the page numbers in an index to be hyperlinks please? I haven’t found any way of doing it online.

14. May 2014 at 7:35

Just use the linktoc=all option when you load the hyperref package .

14. May 2014 at 11:07

I’ve tried it but it didn’t work, FYI this is the relevant part of my file header –

There is no change at all in the index page, unfortunately! 🙁

14. May 2014 at 11:18

You load the hyperref package twice with different options. Use this instead:

Also, hyperref has to be the last package loaded ( exceptions ).

Finally, always typeset twice for changes to appear in the TOC.

14. May 2014 at 11:22

sorted by using

14. May 2014 at 11:26

Great to hear, thanks!

19. May 2014 at 9:44

Hello Tom, I like how your template looks so clean and simple. Do you think it is wise to use the “titlepage” environment for a title? It is used in the Wikibook about LaTeX ( https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Title_Creation ).

19. May 2014 at 10:28

Thanks for the positive feedback! Personally, I’ve never used the titlepage environment, \maketitle has done the job so far. You may want to take a look at the discussion on the topic here to decide what’s your best choice…

3. September 2014 at 9:55

I have really liked the templete. Can you please tell me where should I put the logo if I also want to mention the name of the university in the title page?

5. September 2014 at 2:59

Personally, I’d place the university name right before the year and keep the logo on top. There might be guidelines of your school defining the order.

11. September 2014 at 2:50

Hi Tom, Thanks for the template! It seems that newgeometry does not work with version 4 of the geometry package. Is there another possibility to get the twoside margins?

12. September 2014 at 4:25

Interesting question. You could either update your version of geometry, \newgeometry was introduced in version 5, or use the gmeometric package instead.

18. September 2014 at 15:49

Nice, simple, clean template. Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, when I use this, it adds page numbers (which I do not want) and also includes a blank first page.

I have to use this as my preamble.

If I do not comment out the first line, it does no compile

How can I remove the page numbers and the blank first page.

20. September 2014 at 16:36

To switch pages number off, use:

5. February 2015 at 17:51

Hi Tom Is it possible to have two logos side by side on the cover page (joint phd and both univversities’ logos must appear). Any idea how I can implement this?

14. February 2015 at 5:50

Hi Michael,

Try the minipage environment as shown below. If this doesn’t work, please provide a minimal working example. Thanks, Tom.

11. May 2015 at 18:45

Thanks Tom for the Template

10. August 2015 at 17:54

If the titlepage has different margin settings, which is quite often the case, i tend to recommend to include the titlepage as a standalone document with includepdf from pdfpages. A titlepage doesn’t change every few minutes and is quite static. Clompetely avoiding the newgeometry stuff.

11. August 2015 at 12:15

Thanks for your comment. I agree, that’s a neat way of keeping the titlepage separated from the rest of the document. Best, Tom.

8. May 2016 at 9:23

Sir Please tell me how to write 4 to 5 authors in title page of a report?

10. May 2016 at 10:58

You can use the author macro as shown in the minimal working example below.

10. May 2016 at 18:14

Depending on how you want your complete author section output, there might be better ways. In some cases, it is even more painless to do the titlepage by hand.

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The MIT thesis template in LaTeX

The latex template.

The current MIT thesis template was developed in 2023, using up-to-date LaTeX coding, to meet the current formatting requirements of the MIT Libraries. The title and abstract pages are automatically laid out from information provided by the user. This template includes options to use a variety of fonts, and it is compatible with either pdfTeX or unicode engines such as luaLaTeX. When using LaTeX formats dated November 2022 or later, the resulting pdf file meets the PDF/A-2b archivability standard. A standard TeX Live installation includes all other packages required by the template.

• Download The most current LaTeX files for this template are distributed through the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN): https://ctan.org/pkg/mitthesis
• Documentation Documentation for the template in pdf format Documentation: here . -->
• Gallery of fonts Sample theses in the font sets defined by the template. Gallery of fonts: here . -->
• Sample title pages Sample title pages for various combinations of authors and degrees. Sample title pages: are here . -->
• Overleaf The template is also in Overleaf.com's template gallery. Overleaf.com: , here .--> Learn more about Overleaf at MIT .

This template was written by John Lienhard at the request of the MIT Libraries.

Specifications for MIT theses

The formatting requirements for MIT theses are set by the MIT Libraries, as described at this url: http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/thesis-specs/ . Questions regarding these specifications should be directed to [email protected] .

The original LaTeX 2.09 template was written by Stephen Gildea in the late 1980s (also in CTAN, here ). That template was edited by many later students, leading to the files archived here.

LaTeX has changed greatly since the original MIT thesis template was written. LaTeX 2.09 was replaced by LaTeX2e in 1994. New engines were developed, particularly pdfTeX during the 1990s and Unicode-aware engines in the decades that followed. Many packages and fonts were developed to accompany the original platform, particularly after 2000; and major updates to the LaTeX kernel began in 2018. Over the years, the MIT Libraries have changed the required format several times, especially as electronic thesis submission has become the norm. The original template served MIT well; but by the early 2020s, it was substantially out of date. That situation motivated the creation of this new template.

Title Pages

A title page is the first page of a document and its purpose is to show important information about the work, such as the author(s), title, subtitle, course, supervisor, publisher and date. The title page's job is to clearly display this information at a glance and pull the reader into the document.

Formal Book Title Page

This title page template is best suited to books and formal applications, such as in the fields of science or engineering. It features a formal layout with a clear title highlighted by two horizontal rules. A subtitle is available to further describe the work and multiple authors/editors are catered for towards the centre of the page.

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Vertical Line Title Page

This title page template features a central vertical line which frames the rest of the text on the page. The title is clearly visible in a large bold font and the design also includes a subtitle, author name and publisher information. The title page would be well suited to a book but it can be used for other applications too.

Classic Lined Title Page

This title page template features a classic lined look most suited to a book or other larger work. The title is highlighted with large red all-caps text and a thin rule underneath separates it from the author name and publisher further down the page.

Stylish Title Page

This title page template features a large title and subtitle surrounded by two curly brackets to bring focus to the title and add to the stylish design of the template. The author name is centered below the title and publisher information is seen at the bottom. This makes the template best suited to a book or other large work, but it can be easily adapted to any other usage.

Minimalist Book Title Page

This title page template is best suited for a book. The minimalistic design immediately highlights the title and the use of red further focuses the eye on the core of what the work is about. The subtitle is neatly tucked away under the title to expand on it and the author/publisher information frames the title.

Multi-Purpose Large Font Title Page

This title page template can be used for almost any document type. The title is displayed in a very large font size in a wide grey box to accentuate the subject matter while your details are shown at the bottom in a small section. The box colour can be changed from grey and the template includes a secondary serif font option.

Academic Title Page

This title page is useful for academic works such as assignments, reports, theses or books. The headings can be used to neatly display the institute, course or subject matter of the work. It design is clean with the major feature being two horizontal lines highlighting the title. The template contains code for an alternate layout without a supervisor name and for an institution logo at the bottom of the page.

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Report/Thesis Template ​

This template aims to simplify and improve the (Xe)LaTeX report/thesis template by Delft University of Technology with the following three main design principles:

• Simplicity First: A class file that has been reduced by nearly 70% to simplify customization;
• Effortless: A careful selection of common packages to get started immediately;
• Complete: Ready-to-go when it comes to the document and file structure.

This template works with pdfLaTeX , XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX . In order to adhere to the TU Delft house style, either XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX is required, as it supports TrueType and OpenType fonts. BibLaTeX is used for the bibliography with as backend biber . If you would like to use it on Overleaf, click the badge above to get started immediately.

Any questions?

Visit the FAQ to see if that answers your question. For unanswered questions, suggestions or issues related to the template or this documentation, feel free to contact me .

Structure of the Template ​

File structure and document class ​.

As a report/thesis is generally a substantial document, the chapters and appendices have been separated into different files and folders for convenience. All these files are inserted in the main file, report.tex , using the \input{filename} command. The document class, which can be found in tudelft-report.cls , is based on the book class.

The document class has one custom global option. To change the default behavior, provide the option as parameter to the \documentclass{} command as seen below. Note that the option is case-sensitive.

• twoside : margins and headers are adjusted and empty pages are added to resemble a printed (double-sided) book layout.

Document Structure ​

Between \begin{document} and \end{document} , the document is split into three parts by:

\frontmatter uses Roman numerals for page numbering and is used for the title page, preface, summary, table of contents and nomenclature. The title page, preface, summary and nomenclature can be found in the frontmatter folder. The nomenclature uses the package longtables , which allows tables to flow over page boundaries;

\mainmatter uses Arabic numerals for page and chapter numbering. The introduction, conclusion and two additional chapter files can be found in the mainmatter folder. The bibliography is added with \printbibliography and uses the file report.bib by default. See here for more details;

\appendix uses letters for the chapter numbering. Two chapters with an example with source code and a task division have been included respectively and can be found in the appendix folder.

Cover and Title Page ​

The template will automatically generate a cover when the \makecover command is used. Beforehand, some information will have to be specified. The title, subtitle and author will also be present on the title page. Additionally, the author will be added to the preface.

Required for cover and title page: \title{...} , \author{...} Try to make the title concise and add more information in the optional subtitle. As space is limited, the report title page includes a table to specify student names and numbers when working in a larger group. Take a look at the FAQ if you would like to add a table with authors on the cover.

Required for cover page only: \coverimage{...} , \definecolor{title}{HTML}{...} The recommended aspect ratio of the image is 2:3 (portrait). The color of the title is defined with the second command. In this form, it accepts HTML color codes, but switching to rgb, cmyk and other models is also possible. Take a look at the Overleaf guide for more details.

Optional: \subtitle{...} , \subject{...} , \affiliation{...}

To give greater flexibility over the title page, the layout is specified in title-report.tex . A title page for theses is also available: title-thesis.tex . Change the corresponding \input{...} command in the main file to switch. Make sure to check the requirements and modify the file according to your needs.

Bibliography ​

The bibliography has been set up in report.tex to allow for easy customization. It is included in the table of contents and renamed to 'References' using the heading=bibintoc and title=References options of the \printbibliography command respectively. If you would like to use a different .bib file, change the command \addbibresource{report.bib} accordingly. More information about setting up, customizing and using a bibliography can be found here .

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Ucl latex thesis templates.

This is a skeletal thesis template with a class and .sty file that you can use separately if you'd prefer.

To change the thesis type from PhD to MRes or MPhil, look for the setting in Main.tex .

The class needs some updating and could use a lot of commenting, and these are being worked on, but the files are perfectly usable right now with pdfLaTeX or lualatex. The repo is tested after each push with lualatex on Travis.

If you have suggestions for improvements, please do submit an issue, drop me a line ( [email protected] ), or throw me a pull request.

This work was previously available to be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License (>=1.3), however, I realised that that doesn't make a lot of sense for a template.

Therefore, all files except ucl_thesis.cls are released into the public domain under CC-0-1.0, as described in the COPYING file.

The classfile ucl_thesis.cls may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of this license is in http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.

This work has the LPPL maintenance status `maintained'.

The Current Maintainer of this work is I. Kirker.

This work consists of all files listed in MANIFEST.md .

Known Issues

Citation links.

If you see this error while compiling:

and then get links that don't work in the PDF, try un-commenting the line below in MainPackages.tex even if you don't use that style of citation.

What should I use for editing .tex files?

If you're already comfortable with programming on the command-line, you can use whatever plain text editor you'd like.

If you're new to LaTeX, though, or want something to help you keep your files together, you may want TeXMaker or LyX (both available for Windows, Linux, or OS X), or TeXShop (for OS X).

TeXShop and TeXMaker are both oriented around helping you write plaintext .tex files, while LyX is more aimed at presenting a structured document with some of the formatting rendered, to make it a little less abstract to work with.

If you want something quick that runs entirely through a browser, so you don't even have to set up your own LaTeX installation, UCL also has a subscription for Overleaf , a service that does that. You'll have to register using your UCL email address to use the subscription. It's also good for working with someone else on a document, with live shared editing.

What is the Makefile for?

If you're using this from the Linux command-line, the Makefile defines a few things to make it easier to build the LaTeX document. If not, you can happily ignore it.

What graphics formats are good to include with this?

PNG and JPEG images work perfectly well, as do PDF files (including vector graphics). Vector graphics in PDFs will remain as vectors. Remember to produce higher-resolution images than you'd use online -- 300 or 600 dpi are typical print qualities, rather than the 72 dpi standard for websites. If you don't have control over this setting directly from whatever you're using to produce your images, a good rule of thumb is that you should aim to generate them 3 and a bit times larger on screen than you want them to be on paper.

Can I just make it produce one section in the PDF?

In the Main.tex file there are a list of \include statements. If you add an \includeonly statement to match those with one or more of the same labels, it'll just produce the content for those sections. (Labels, references, figures, and table numbers will be consistent as if you'd generated the whole document.)

Didn't there used to be different files for PhD, MRes, and MPhil dissertations?

Yes, but they only differed by 4 characters each, so it seemed silly to maintain them each separately. Change the setting in the Main.tex file to get the one you need.

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How to reproduce this thesis cover page in LaTeX?

I am typing my thesis' cover page, our university has a typesetting requirement in this link

http://www.helsinki.fi/socialsciences/studying/current/thesis_cover.pdf

I need to reproduce this cover page in my LaTeX setting; could anyone teach me how to do this?

• 1 If my answer solved your question, you can accept it and we both get some karma. –  altabq Commented Apr 15, 2014 at 11:47

Use the titlepage environment. Assuming you're using a separate tex file for that, which you include using \input{filename} in your main file, your titlepage tex-file should look somewhat like this

This is a little sloppy. I didn't put in all the correct text from your example but I hope you get the idea of everything.

You will have to tweak the \vspace*{distance} a little and maybe also the p{distance} in the tabularx table. Regarding that, you will of course need

in your preamble. There's other ways to align text (like the tabto package), but I prefer tables.

Hope that helped; comment if you have questions.

• There's also a great example here, on wikibooks –  altabq Commented May 4, 2013 at 18:04
• Why \begin{table} ? It's not necessary. –  egreg Commented May 4, 2013 at 18:05
• True, in this case it's not. I'll remove it, for simplicity. –  altabq Commented May 4, 2013 at 18:08
• Just don't forget \noindent ; but probably it's better to set \setlength{\parindent}{0pt} after \begin{titlepage} to have complete control over the various elements' position. –  egreg Commented May 4, 2013 at 18:08
• Good point! I got so used to having it in my preamble that I forgot to add it here. Will put it in now. –  altabq Commented May 4, 2013 at 18:12

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