The thesis must be printable as a double-sided document with the sole exception of non-standard page sizes (for example, some maps) or illustrations on photographic paper. As far as possible, the thesis should be free of blank pages.
Recommended document formatting includes:
- Line spacing of 1.5
- Times New Roman 12 pt font
- all pages of the main text numbered consecutively
- all four margins 20 mm
Candidates must use a good word-processing or desktop publishing package to ensure that presentation of text and any illustrative matter is both clear and attractive to the reader on screen as well as on paper.
Tables, diagrams and figures must be inserted in the text as soon as possible after the first reference to them in the text. Captions for tables must be inserted above the table; legends to figures must be placed below the figure. For large figures, which occupy the whole useable area of a page, the legend may be inserted at the base of the page facing the figure.
If a table, diagram, or figure needs to occupy 2 pages, then these pages should face each other. If a still larger size is needed for a map or diagram, the large illustration will be folded and securely bound into the back of the printed thesis so that when opened it can be read or viewed conveniently.
Many theses contain non-textual material: illustrations, maps, designs, and so on. This material may often be more conveniently included with the printed thesis in another medium (usually digital or electronic) such as CD, DVD, video-, or audio-recording. Except in the specified cases of the research higher degree programs in Architecture, Creative Writing, Curatorship, Drama Performance, and Music, it is important to stress that this non-textual material is illustrative and/or supportive of the main argument and findings of the thesis presented in the written text of the thesis. Any additional material, such as computer disks, CDs, DVDs or video cassettes, large maps or diagrams (see above) must be included in a secure pocket at the back of the printed thesis.