University of Leeds

Condensed Matter Physics Group Thesis LaTeX Template

This repository contains LaTeX templates for creating MPhys Reports. Transfer Reports and PhD theses at the University of leeds. It is maintained by members of the Condensed Matter Physics Group.

Instructions

1. Select the branch that most closely matches your degree/report

2. Download the .zip archive, clone or fork this repository. If you fork the repository then you could use github to keep a copy of your thesis with backups and full revision control - albeit at the expense of being a little bit public in your writing!

3. If you use Overleaf then you can use New Project->Upload Project and upload the zip file. The paid for version of Overleaf also offers github integration.

4. Fill in the .tex files in the various sub-directories with your content. You may need to uncomment the \include lines in the main template TeX file for your additional chapters.

5. Add figure files for your thesis to the Capter_#_Fig folders. We recommend that you use pdflatex to compile the thesis and use eps2pdf to convert your figures to pdf on the fly.

6. Replace library.bib file with your BibTeX library file

7. Compile

8. Print and bind

9. Submit