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SPhdThesis: A Latex template for writing PhD Thesis

SPhdThesis is a latex document class for writing PhD thesis. I developed it while writing my PhD thesis in School of Computing (SoC), National University of Singapore (NUS). By default, it adheres to the NUS Guidelines on Format of Research Thesis Submitted For Examination (Link updated on 31/05/2014). However, it is quite easy to change it for a different guideline.

Downloading

You can download the latest version here or fork it at Github.

Getting started

The easiest way to start using SPhdThesis is to copy the example folder and start by inspecting and modifying thesis.tex. figure.tex, table.tex, algorithm.tex files show how to format figures, tables, and algorithms, respectively. thesis.pdf is an example of how a thesis looks like using SPhdThesis document class.

For more details read SPhdThesis.pdf. It describes in detail how to use the document class and provide some hints on how to customize it. It also lists some useful tools for working with latex.

Getting Help

The best place is to raise an issue on Github. Alternatively, you can use the comment form at the bottom of this post.

Screenshots

If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough.

Jillian Michaels