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UniAdelaide Thesis

UniAdelaide Thesis LaTeX template.

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% ============================================================
% Adelaide University thesis template
% ------------------------------------------------------------
% Compile with:  pdflatex -> bibtex -> pdflatex -> pdflatex
% Or use:        latexmk -pdf thesis.tex
%
% Class options:
%   [published]     adds the copyright acknowledgement to the
%                   declaration. Use for a thesis by publication.
%   [international] removes the RTP scholarship acknowledgement
%                   from the declaration.
% ============================================================
\documentclass[published]{uofathesis}

% --- Core packages ---
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsfonts,amsbsy}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{array,multirow,rotating,tabularx}
\usepackage{pdflscape}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\usepackage{tocloft}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage[square,numbers]{natbib}
\usepackage{titlesec}

\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta,positioning,fit,calc}

\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{0.4\baselineskip}

% Run-in paragraph heading (title + text on same line).
\titleformat{\paragraph}[runin]
  {\normalfont\bfseries}
  {}
  {0pt}
  {}
\titlespacing*{\paragraph}{0pt}{0.5ex}{1em}

% --- Page geometry ---
\geometry{left=30mm,right=30mm,top=25mm,bottom=25mm}

% --- Links ---
\hypersetup{colorlinks=true,allcolors=black}

% --- ToC: dotted leaders ---
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{Table of Contents}
\renewcommand{\cftchapleader}{\cftdotfill{\cftdotsep}}
\renewcommand{\cftsecleader}{\cftdotfill{\cftdotsep}}

% --- Headers/footers: page number centered at foot on all pages ---
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
\fancypagestyle{plain}{%
  \fancyhf{}
  \fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
  \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
  \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
}

% ============================================================
% Helper macros
% ============================================================

% Unnumbered front-matter chapter with a single clean ToC entry.
\newcommand{\FrontMatterChapter}[1]{%
  \chapter*{#1}%
  \phantomsection
  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}%
}

\makeatletter
\newcommand{\FrontMatterGeneratedList}[2]{%
  \chapter*{#1}%
  \phantomsection
  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}%
  \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase{#1}}{\MakeUppercase{#1}}%
  \@starttoc{#2}%
}
\makeatother

% Appendix banner page.
\newcommand{\AppendixBanner}{%
  \clearpage
  \thispagestyle{plain}%
  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Appendix}
  \begingroup
    \parindent=0pt
    \parskip=0pt
    \centering
    \vspace*{2.0cm}
    {\Huge\bfseries Appendix\par}
    \vspace{0.5cm}\rule{0.6\textwidth}{0.8pt}\par
  \endgroup
  \clearpage
}

% Banner page for thesis-by-publication chapters:
%   \BannerChapter[Optional subtitle]{Chapter Title}
% Produces a centered "Chapter N" banner page, then call
% \BannerChapterHeading on the next page to print "N. Title".
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\CurrentBannerTitle}{}
\newcommand{\BannerChapter}[2][]{%
  \clearpage
  \refstepcounter{chapter}%
  \setcounter{section}{0}%
  \gdef\CurrentBannerTitle{#2}%
  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{CHAPTER \thechapter}%
  \thispagestyle{plain}%
  \begingroup
    \parindent=0pt
    \parskip=0pt
    \centering
    \vspace*{0.5cm}
    {\Huge\bfseries Chapter \thechapter\par}
    \vspace{0.5cm}\rule{0.6\textwidth}{0.8pt}\par
    \vspace{0.8cm}{\Large\itshape #2\par}
    \ifx&#1&\else \vspace{0.3cm}{\large #1\par}\fi
  \endgroup
  \clearpage
  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\numberline{\thechapter} #2}%
  \chaptermark{#2}%
}
\newcommand{\BannerChapterHeading}{%
  \thispagestyle{plain}%
  {\parindent0pt
   \vspace*{0pt}%
   \normalfont\LARGE\bfseries \thechapter.\ \CurrentBannerTitle\par
   \vspace{0.8\baselineskip}%
  }%
  \@afterheading
}
\makeatother

% Embed a PDF (published paper, statement of authorship, or supplementary material).
% Usage: \EmbedPDF[trim=3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm,clip]{path/to/paper.pdf}
\newcommand{\EmbedPDF}[2][]{%
  \includepdf[
    pages=-,
    pagecommand={\thispagestyle{plain}},
    #1
  ]{#2}%
}

% ============================================================
% Thesis metadata --- EDIT THESE
% ============================================================
\title{Your Thesis Title:\\[0.8ex]
{\Large\itshape Optional Subtitle}}
\titlesize{\huge}
\author{Your Name}
\degree{Doctor of Philosophy}
\department{School of Your Discipline}
\school{College of Your Faculty}
% \renewcommand{\DeclarationDate}{1 January 2026}

% Optional scanned signature. Place signature.png in the project root first.
% \renewcommand{\DeclarationSignature}{%
%   \includegraphics[width=\DeclarationSigWidth,height=1.2cm,keepaspectratio]{signature.png}%
% }

\begin{document}
\frontmatter
\maketitle

\tableofcontents
\FrontMatterGeneratedList{\listfigurename}{lof}
\FrontMatterGeneratedList{\listtablename}{lot}

% ---------- Front matter ----------
% The included files must not define their own \chapter* or \addcontentsline.
\FrontMatterChapter{Glossary and Abbreviations}
\input{front/abbreviations}

\FrontMatterChapter{Abstract}
\input{front/abstract}

\FrontMatterChapter{Statement of Impact}
\input{front/impact}

\makedeclaration

\FrontMatterChapter{Acknowledgements}
\input{front/acknowledgements}

\FrontMatterChapter{Preface}
\input{front/preface}

% ---------- Main matter ----------
\mainmatter

\include{introduction/body}
\include{literaturereview/body}

% --- Publication chapters. Delete or duplicate these as needed. ---
\include{chapter1/body}
\include{chapter2/body}
\include{chapter3/body}

\include{conclusions/body}

% ---------- Bibliography ----------
\backmatter
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Bibliography}
\bibliographystyle{ieeetr}
\bibliography{reference_list}

% ---------- Appendices ----------
\appendix
\AppendixBanner

\chapter{Additional Material}
Add appendix material here. For supplementary PDFs, use:
% \EmbedPDF[trim=3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm,clip]{path/to/supplementary.pdf}

\end{document}
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