Theses

To order your hard bound thesis please follow the instructions below.

Thesis are printed and bound with gold foil lettering on faux leather black covers within 5 working days of receiving the PDF file (excluding weekends and bank holidays) which are then released to Royal Mail to deliver 1st class to the UK address you specify at checkout.

It is essential you allow time for printing and delivery when considering your deadlines. Printing Services is not responsible for any disruption to Royal Mail services that may impact on your delivery.

Above 280 Pages

If your Thesis is above 280 pages in length it will be produced in 2 volumes. As standard these Theses are produced in equal volumes. e.g. if your Thesis is 320 pages, then each volume would be 160 pages in length. Alternatively you can specify which page number to start your second volume from when supplying your file.

Further gold blocking will also be added to the cover and spine to indicate "Volume 1" and "Volume 2" in line with regulations.

Please ensure you are aware of the maximum length of thesis that you are allowed to submit as per Section 12.7 in the Research Degrees Operational Handbook. We will print and bind your Thesis to University specifications.

Instructions to order:

•  Click on ‘add to basket’ and complete all the sections of the questionnaire.
• The questionnaire also captures the wording for your cover:
• Thesis Title: Up to 6 lines of 33 characters both upper and lower case
• Your Details: Please enter your name, qualification and year of submission. Up to 3 lines of 33 characters both upper and lower case.
• Spine: Please enter your name, abbreviated qualification e.g. PhD, and year of submission. 1 line of 33 characters both upper and lower case.
• Checkout your order.
• On confirmation of your order you will receive an email for you to respond to with the PDF file of your dissertation. Please note must be PDF, no other formats are accepted.

 For any enquiries about this service please contact [email protected] or for other print enquiries please contact [email protected]

We can print and bind your Soft Bound Thesis, and send it to a UK address of your choosing via Royal Mail (1st Class).

Please ensure you are aware of the maximum length of thesis that you are allowed to submit as per Section 12.7 in the Research Degrees Operational Handbook.

Soft Bound Thesis

These soft bound thesis productions (for submission prior to viva voce examination) allows you to produce up to 400 pages in one volume with black soft bound binding on the spine and clear acetate covers.

Pricing

Our pricing allows you to cost your Soft Bound Thesis based on your number of pages.

Instructions

1. Select the number of pages in your Soft Bound Thesis (up to) and the quantity you require. Add to basket, proceed to checkout.
2. On confirmation of your order you will receive an email for you to respond to with your one PDF file of your Soft Bound Thesis

All Soft Bound Thesis are printed within 72-hours of receiving the PDF file (excluding weekends and bank holidays) which are then released to Royal Mail to deliver to the UK address you specify at checkout. 

Printing Services is not responsible for any disruption to Royal Mail services that may impact on your delivery. Please note, Theses cannot be collected from Printing Services.

Note: No other artwork file types, or multiple PDF files are accepted.

For any enquiries about this service please contact [email protected] or for other print enquiries please contact [email protected]uk