Allow plenty of time for the final stages of formatting your dissertation, printing and binding it, and submitting it before the deadline. Make sure you have a back-up plan ready in case you have problems with your printer or there are any other hitches.

When your dissertation is ready, ensure that:

• you have included a title page with the required information on it
• you have included a list of contents if your dissertation has chapters and/or appendices
• the whole document is double spaced
• the left-hand margin is at least 2.5 cm
• page numbers have been inserted
• two copies of the dissertation are printed on A4 paper
• the pages are bound securely, e.g. with comb binding