Thesis-LaTeX-Template v0.1 (initial release)

This release offers a complete LaTeX template for dissertations (Bachelor, Master, PhD). It does fulfill requirements at Imperial College London, but is generic enough to be useful at any University. It offers a file structure that separates files based on chapters, file type and more.

Most importantly, it uses customised Makefiles that provide similar benefits of latexmk (automatically detecting changes in references/citations) and recompiles the document if required to update said references. It will make sure to only use the minimum number of compilations to keep the compilation time at a minimum.

The Makefiles also allow for:

• keeping track of your .bib files and automatically generating a .tex file that includes all of your .bib files into your bibliography,
• compiling separate latex files, e.g. standalone TikZ graphics stored in subdirectories,
• determining the word count of your document,
• spell checking with Aspell,
• searching for a certain pattern in all of your .tex files.