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University-level thesis rules, departments and referencing styles for 149 UK universities — with links to the official sources.

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Abertay UniversityScotland
7 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Aberystwyth UniversityWales
19 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Anglia Ruskin UniversityEngland
15 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Arden UniversityEngland
6 departments
Default referencing: AU Harvard
Arts University BournemouthEngland
4 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: AUB Harvard
Arts University PlymouthEngland
7 departments
Default referencing: Harvard
Aston UniversityEngland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
BIMM UniversityEngland
4 departments
Default referencing: Harvard
BPP UniversityEngland
4 departments
Default referencing: set by department
Bangor UniversityWales
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Bath Spa UniversityEngland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Birkbeck, University of LondonEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Birmingham City UniversityEngland
7 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
Birmingham Newman UniversityEngland
4 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Newman Harvard
Bournemouth UniversityEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 7th
Brunel University of LondonEngland
19 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Buckinghamshire New UniversityEngland
20 departments
Default referencing: Harvard
Canterbury Christ Church UniversityEngland
5 departments
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityWales
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard Cite Them Right
Cardiff UniversityWales
16 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cardiff Harvard
City St George's, University of LondonEngland
21 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Coventry UniversityEngland
9 departments1 in libraryPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 7th
Cranfield UniversityEngland
3 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
De Montfort UniversityEngland
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Durham UniversityEngland
30 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Edge Hill UniversityEngland
14 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
Edinburgh Napier UniversityScotland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 7th
Falmouth UniversityEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Falmouth Harvard
Glasgow Caledonian UniversityScotland
15 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Goldsmiths, University of LondonEngland
8 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Harper Adams UniversityEngland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Hartpury UniversityEngland
7 departments
Default referencing: set by department
Health Sciences UniversityEngland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Heriot-Watt UniversityScotland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Imperial College LondonEngland
25 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Keele UniversityEngland
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
King's College LondonEngland
56 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Kingston UniversityEngland
35 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Lancaster UniversityEngland
22 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Leeds Arts UniversityEngland
5 departments
Default referencing: set by department
Leeds Beckett UniversityEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Leeds Beckett Harvard
Leeds Trinity UniversityEngland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 7th
Lincoln Bishop UniversityEngland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 6th
Liverpool Hope UniversityEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Liverpool Hope Harvard
Liverpool John Moores UniversityEngland
13 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
London Metropolitan UniversityEngland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
London School of EconomicsEngland
25 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
London South Bank UniversityEngland
8 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Standard Harvard
Loughborough UniversityEngland
28 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityEngland
22 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Middlesex UniversityEngland
15 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: MDX Harvard
Newcastle UniversityEngland
19 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Norland University of Early ChildhoodEngland
2 departments
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Northeastern University – LondonEngland
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Northumbria UniversityEngland
12 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Norwich University of the ArtsEngland
7 departments
Default referencing: Harvard Cite Them Right
Nottingham Trent UniversityEngland
7 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Open UniversityEngland
15 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Oxford Brookes UniversityEngland
12 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Plymouth Marjon UniversityEngland
4 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Queen Margaret UniversityScotland
8 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard 13th
Queen Mary University of LondonEngland
16 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Queen's University BelfastN. Ireland
15 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Ravensbourne University LondonEngland
6 departments
Default referencing: set by department
Regent's University LondonEngland
4 departments
Default referencing: set by department
Richmond American University LondonEngland
6 departments
Default referencing: set by department
Robert Gordon UniversityScotland
7 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Royal Agricultural UniversityEngland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Royal Holloway, University of LondonEngland
12 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Royal Veterinary CollegeEngland
3 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (University of Limerick)
SOAS University of LondonEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Sheffield Hallam UniversityEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 7th
Southampton Solent UniversityEngland
7 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard Solent
St Mary's University, TwickenhamEngland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Swansea UniversityWales
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
Teesside UniversityEngland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
Ulster UniversityN. Ireland
22 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Ulster-Harvard
University College BirminghamEngland
11 departments
Default referencing: set by department
University College LondonEngland
73 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University for the Creative ArtsEngland
3 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: UCA Harvard
University of AberdeenScotland
12 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of BathEngland
19 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of BedfordshireEngland
8 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
University of BirminghamEngland
41 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right
University of BradfordEngland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: University of Bradford Harvard
University of BrightonEngland
7 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of BristolEngland
26 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of BuckinghamEngland
8 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of CambridgeEngland
36 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of ChesterEngland
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA
University of ChichesterEngland
21 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of CumbriaEngland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
University of DerbyEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of DundeeScotland
16 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of East AngliaEngland
18 departments
Default referencing: set by department
University of East LondonEngland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of EdinburghScotland
24 departments1 in libraryPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of EssexEngland
14 departments1 in libraryPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of ExeterEngland
24 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of GlasgowScotland
23 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of GloucestershireEngland
3 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard (UoG Harvard)
University of Greater ManchesterEngland
10 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
University of GreenwichEngland
13 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of HertfordshireEngland
7 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of HuddersfieldEngland
13 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 7th
University of HullEngland
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Hull Harvard
University of KentEngland
10 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of LancashireEngland
10 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of LawEngland
4 departments
Default referencing: set by department
University of LeedsEngland
33 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Leeds Harvard
University of LeicesterEngland
15 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
University of LincolnEngland
10 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of LiverpoolEngland
31 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of LondonEngland
10 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of ManchesterEngland
17 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Manchester)
University of NorthamptonEngland
3 departments
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
University of NottinghamEngland
26 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of OxfordEngland
34 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of PlymouthEngland
12 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of PortsmouthEngland
16 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 7th
University of ReadingEngland
13 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
University of RoehamptonEngland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of SalfordEngland
4 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: APA 7th
University of SheffieldEngland
21 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
University of South WalesWales
3 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
University of SouthamptonEngland
41 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
University of St AndrewsScotland
18 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of StaffordshireEngland
2 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of StirlingScotland
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of StrathclydeScotland
25 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of SuffolkEngland
2 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of SunderlandEngland
9 departments
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of SurreyEngland
12 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of SussexEngland
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of WalesWales
1 departmentPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidWales
4 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard
University of WarwickEngland
28 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
University of West LondonEngland
10 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of WestminsterEngland
11 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of WinchesterEngland
16 departments
Default referencing: set by department
University of WolverhamptonEngland
8 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of WorcesterEngland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of YorkEngland
23 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (University of York version)
University of the Arts LondonEngland
7 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of the Highlands and IslandsScotland
6 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
University of the West of EnglandEngland
10 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Cite Them Right Harvard
University of the West of ScotlandScotland
9 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)
Wrexham UniversityWales
2 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: set by department
York St John UniversityEngland
5 departmentsPhD thesis rules ✓
Default referencing: Harvard (Cite Them Right)

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