Unofficial Typst template for an Oxford DPhil thesis.

Getting Started

To get started with Typst, please refer to the official installation guide.

Once the Typst CLI is installed on your system, you can set up a new project using this template:

typst init @preview/ox-scholar:0.1.0

The template includes a pre-filled example demonstrating the basic layout. You can compile it to PDF with:

typst compile main.typ

For live preview while editing:

typst watch main.typ

Thesis Function Documentation

The template provides a thesis() function that generates the thesis layout. You can configure it with your title, author, and other optional parameters.

• title: The full title of the thesis.
• author: The author’s full name.
• college: The author’s college.
• degree: The degree being pursued. Defaults to “Doctor of Philosophy”.
• submission-term: The term and year of submission (e.g., “Trinity Term, 2025”).
• acknowledgements: Optional content for acknowledgements.
• abstract: Optional content for the abstract section.
• logo: Optional image for the university or college logo.
• show-toc: Boolean to include the table of contents. Defaults to true.
• bib: Optional bibliography.

Example usage:

#import "@preview/ox-scholar:0.1.0": *

#show: thesis.with(
  title: "Thesis Title",
  author: "Author",
  college: "College",
  degree: "Doctor of Philosophy",
  submission-term: "Submission Term, Year",
  acknowledgements: include "content/acknowledgements.typ",
  abstract: include "content/abstract.typ",
  logo: image("assets/beltcrest.png", width: 4.5cm),
  show-toc: true,
  bib: bibliography(
    "content/bibliography.bib",
    title: "References",
  ),
)

#include "content/section01.typ"

Disclaimer

This template was developed after the submission of the author’s thesis. The author does not guarantee that a thesis prepared using this template will be accepted by the University of Oxford. However, the template is designed to conform to the University’s prescribed formatting and styling requirements.

Acknowledgements

This template was heavily inspired by the OxThesis LaTeX template, which served as a valuable reference in creating this Typst version.

Contributions

If you encounter any issues using the template, please open an issue on this repository. Contributions are also welcome - if you develop useful extensions or make improvements, we would be happy to accept pull requests.