About two months before the intended submission date, the student should complete and return a ``Notice of Intention'' form and an ``Access to a Thesis'' form to the Postgraduate Office of the Faculty of Science, King's Buildings. These forms require the exact title of the thesis, so it is advisable for this to be approved by the student's supervisors before they are submitted.
The ``Notice of Intention'' form draws the candidate's attention to a number of University regulations governing the content and originality of theses, which must be closely adhered to, as must those concerning format and binding of theses. There are a number of bookbinders in Edinburgh who can prepare a thesis to the University standards: one that a number of students have found satisfactory is J. Christie (0131-556-4073).
Two bound copies of the thesis, each containing an abstract, should be submitted to the Faculty Office, as well as three additional copies of the abstract, typed on the appropriate form.