Two copies of the Dissertation should be submitted, neither of which will be returned to the author. Dissertations should be bound securely, but need not be professionally bound in hard covers. Students must retain an electronic copy of their work and submit it if asked to do so.
But the copy shop also does profesional binding as well, think £17 or £25 according to their website
All we have in the guidance is:
Two copies of the Dissertation should be submitted, neither of which will be returned to the author. Dissertations should be bound securely, but need not be professionally bound in hard covers. Students must retain an electronic copy of their work and submit it if asked to do so.
But the copy shop also does profesional binding as well, think £17 or £25 according to their website
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